A matching garage door and gate starts as one design, not as two purchases that hope to line up later. Mulholland Brand, based in Canoga Park, builds custom powder-coated aluminum driveway gates and custom aluminum garage doors in the same styles, for homes across Los Angeles County. The garage doors are rust-free and built to the opening, and its own crew designs, fabricates and installs them. Each garage door style is paired with a matching driveway gate style, and the garage door is finished to match the rest of the home. If you want the front of your house to read as one finished design, book an on-site measurement with us and get an itemized written price for the exact configuration you choose.

At a glance

Why One Maker Gets You a Matching Garage Door and Gate

Mulholland Brand pairs each of its garage door styles with a matching driveway gate style, so the gate and the garage door start out as a set. You choose one look for the front of the house instead of trying to line up two unrelated products.

Where two separate projects go wrong

When a gate and a garage door are chosen on their own, small differences add up. The slats run at a slightly different spacing. One white is warmer than the other. A modern gate with clean horizontal lines ends up next to a garage door with a traditional panel pattern. Each piece may look fine alone. Side by side, they look almost matched, and "almost" draws the eye more than no match at all.

The usual advice on this question is the same: match the design, not just the color, and have one company design both together. That is how we approach the front of the house.

How we pair the two

We build the driveway gate in the style family and finish you choose. Our custom aluminum garage doors come in the same styles as our gates and fencing, and each garage door style is paired with a matching driveway gate style. The gate is designed and manufactured in-house at our Canoga Park factory, where it is cut, welded, powder-coated and finished under one roof. Because the two styles are paired from the start, a matching garage door and gate becomes one decision for the front of the house, not two separate looks to coordinate.

You can see the garage door styles and their paired gate styles on our garage doors page.

What Should Match Between the Gate and the Garage Door

Mulholland Brand pairs each garage door style with a matching driveway gate style, and four points are worth checking in any pairing: the direction of the lines, the style family, the color and finish, and the proportions across the front of the house.

Line direction

Lines are the first thing anyone notices from the street. If the gate runs in horizontal slats, the garage door should carry horizontal lines too. A vertical gate pairs with a door that reads vertically. Mix the two directions and the front of the house looks assembled in pieces.

Spacing matters as much as direction. Wide gaps between slats feel open; tight spacing feels private and solid. A pair looks best when the rhythm feels the same across both openings.

Style family

Style family is the overall character: slatted and modern, solid and private, glass, wood-look, laser-cut decorative, or traditional spear-top picket. The gate and the garage door should belong to the same family. A pair drawn from two unrelated families rarely looks intentional, even when the colors agree.

Color and finish

Color is where near-misses are easiest to spot. We finish our gates in more than 20 powder-coat colors and wood-look finishes, and we show finishes at full size in our Canoga Park showroom, so you can judge a color at real scale instead of from a small chip. A full-size sample makes it easier to pick a gate finish that sits well beside a garage door finished to match the rest of the home.

Proportions across the front of the house

Look at the whole frontage, not just the two pieces. A wide double driveway gate beside a single garage door, or a tall gate next to a low door, can feel off balance even when the style and color are right. Stand across the street and look at the house as one picture: the gate, the garage door, the walk gate and any fence should share a height line and a visual weight.

A short checklist to take into any design conversation:

Driveway Gate Styles a Garage Door Can Be Paired With

Mulholland Brand builds aluminum driveway gates in slatted, solid privacy, glass, wood-look, laser-cut and spear-top picket styles, and each garage door style is paired with a matching driveway gate style. Our gates and fences are offered in Profile 24, Hi-Tech, Glass, Wood-Like, Iron Look, Laser-Cut, Solid and Fancy Fence styles.

Here is what each family brings to the front of a house, whether it sits on a flat lot in Woodland Hills or a hillside street above Encino:

We build driveway gates as single swing, double swing or sliding gates, manual or automated. Every gate is custom-measured on site and fabricated to fit its opening, with no off-the-shelf sizes. Browse the full range on our driveway gates page, and see finished projects in our inspiration gallery.

Carrying the Look to the Walk Gate, Fence and Railing

Mulholland Brand designs the driveway gate, walk gate and fence together as one front-yard package, matched in one finish, and a railing can extend the same profile and finish as the driveway or walk gate. That lets the paired garage door and driveway gate set the look for the whole front of the house.

Most front yards have more than two pieces. There is usually a walk gate to the front door, a fence along the property line and a railing at the entry steps. If those come from different places, the matched gate and garage door end up surrounded by parts that do not belong to them.

Several of our gate series offer matching walk gates and fencing, so the same style family and finish can run from the driveway to the front path. See the options on our pedestrian gates page. A railing can carry the same profile and finish as the gate, tying the entry into the rest of the frontage; our railings page shows the railing systems.

If your home is in a planned community in Calabasas, Westlake Village or elsewhere in the county, we work with HOA boards and community managers.

Why the Gate Is Powder-Coated Aluminum

Mulholland Brand builds its driveway gates in powder-coated aluminum, which does not rust like iron or steel, rot or warp, and needs no repainting or staining. Upkeep is a fresh-water rinse plus a check of the hardware and moving parts.

That matters for a matched design. A pair only stays matched while both pieces hold their finish. A gate that rusts, peels or needs repainting every few years slowly drifts away from the garage door beside it, and the coordinated look goes with it.

Plenty of homeowners across Los Angeles County come to us with an old wrought-iron gate that has started to rust. We replace rusted wrought-iron gates with powder-coated aluminum gates, and our Iron Look and spear-top picket styles keep a traditional profile without the rust. Replacing the gate at the same time as the garage door is the natural moment to choose a paired style for both.

Our gates carry a written warranty: one year for any defect in manufacture or assembly, and three years against rust on the product, covering gates, fences, railings and pergolas; problems are reported in writing within 7 days.

How a Matched Project Starts

A Mulholland Brand design consultant visits the property and measures the opening, grade, swing clearance and drainage before giving a price in writing. Quotes follow that on-site measurement and are given as an itemized written price for the exact configuration.

The on-site measurement

The visit is where we look at your opening, grade, swing clearance and drainage together, whether your driveway is a flat Valley lot or a steeper hillside approach. It is also the time to talk through the style family and finish you want, the garage door style paired with it, and whether the walk gate, fence or railing should be part of the same design.

Because every gate is fabricated to fit its opening, the measurement is what makes the price real. You get an itemized written price for the configuration you chose, so you can see what each part of the front of the house includes.

Built in Canoga Park, installed by our own crew

Once you approve the design, the gate is designed and manufactured in-house at our Canoga Park factory: cut, welded, powder-coated and finished under one roof. Installation is performed by our own W-2 employees.

We have been operating since 1994 and are rated 4.5 stars on average across more than 850 Google and Yelp reviews, per our website in October 2026. We serve all of Los Angeles County, including Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, Encino, Woodland Hills, Calabasas, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Altadena and Westlake Village. See our Los Angeles service area page for more on coverage.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it better to have one company handle both the garage door and the driveway gate?

Yes, if you want the two to look like one design. Mulholland Brand pairs each garage door style with a matching driveway gate style, and our own crew designs, fabricates and installs both the custom aluminum garage door and the gate, so the front of the house starts from one paired set rather than two separate choices.

What should match between a garage door and a driveway gate?

Four things: the direction of the lines, the style family, the color and finish, and the proportions across the front of the house. Mulholland Brand pairs each garage door style with a matching driveway gate style, and we show our finishes at full size in our Canoga Park showroom, so you can judge a color at real scale.

Which gate styles can a garage door be paired with?

Mulholland Brand builds driveway gates in slatted, solid privacy, glass, wood-look, laser-cut and spear-top picket styles, across our Profile 24, Hi-Tech, Glass, Wood-Like, Iron Look, Laser-Cut, Solid and Fancy Fence lines. Each garage door style is paired with a matching driveway gate style.

Can the walk gate, fence and railing match too?

Yes. Mulholland Brand designs the driveway gate, walk gate and fence together as one front-yard package, matched in one finish, and a railing can extend the same profile and finish as the driveway or walk gate. Several of our gate series offer matching walk gates and fencing.

Will an aluminum driveway gate rust like my old iron gate?

No. Mulholland Brand driveway gates are powder-coated aluminum, which does not rust like iron or steel, rot or warp, and needs no repainting or staining. Upkeep is a fresh-water rinse plus a check of the hardware and moving parts, and our written warranty includes three years against rust on the product.

How does the project start?

A Mulholland Brand design consultant visits your property and measures the opening, grade, swing clearance and drainage. Quotes follow that on-site measurement, and we give you an itemized written price for the exact configuration.

Book Your Design Consultation

If you want a matching garage door and gate that make the front of your house read as one design, start with a Mulholland Brand design consultation. Our consultant will measure your driveway opening on site, talk through the gate style families and finishes and the garage door styles paired with them, and give you an itemized written price for the exact configuration. Book your on-site measurement here.

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