20 Driveway Gate Ideas to Suit Every House Style

Are you looking for driveway gate ideas to add privacy and security to your home? We have options. Driveway gates made from wood, wrought iron, or aluminum can work with existing fencing or landscaping to define a boundary around your property. This boundary will keep kids, pets, and cars safe while discouraging unwanted visitors and curious passersby.

From simple DIY wood gates to modern automated gates to decorative wrought-iron models, check out these driveway gate ideas in many styles and settings that will show you how to protect your abode while upping your curb appeal.

Rustic Driveway Gate

In Snedens Landing on the Hudson River, this rustic driveway gate takes its cues from the surrounding environment: a wooded setting on a bluff with a view of the river. JLF Architects and builders Big-D Signature chose an understated driveway gate comprised of reclaimed wood swinging doors attached to a stacked stone wall. These materials complement the naturalistic gravel stone-lined driveway and the home's rural cottage aesthetic.

Pocket Driveway Gate

Home Consultant fenced in this Los Angeles property with wood slat fencing. The fence includes an integrated pocket driveway. The warm tone of the wood slats and black metal frame support of the gate modernize the home while protecting it from the street. Slight gaps in the wood slat layout allow light and air to pass through.

White Farmhouse-Style Gate

This farmhouse-style gate is covered in white paint to stand out against the bucolic setting. The sloping shape gives it a warm, welcoming, and homey feel.

Wrought Iron Driveway Gate

Wrought iron is a classic material that works well in traditional settings like this Hudson Valley, New York property. The wrought iron driveway gate from Crisp Architects is anchored by a pair of monumental stone pillars completed with painted crown molding. Finials add a sense of grandeur, and two lanterns light the way at night.

Custom Sign Driveway Gate

This driveway gate from Crisp Architects includes the name of the property—a family-owned winery in Millbrook, NY. The gate also features wrought iron tree branch detailing with touches of yellow and gold leaves for a decorative touch.

Colorful Blue Driveway Gate

This modern driveway gate is painted in a fresh shade of blue that modernizes the neutral facade and stone walls of this home. The half-opaque, half-open style allows light to pass through and makes it feel welcoming to visitors.

How Wide Should a Driveway Gate Be?

There is no standard width for a driveway gate. It will depend on the size of your driveway and vehicles. The minimum width for a driveway gate typically starts at 10 feet and can run as wide as 24 feet.

Opaque Wood Driveway Gate

An opaque wooden gate will provide total privacy from prying eyes and looky-loos. Blanco Bungalow built a modern DIY driveway gate out of tongue and groove wood slats. They attached the new gate to existing brick columns with masonry screws. Then, they wrapped them with leftover tongue and groove wood pieces to achieve a more seamless look.

Driveway Gate Flipside

On the inside of the driveway gate, Blanco Bungalow installed a latch and a cane bolt and used the same wood to build up their brick privacy wall in the backyard.

Modern Black Iron Gate

The slightly sunken driveway of this sprawling home from Pittsburgh-based interior designer Colleen Simonds is protected by a black iron gate. With clean lines and a minimal feel, this driveway gate matches the front door gate and fencing around the sloping front yard.

Aluminum Gate With Cut-Out

This beige-colored aluminum driveway gate has high double doors to maintain privacy. Flower stem cut-outs on the top panel give it a softer and more welcoming feel.

Picket Fence Gate

My 100 Year Old Home converted part of an unused Southern California driveway into a space for DIY raised garden beds for a backyard vegetable and flower garden. She put up simple picket fencing that divides the parked cars in the driveway from the backyard and adds privacy to the outdoor space.

Automatic Sliding Gate

An automatic gate opens and closes at the push of a button, a sleek option for those with the budget to install one. This high, dark gray aluminum sliding gate gives the front of this suburban home a fortress-like quality.

Spiky Metal Driveway Gate

This property from Fantastic Frank has a light aluminum metal fence that blends with the pale facade of the home and the gravel driveway. The same fencing protects the front entry and front yard, secured into the stucco-covered posts that allow access to the driveway on the side of the home.

Peekaboo Driveway Gate

A semi-opaque black driveway gate allows some light to pass through. On this tree-lined gravel driveway in St. Helena, CA, the understated gate allows the lush green landscaping and sculptural tree canopy to take center stage.

Chevron Pattern Wood Fence

This chevron-patterned driveway gate adds visual interest and breaks up the straight lines of the brown wood fencing around the property. The natural stained wood and visible graining add warmth.

Opaque Wood Driveway Gate

Home Consultant added a solid opaque wood double door gate at the end of this Los Angeles driveway. This gate provides total privacy for the backyard. The driveway also serves as an outdoor dining room.

Patterned Metal Driveway Gate

This picturesque villa from Fantastic Frank is surrounded by a stone wall, high columns with ball-shaped stone finials, and a delicately patterned iron fence. It is completed with a matching driveway gate.

Contemporary Driveway Gate

This sleek black driveway gate adds privacy to the home, revealing only a glimpse of the contemporary home on the other side.

Sculptural Retractable Gate

On this Mediterranean-style property from Fantastic Frank, a retractable driveway gate has a sculptural quality that contrasts with the pristine white stucco facade.

Japanese Screen-Style Gate

This combination fence and driveway gate looks like a Japanese shoji screen with opaque white panels. This allows some light to pass through while maintaining privacy.

What is the most durable type of driveway gate?

According to Angi, the most durable driveway gates are made of metal such as aluminum, wrought iron, or powdered coated steel. Metal gates are low-maintenance and longer-lasting than wood models.

What is the most affordable type of driveway gate?

One of the most affordable driveway gates to install on your property is one made from wood, but Angi notes that weather-related wear and tear and related maintenance and repair costs may make a wood gate more expensive in the long run. Metal gates are often more affordable to install than other materials and will hold up over time but generally provide less privacy. The most expensive type of driveway gate you can install is one with automatic gates that requires an electrician.

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