I am looking for a unique way to quickly add privacy to a black chain link fence....most privacy products out there seem to be plastic strips in various colors and most of it looks rather unattractive.  Do you have any suggestions as to how I might quickly create more privacy to this type of fence without resorting to cheap plastic or waiting YEARS for bushes, vines etc to grow tall enough?

Hi Denise, we'll file away your question, but if you could take a photo and send it to us at stylesheet(@)hgtv(.)ca, that would be great!  (Don't forget to take the brackets out when typing our email into your mail message.)

We have a cottage facing the ocean for which we would like to generate some ideas.  As you can see in the pictures, the front of the cottage and the deck is not very attractive.

The cottage is clad with vinyl siding currently.  We would like to change that eventually.  Our priority would be to redesign and rebuild the deck so we can better enjoy the views to the ocean.  Any ideas?

photos to follow to

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Thanks Karl!

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My home is not quite mines to say but the owner as me to most of all of garding and ex...

 My question is the following what is the plant that i photographed and what can i do about the back-yard that's wavy; i can't seem to put the photo in this comment.

I had a landscaper out a few years ago to lay sod in my yard, he used a very low grade and as a result I have more dandilions, than I did before, what is the best way to get rid of dandilions without ruining the grass.

Dear Mr Carson Arthur;

My wife and I are first time home owners. We live in a detached home in Ajax and we love our home. The house has only on car garage and driveway while we both have to drive to work and hence we have own two cars. We are thinking of expanding our drive way so two cars can park, especially in winter as the city does not permit parking over night on the street. If we expanded our drive way, we are afraid that might look not so pretty and we are not sure how to go about it either, whether use asphalt or interlocking?

Also our house features a beautiful bay window in the front and which was one of the reasons why we liked this house, we would like to have a flower bed under that window.

Please have a look at these photos and advice on how to go about these issues without making the streetscape of the house look ugly. I am sure you can do it.

Thank you very much;

Sayed and Mashal

we have forwarded the pictures to

stylesheet(@)hgtv(.)ca

Dear Mr Carson Arthur;

My wife and I are first time home owners. We live in a detached home in Ajax and we love our home. The house has only on car garage and driveway while we both have to drive to work and hence we have own two cars. We are thinking of expanding our drive way so two cars can park, especially in winter as the city does not permit parking over night on the street. If we expanded our drive way, we are afraid that might look not so pretty and we are not sure how to go about it either, whether use asphalt or interlocking?

Also our house features a beautiful bay window in the front and which was one of the reasons why we liked this house, we would like to have a flower bed under that window.

Please have a look at these photos and advice on how to go about these issues without making the streetscape of the house look ugly. I am sure you can do it.

Thank you very much;

Sayed and Mashal

we have forwarded the pictures to:

stylesheet(@)hgtv(.)ca

Hi there,

Attached is an image of the front of our house. We live in north Toronto in a house that was built in 1915. We constantly have neighbours stopping by and commenting how much they love our red brick house. The façade has some modern elements that are a result of a renovation (likely from the 80’s). We actually don’t mind the finished product but most of the finishes are now rotting and so it’s time for a change.

Now that we’re taking a closer look at the front we’re struggling with whether we should simply put some more traditional materials (stone and wood) on the existing setup or pull it off and go right back to what we feel would be a truly traditional look. There are weird angles, skylights and poor insulation.

We could really use your help and guidance on what changes to make:

either epic changes by shearing the whole porch off and starting over, or

refacing the existing façade with more traditional materials and taking a modern setup back in time using stone veneers, cedar shakes, etc.

Thanks in advance!

A

Pictures sent to styleshee@hgtv.ca