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54 Outdoor Front Yard Horizontal Fences, Walls Design Photos And Ideas

The mature landscaping of historic Lafayette Park.
Designed to follow universal design principles, this Santa Monica prefab home by Connect Homes delivers modern and environmentally friendly design on a budget.
The façade received fresh paint, as well as new impact resistant windows. The two-story addition rises behind it. “Given that the two-story wing was larger than the existing structure, it was critical for the new building to appear as lightweight as possible,” says the firm. “The reading of concrete, which is an almost universal residential structural system in South Florida, would have been too heavy against the reading of the low-slung wood roof of the original house.”
Each unit at Palm Canyon Mobile Club features decks, carports, and fenced-in yards.
The oversized entry door and hardware are by Arcadia.
A detail of the shadows cast by the Equitone panels.
David Latimer, CEO and founder of New Frontier Tiny Homes
The columns are connected with wide, sandblasted glass panels that create a ceiling, which spreads light throughout the interiors during the day, and frames views of the stars at night.
Kellogg spent five years working on the house, and the structure was completed in 1993.
The entrance showcases the home's clean midcentury lines.
The ceiling of the lower level is shou sugi ban cedar siding to match the exteriors.
"The most challenging part of the design was fusing the old part of the house with the new addition," says principal architect Alex Terry. The character and architectural integrity of the single-level 1950s ranch house was thoughtfully reconsidered during the addition and remodel. The home’s front porch, typical of the period, was refreshed with Ipe decking and railing.
An up-close look at the Scandi-style steel porch columns.
The 2,466 square foot, two-level home features three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths.
Glass Facade
Green Roof and Ocean View
East Elevation Entry Detail
East Elevation
Custom Bioretention Planter (Landscape Architecture by CampionHruby)
McLean chose artificial turf for the front yard, where Hana Bea and her sister, Pilar, 9, play as Sharen looks on.
In some parts of the ancient city, the streets run above these subterranean cave homes.
The light well that allows for sunlight AND an addition above
On the sides of the front folding glass doors are vertical cement board fins that emphasize the street-side corner.
With assistance from landscape designer Monica Viarengo, the outdoor space has been designed to draw the excitement of the city in toward the home.
Street view of the double gable
Canal House along the Arizona Canal in Phoenix, AZ
After renovation
Thanks in part to landscape architect James C. Differding, the residents can enjoy the outdoors on all four levels, from the pocket garden that buffers the house from the street.
Entry
In the front courtyard, a raised bluestone patio was built off the new kitchen for casual meals and entertaining. The Eames Molded Plastic Chairs are from Herman Miller. The dining table and benches are from Room & Board.
Front deck and facade
A rough board-formed concrete wall hems in the courtyard garden creating an organic looking transition to the wild scrub oak beyond.
Entry way to a modern, contemporary Key West home. Clean lines, planting was done with minimal species and in groupings.
roof deck/view
coastal midcentury modern // entry + drought-tolerant landscaping
Front Porch: Bronze sculpture by Gail Folwell
Street view, frontal, dusk
Street view, dusk
Our House - Exterior
Uptown Row sits less than 1000 feet away from a light rail station in uptown Phoenix. This greyfield development adds 10, 3 story single-family attached homes, each with their own private courtyard and roof deck
An asymmetrical mailbox incorporates mid-century geometry and new building materials into the front approach.
Changing the vehicular approach provides for direct garage access and allows for the drought-tolerant landscaping to contribute to both privacy and an enhanced streetscape.

Whether it's a backyard patio, an infinity pool, or a rooftop terrace, these modern outdoor spaces add to the richness of daily life. Escape into nature, or get lost in city views. Wherever you are, let these outdoor photos take you somewhere new with inspirational ideas for yards, gardens, outdoor tubs and showers, patios, porches, and decks.