My Fence -- Round 2

Last Friday I posted the first installment of the fence that surrounds the patios of my row of townhouses.  You can find it by clicking here.  That post ended with the outside corner of my fence.  I will now start where it left off and work my way around my yard.  

Left side of the gate. 

This section of fence is still relatively bare compared to the rest.  But, I am always on the hunt for new items to add to it.  

Right side of the gate. 

The two butterflies in the previous photo and the three matching ones in this shot are actually cast iron stepping stones.  I got them on a end of season clearance sale for two dollars each.  They were black so I painted them in red, orange and yellow.  

This is the longest section of the fence and it faces the street.  I completely redid it this spring.  It use to be an assortment of items. I kept the two suns and added a group of stars I found in a resale shop for very little.  They were all a bright turquoise and I repainted them in softer greens and rusty reds.

This is the inside of our patio. 

A neighbor build the sloped roof shed last fall.  It covers the entire length of the fence on that side.  I painted it a soft cream to match our siding. I found the window planter in a thrift shop.  It had a mirrored back that I removed.  I then painted inside the squares with silver paint to give a glass look.      

A few of the items hanging on the inside fence.

Warning: Jim Shore yard art is poor quality -- do not buy

This sun wall hanging is by the designer Jim Shore.  I purchased it and a St. Francis statue (also by Jim Shore) at Lowe's last spring.  They were each very pricey but I really like his work so I paid the price.  It was a big mistake.  I would not recommend purchasing any of his yard art.  Both items were brightly colored (just like his home decor items) and both faded to very pale (almost colorless) hues in one season.  Once I noticed they were starting to fade I gave them both a clear coat  to protect them.  It did not work.   I removed this from the outside of the fence when I redid it this spring.  I planed to rehang it elsewhere but bumped it again something and broke off one of the points.  We have tried gluing it but have not yet found an adhesive that will hold it together.   The St. Francis sits in my front yard and has loss all of its color.  I am going to spray paint  him all one color when I get the chance.

UPDATE ----  UPDATE


Click here to get an update on what has happened with my JIm Shore Sun since this post was published.  

I am linking this post to Friday Fences and Color Connection.