Love the look of a vintage wrought iron gate? Here are a few creative decorating ideas using garden gates!
Before we get into the specifics of how to decorate with garden gates, I would like to tell you about this vintage garden gate.
This gate was originally part of the fence around my house in Cincinnati, Ohio. I brought it back with me when I moved back to Illinois years ago. My Mom propped it between these two trees and we didn’t realize the trees had grown into it until I tried to pull it up to bring it to Florida!
Fortunately I was able to bring back its “twin”. I finally got it out of my van and into my garden!
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I love the look and feel of vintage wrought iron. That is one of the reasons I wanted to keep the two gates from my house in Ohio. I haven’t found a picture yet of my house in Cincinnati before I removed the wrought iron gates. As soon as I do, I will share it with you!
A Pair Of New Wrought Iron Gates
When I was planning my final trip to Illinois, I found this set of wrought iron gates that would be perfect as a fireplace screen for the farmhouse fireplace mantel. I was able to order them and have them shipped right to the farm. I had a lot of fun on one Sunday staging the fireplace with various vignettes.
The gates look great by themselves or as a backdrop for other items.
Before decorating the mantel, I added this piece of old fencing. It has the perfect gray patina. I am finding myself drawn to shades of gray right now.
Garden Gate Themed Farmhouse Fireplace
In front of the gray fence, I propped up this garden themed sign. I had found it at one of my favorite stores on one of my other trips back to Illinois . The sentiment behind the sign is very meaningful to me.
An old pitch fork, a set of candlesticks, a trio of garden gnomes and a small piece of architectural salvage complete the mantel. The hearth is accented with a bundle of white silk flowers, wrought iron fireplace tools and a set of gardening encyclopedias. A gray tool box filled with faux herbs is placed on a mercury glass tray in front of the set of garden gates. The mercury glass tray is accented with a pair of metal heart shaped boxes.
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Such great ideas!
Thank you so much, Susan! Happy Easter Week!