GORGEOUS.
defiantly a little iron gate

i would make a woodfence with a very nice irongate

Clarissa,
I would definitely try to do a fence if not in the same material but the same design as the timber railing on your veranda, it would tie in with the front of the home and look sensational.
Perhaps the white logs top and bottom and the timber slats between or a combination of the two colours anyway.
Absolutely lovely home.
Cheers,
Barbara

I think post and rail fencing, rustic style, would look quite nice. Probably in the natural wood colour you have featured at the front of your house, but if you prefer the white could work as well. I have attached a photo from http://www.lvf.com.au/index.php?pag=cms&id=192&p=timber-fencing.html. an Australian fencing company. Also if pets needed to be kept in you may put mesh up behind.

Best of luck with your decision. You must be so excited to be almost finished!

My friends in the Houz, thank you for your creative suggestions and encouraging remarks! Currently, i am considering iron fence, and i was just thinking it should be of the same design as the front door security grills, would you agree with me? I really wanted to use wooden palettes to give the house a rustic look, I just haven't figured out how to put them together. By the way i have added a small gazebo outside, it is set to be painted off white and georgetown grey as the house. Thank you, all! And merry Christmas!

Clarissa,
I do feel the iron fence will be too different from the rest of the look and the timber fence would tie in with your design far better.
You could use the same brick work design, that you have used on the veranda and that would look stunning but just how much money do you want to spend on a fence??
By the way, where's your front porch swing, that's all that's missing ha-ha
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Cheers,
Barbara

Dear Barbara, thank you for taking the time to contribute creative ideas to my project. The swing should hang from the second rafter on the right wing of the porch, if you are facing the house. Now, since not many can fit in that swing, we built a gazebo right next to the house with two swinging benches on the sides and a fixed bench on one side. I should be about searching out for details on how I can put together wood and Iron to make a most suitable fence and gates! God's best blessings to you and your family in this coming new year! :)

Clarissa,
Thankyou for your kind response.
One of your photo's shows a spa???
Your house looks fabulous and it seems you have thought of everything.
Won't be too long before you can sit back and simply enjoy!!!
Cheers,
Barbara

Clarissa,
Well, 3 months has passed, how is your home shaping up, finished???
Would love some updated pics especialy if you have completed the front fence.
Cheers,
Barbara

Hi, Barbara! Hello, my friends in the Houzz! I got caught in the whirlwind of construction works and a wedding and family homecoming that went with it! Now, I am happy to be back supervising the works. I made additions to the house, mainly at the back, making outdoor living and relaxation as a feature with the grill and outdoor seating and mobile Kitchen all added around the small bath area.

Security here in this country is a big consideration, which leaves me with not much choice but to build high and strong fences and gates. My challenge is how to allow for a view of those cornfields and meadows just behind the house, providing a natural awesome backdrop to the 450sqm small property.

It may not disappoint you too much to know that I went for the cut stone cladding for the four tall gate posts in front, a copy from the cladding on the posts of the front veranda, only, they are 2.2meters high. There will be two wide gates that will allow entry and exit of suv's on a half roundabout. The whole stretch of the front fence and gates shall be 2.2m vertical iron rods all lined up in a picket. This should allow the least obstructed view of the property from the narrow road.

I shall send you more photos of our finished product :). In the meantime, this is how I have fared... Blessings to you, all!!

...works are still in progress, but we are nearly there! Thank you, friends, I shall soon be posting the final outcome :)

This is how it looks like from the inside...

Here are more photos from the inside of my holiday house...

@Clarissa,
My goodness, how beautiful, you must be so pleased!!!
Your attention to detail is to be highly commended, love the staircase and mezanine.
Absolutely great job.
Look forward to further updates, especially the yard.
Cheers,
Barbara

Thank you, Barbara. You are very encouraging. Much of my influences are from Sydney, I needed to tweak a bit here and a little there to fit Tagaytay mountain conditions and security requirements in the Philippines.

I shall send the proper photos soonest. Have a good day!

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