June 03, 2026

Sometimes it’s the simplest details that add so much charm. Like this wood-plank gate, given Mediterranean style with sea-green paint, a geometric pattern of metal studs and peep-hole viewer, and a top that gently curves above a white stucco wall. Add a pot of geraniums and red brick, and it’s simply perfection.

How well it goes with this darling Spanish Mediterranean house I spotted while driving through a central Denver neighborhood. Notice how they repeated the color of the gate with a sea-green pot on the front steps. It’s the little things.

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