Tall spruce trees used to provide privacy for this stunning outdoor retreat in Eden Prairie, Minn. But when the trees began to die, and city restrictions would not allow for a tall fence, the homeowners consulted a design firm for ideas.
They came up with an artistic approach to obscure the front yard from passersby.
Mom’s Design Build of Shakopee, Minn. replaced the spruces with a space-saving barn-door entry gate and half-inch-thick, timber-framed art panels that sport a copper patina. Holes take up 14% of the panel’s surfaces, creating a shadowing effect, reports Remodeling, a sister publication to PSN.
The project, which features a patio, waterscape and a “lounge island,” won the National Association of the Remodeling Industry’s national COTY Award for best landscape design, outdoor living project over $60,000.