I was loving the use of shutters on mantels I saw here and somewhere else and was plotting a trip to my local ReStore when my gaze fell apon the detritus of our fencing/tree removal/garage reconstruction projects in the back yard and eyed up the old wooden fence gate. Aha! It’s about the right size (check), weathered (check), and FREE! (double check!). All I had to do was drag it inside, take of the remnants of hardware still clinging on and prop it up. It almost makes my wimpy Christmas card garland work. Almost. Gotta get on that…
[…] the DIY fence is an adorable Pottery Barn knockoff. Since I’ve been known to put a wooden gate on my mantel, I think this would be welcomed more easily, […]