If you want to make a change to the look of your property, updating or adding a driveway gate is the perfect way to do it. Driveway gates are highly visible and highly functional, making them an essential part of your home’s exterior.

Are you looking for something grand and expansive? Or you may want something functional and simple. No matter what you are looking for, your perfect driveway gate is out there.

Before you decide there are many things to consider when choosing the right gate for your home. First, you have to consider how it will work with your existing fencing, landscaping, the architectural style of your home, whether or not you want it to provide privacy, and how you want it to function.

Think Style

Each home and homeowner has their distinct style. When choosing a driveway gate, you want to find something that aligns with your home’s style. A driveway gate is a highly visible structure and will be seen by people passing by and visiting your home. 

If you are looking for something classic and subtle, you can choose to match your gate to your existing fencing. This Westchester Double Driveway Gate fits perfectly with the surrounding fencing giving it a sleek and simple look.

If you want something more dramatic, consider a gate with more shape and height, like this sweeping Brentwood Spindle Gate. While this gate matches the fencing, its height and columns give it a more regal feel.

But your gate doesn’t always have to match your surrounding fencing – you may not even have any surrounding fencing! This Convex Entrance Gate is an excellent example of a standalone gate that can be beautiful and functional on its own.

If you are looking for something more contemporary you have many styles to choose from. This Contemporary AZEK Driveway Gate is sleek, modern, and grand – the perfect gate for a distinctly modern home.

Beyond style, choosing what material you think looks best in front of your property is essential. Choosing between metal, low-maintenance cellular PVC, and wood is important when deciding what style you like best.

Think Security

Another factor to consider is what function you want your gate to serve. Is it primarily for aesthetic purposes? Is it providing your property with security or privacy? For instance, if you are looking for privacy, many picket or spindle options may not be appropriate because they have plenty of visibility.

Walpole has worked with numerous property owners to create secure and beautiful driveway gates. Gates can be designed and installed with a number of locking configurations, including automated gates with passcode entry.

Think Size

The final factor you need to consider is the size of your new gate. The size will first depend on the size of your driveway itself. You may not need a vast gate if you have a single-lane driveway. On the other hand, if you have a wide driveway, you may need something custom-built to fit those measurements.

Aside from width, you also need to consider height – how high does your gate need to be to provide the desired look and security? Your entryway should look like it belongs on your property!

The Walpole Difference

For 90 years, Walpole Outdoors has been designing and constructing beautiful outdoor structures that have enhanced and defined countless outdoor spaces. As a result, you can see beautiful Walpole pergolas at country clubs, colleges, shopping centers, corporate offices, high schools, universities, and countless private residences across the country.

Walpole’s turnkey driveway gate solutions are managed by our team of professionals from start to finish. Our design consultants meet with you on-site to discuss your style preferences, identify operator system requirements, and review existing site conditions. As a result, we offer a wide assortment of standard driveway gate options, always with the opportunity for a more customized design.

When designing a residential or commercial space, you want to ensure that it impresses your clients and passersby. That is why developers and designers trust Walpole Outdoors to create memorable outdoor structures.

If you are working on a project, you want to ensure that the outside is as beautiful and inviting as the inside. The best way to accomplish this is by adding a beautiful, classic outdoor structure.

Outdoor structures add dimension to any outdoor space – giving you a visual focal point that will always draw eyes in. Outdoor structures are perfect for enhancing an entry, an empty space, or adding a bit of tranquility for people to sit and relax.

Whether or not you have a lot of exterior land, you can utilize one or both of our favorite classic outdoor structures to make your space extraordinary.

The Classic Pergola

One of the most striking ways to add beauty to an exterior space is by adding a custom pergola. Pergolas have been around for thousands of years, defining outdoor spaces and creating shaded places to sit and relax. Pergolas can be attached to a building like an extension of that structure or freestanding in whatever location you want to make a visual focal point.

Pergolas work well in various spaces and come in whatever shape and size suit them, from square to rectangular to circular! Commercial spaces benefit from a pergola because it serves as a focal point that will draw the eye away from a parking lot or piece of empty space. Check out this custom radius pergola at Union City High School in New Jersey.

Adding a pergola in a public space is a great way to create a designated area for people to gather and relax, especially in shopping centers where you want people to spend some time or libraries like this kit pergola installation. In a private space, it can serve a similar purpose for the property’s owners and their families and friends. Many homeowners will get so much use out of their pergola that they will see it as an extension of their home and living space!

But pergolas don’t always have to be used as a place to gather. Commercial spaces like corporate offices utilize pergolas as more of a decorative structure than a functional one like this custom entryway pergola at the Inn at Perry Cabin in Maryland. This is a great way to transform a wide-open space into something more visually appealing.

Regardless of the space you are trying to define, a pergola is a great way to add some structural beauty that will be hard to ignore.

Elegant Arbors

Another classic outdoor structure that will get your project noticed is an elegant arbor. Like pergolas, arbors have been around for thousands of years, framing entries to buildings and gardens alike.

Arbors are a great way to enhance or draw attention to the entryway. They can be used with a fence and gate or freestanding on their own, like this extra wide arbor with a concave fence. The sweeping nature of the arch adds a bit of wonderful whimsy to a space. In addition, arbors serve as excellent structures for landscaping.

One of the best things about arbors is that they fit almost everywhere. An arbor will still fit in nicely if you have a project without a lot of additional land. Depending on the size of your space, you can find a Walpole arbor that will fit in perfectly. Who wouldn’t want to walk under an arbor to enter your garden, home, or business?! Imagine passing under this picturesque arbor into a rose garden!

The Walpole Difference

For 90 years, Walpole Outdoors has been designing and constructing beautiful outdoor structures that have enhanced and defined countless outdoor spaces. As a result, you can see beautiful Walpole pergolas at country clubs, colleges, shopping centers, corporate offices, high schools, universities, and countless private residences across the country.

Walpole creates iconic and timeless structures with the best materials and the most efficient process in the industry. Don’t know exactly what you are looking for? Then, Walpole will work with you to design the pergola or arbor of your dreams and make sure your next project is memorable.

In addition to design and construction, Walpole Outdoors is unmatched in quality. Each piece is crafted from the highest quality materials to ensure that your Walpole structure will look brand new for years to come.

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If you are designing a commercial or public space, you want to ensure that whatever you build is aesthetically pleasing and makes people want to spend time there. One way to accomplish this is by adding a pergola.

Adding a bold, inviting outdoor structure is a great way to add an exterior focal point to any space. If you are designing a shopping center, restaurant, or corporate building, you want people to feel good while there and encourage them to stay longer or return. 

That inviting atmosphere extends well beyond the walls of the building and includes the building’s exterior and the surrounding land. Using that outdoor space is an intelligent way to create something visually interesting that attracts attention and extends that inviting feeling outdoors.

Corporate Buildings

Have you ever been to an office building and been struck by how steely and soulless it all seems? That is why corporate buildings and offices are great candidates for an inviting outdoor structure like a pergola. The addition of an exterior structure benefits both the employees as well as visitors.

Walpole Outdoors worked with Bank of America to create this sweeping 60-foot radius pergola outside of their corporate office. This pergola creates a sizeable shaded area perfect for employees on breaks and at lunch and adds some much-needed visual interest to a steely corporate building.

Dog Parks

Pergolas are also a great choice, even when no building is in sight! For example, Walpole Outdoors supplied western red cedar kit pergolas to an east coast dog park to create shaded areas where people can rest and relax while watching their dogs play. 

Adding these structures encourages people to stay close, ensuring that dogs are continuously monitored. The addition of these structures also makes the park itself look better! Without the pergolas the dog park is just a piece of land with some benches – the pergolas define the space and attract more patrons.

Shopping Centers

If you are building or designing a shopping center or even one store, your goal is to drive customers in and keep them there as long as possible. One way to do this is by intelligently utilizing your exterior land.

A shaded seating area is a smart way to encourage shoppers to stick around longer. This New Hampshire shopping center features beautiful Walpole Outdoors radius pergolas paired with Adirondack chairs, establishing a central location.

Libraries & Government Buildings

Pergolas are excellent structures for many types of buildings, especially those that could use a little extra space. For example, adding a pergola to a library is a great way to extend the library itself! You can add tables, chairs, and even couches for patrons to utilize while they read and do their schoolwork.

This library used one of Walpole’s lovely kit pergolas to create an exterior space out front. This space is not only beneficial for the library, but it also adds much need charm and interest to the exterior of the property.

Functional Beauty

Sometimes, you need more than an outstanding exterior paint job and decent landscaping when designing a space. Many different spaces can genuinely benefit from a pergola's beauty and functionality.

The Walpole Difference

For 90 years, Walpole Outdoors has been designing and constructing beautiful outdoor structures that have enhanced and defined countless outdoor spaces. As a result, you can see beautiful Walpole pergolas at country clubs, colleges, shopping centers, corporate offices, high schools, universities, and countless private residences across the country.

Walpole creates iconic and timeless structures with the best materials and the most efficient process in the industry. Don’t know exactly what you are looking for? Then, Walpole will work with you to design the pergola or arbor of your dreams and make sure your next project is memorable.

In addition to design and construction, Walpole Outdoors is unmatched in quality. Each piece is crafted from the highest quality materials to ensure that your Walpole structure will look brand new for years to come.

Get started on your next project today