I wouldn't like to walk into it on a dark night, Imaginative, but I think it would be nicer with the fork tines vertical and spread out to resemble a peacock,
A few of those about the property would certainly deter ‘intruders’. Especially if you moved them about of an evening.
I suppose it’s all to do with getting an ‘eye’ for things. When I did the paint stripping, I could ‘see’ through the paint to how the room or staircase would look with the paint removed, and the wood waxed. Used to impress the customers no end.