{"id":13249,"date":"2019-06-30T06:52:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T11:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/?p=13249"},"modified":"2019-11-11T14:48:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T20:48:25","slug":"chain-link-is-everywhere-in-downtowns-heres-how-to-dress-it-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2019\/06\/chain-link-is-everywhere-in-downtowns-heres-how-to-dress-it-up.html","title":{"rendered":"Chain link is everywhere in downtowns. Here’s how to dress it up."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Castle Rock, Washington, takes beautification seriously. This storage lot sits smack dab in the middle of their beautiful downtown. This is how it looked before they turned it into an art gallery. Photo by Nancy Chennault.<\/p><\/div>\n

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You’ve seen it before: a chain link fence right in the middle of a downtown. Usually there’s barbed wire at the top.\u00a0Let’s face it, barbed wire is not the friendliest look for a downtown. We can do better.<\/p>\n

Why chain link in the first place?<\/h2>\n

When a business ends up with an empty lot they can use for storage downtown, there’s a strong drive to fence it off and protect their goods. Chain link topped with barbed wire is cheap and easy.<\/p>\n

Businesses still need to store things. No one wants to spend a lot of money to replace the fence with something friendlier. Heck, we don’t even want to spend money at all if we can avoid it.<\/p>\n

How could you make it look better?<\/h2>\n

A whole group of us brainstormed some ideas for you:<\/p>\n