Antique Ornamental Iron

Landscape designers and landscape architects, builders, interior decorators, collectors and history buffs comb the world for antique ornamental iron pieces to place in a landscape design. At Exterior Worlds, we understand the appeal. These highly prized antique ornamental iron pieces add character and interest to any yard and garden area. They signify gravitas.

Wrought iron gates, antique iron garden furniture, garden architectural elements, wrought iron fencing and antique railings are just a few of the example of antique iron to use in your landscape. Each adds individualistic and unique style to your home or garden area.

We have found that antique ornamental iron, architectural artifacts and other antique hardware work perfectly well in new construction, remodeling projects, or whenever applied as a decorative finishing touch to an outdoor room, outdoor kitchen or courtyard.

Some of our clients have found that they like the design option of building their desired architectural structure (wrought iron wall element, grill for fence insert, chandelier—the list goes on and on) using antique iron elements. Truly, it is a way of ending up with the best of the old and the new.

We have also found that antique ornamental iron can underscore a theme within a garden design. For example, antique iron guard rails might accentuate the area surrounding an outdoor water fountain in a classical landscape design. An English garden design often has a spot for a wrought iron garden arbor or an ornamental gate, as another example.

When buying large pieces like wrought iron garden gates or wrought iron driveway gates, you may find that these architectural antiques require some modification in order to work in their new capacity. If so, we can help arrange the custom fabrication services to remake your purchase to suit your specific design needs.

Over the years, we have seen knowledgeable antique buyers go for the eye-grabbing pieces, such as fencing from Regent’s Park in London or a balcony railing from Buenos Aires. After all, the quality and designs of vintage wrought iron are superior. (Sometimes quirky, too, but always interesting.)

Additionally, we encourage our clients to look at antique iron hardware. Items in this grouping include antique iron latches, antique iron hinges, large door pulls, levers, push plates, letter slots, knobs and door knockers.

So we encourage you—if you are looking for something that is a little off the beaten path, consider architectural antique iron. Just read some of the descriptions of antique iron pieces that are available today and you’ll see why they excite us: A woven wire train station ticket teller cage from the late 1880s with original railway monogram. Antique wrought iron stair railing and newel posts in prairie style. An antique wrought iron railing with acorn finial and post from the Chicago of the 1800s. From a Masonic temple theater, circa 1907, an antique iron ventilation ceiling grate, delicately perforated.

If only these pieces could talk, these sentinels of history—the events they’ve seen, the stories they could tell, the wisdom they carry.

Exterior Worlds, supplying high-end landscape design and services for the greater Houston area. 713-827-2255