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    IRON GATE
    Pohl Iron & Wire Works custom-makes iron gates to your design. Shown, 14-by-nine-foot gate with tubular horizontals and pickets (to reduce weight) and five-inch cast-iron spears. Hinge post and plate hidden inside columns. Allow four to eight weeks for fabrication.
    Available at: Pohl Iron & Wire Works, 901 E Main St., 584-4359





    STONE JAPANESE LANTERN
    Instead of a traditional ball or pineapple finial, top your gate posts with a solid granite Japanese lantern. Comes in three pieces for easier handling. Assemble with stone adhesive.
    Price: $395
    Available at: Crane Landscaping, 12305 Old LaGrange Road, 241-6489






    ADDRESS PLATE
    Get the look of bronze for one-third the cost with cast aluminum. Available in 11 background colors and several shapes, from 10 to 20 inches wide and five to 10 inches tall. Raised lettering can be painted gold to resemble bronze. Allow four weeks for fabrication.
    Price: $51-$123 with gold lettering
    Available at: Best Stamp and Seal Co., ?631 W. Main St., 584-4854






    HORSE SCONCE
    Have your electrician wire up this antique reproduction aluminum sconce. Available unfinished or spray-painted black, with frosted Lexan globe included.
    Retail Price: $110, unpainted; $125, painted
    Available at: Joe Ley Antiques, ?615 E. Market St., 583-4014, www.joeley.com

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