Not everyone aspires to a quiet life in suburbia. But for those who do, it’s easy to describe them as desiring “a white picket fence” kind of existence. This particular type of property ...

When Alisa Newman was shopping for a home earlier this year, she harbored no fantasies of a white picket fence surrounding a single-family home. Instead, she opted for a townhouse. “I decided on ...

A simple standard white picket fence works well with a colonial home. On most picket fences, the posts are spaced between six and eight feet apart. I like eight-foot spacing for the most efficient ...

The top five destinations for their white picket fence lifestyle are ... and its peaceful lifestyle is a short distance from vibrant Tampa. Maryville, Tennessee, at No. 4 for its proximity ...

But I’ve never really seen the point of having that much space, that much surface area for a lawn and a pool and a playground, bordered by that quintessential white picket fence. But isn’t that the ...

Gary Eslin had his sights on a white picket fence. Then he learned that his homeowners association didn't allow painted fences. So instead, he decided on a natural three-board paddock--humble and ...

Beginning in the late 1940s, the white picket fence became synonymous with the American Dream. Lambert / Hulton Archive / Getty Images In little Taylor, Mississippi, outside Oxford, a developer ...