I'm all for fencing, and as mentioned previously there are attractive alternatives to unadorned chain link. Here are some examples:
6 Decorated Chain Link Fences | Curbly
If you do a google search on images for "chain link fence art" you can see some pretty amazing stuff. Some, tacky. Some, lacking the Villages vibe. But the fact remains - fences don't have to be ugly or boring, just because they're made out of metal wire.