How to Make Privacy Screens From Sticks

Building a privacy screen from sticks is an economical and practical way to add to your backyard design. Your unique piece can be made from sticks that you have collected and can be built right into your existing landscaping. Vines will love climbing your privacy screen, making it even better at making your patio, hot tub or garden an intimate place to enjoy.

3 sticks at least 3 inches thick and cut to 6 feet long
2 sticks at least 5 inches thick and cut to 7 feet long
Shovel
Hammer
Nails
Sturdy wire or twine
Sticks ranging from 3 feet to 4 1/2 feet in length and varying thickness

Instructions

- 1
  Dig two holes, each 1-foot deep and 6 feet apart, where you would like your privacy stick screen to go.
- 2
  Insert a 7-foot-long stick into each hole, leaving 6 feet above-ground, and packing dirt around the base so that the stick is solidly in place.
- 3
  Nail one 6-foot-long stick across the top of the two grounded sticks or use wire or twine to attach it. Nail the two remaining 6-foot-long sticks to the frame in a cross, so that they intersect at the middle of the frame.
- 4
  Think of your privacy screen as having been divided into four sections by the cross sticks. Working on one section at a time, attach the shorter sticks going from each frame corner to its cross-section center, with wire or twine. Place the sticks as close together as possible.
- 5
  Decorate your privacy fence regularly with hanging ornaments and strings that you can weave through the small cracks in the sticks.

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