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 named ...

OXFORD — Since 2007, the Oxford Business Association’s fall auction of these beautiful painted picket fences has been a highly anticipated event. Local artists from Oxford, Easton and St. Michaels ...

OXFORD — Artists from Oxford, Easton and St. Michaels volunteered their time, talents and creativity to produce colorful painted scenes on each four-picket section of the iconic Oxford fence ...

Americans are trading picket fences for privacy walls, raising questions about whether we’re also shutting out our neighbors.

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

In the July 1994 issue, Popular Mechanics published a timeless how-to on making your own picket fence. We've updated the approach since then, but many of the ideas, tactics, and tools remain the same ...