Fences/Gates
A beautiful cellar door is embellished with the tops of old tin cans. “The first thing we did is tear down an old rat- and mouse-infested cellar and built a solid one in its place,” David says. “It eventually has been covered in stone, but it worked right away. We could store our garden and fruit produce and it stayed cool and dark.”
The project’s general contractor, Tom Trainor of Trainor Builders, suggested that Devan use wine cave mesh wire for the fencing. “The mesh works as a type of rebar inside wine caves; they are sprayed with gunite to form the inside of the cave,” says Devan. “I love the way the metal oxidizes, and thought its copper hue would look great in between the black stained cedar posts.”
A living wall. Succulents hang in patterns on this Beverly Hills, California, wall. The plants were grown offsite, then installed into a panel system with an integrated irrigation system. Scott Hutcheon of Seasons Landscaping says his team designed the wall to “soften up the look and feel of an auto courtyard”; it gives what would otherwise be solid concrete a natural touch.
To the left of the fireplace is the other entrance to the circular climbing path. The fence is handmade from Killarney strawberry tree branches.
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