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shelly_lindsell

Fence colour advice please

Shelly L
il y a 6 ans

Hello, I am having my 120 ft victorian garden landscaped and I need advice as to what colour to paint the fence. It will encompass the entire garden, and I will have a very large midnight slate patio. I need something that will be pleasing to the eye, make the fence disappear into the background as I will have loads of green foilage and a flower theme of purples, blues and white.

Thanks in advance of any advice you may have.

Shelly

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  • Shelly L
    Auteur d'origine
    il y a 6 ans

    Hello all,

    I thought I would share my AFTER pics of my garden transformation and the fence colour I have chosen. Hope you like it!!


    Commentaires (37)

    • mayfly182
      il y a 6 ans

      Black is probably a bit dark. Green rarely looks good against natural green leaves, the exception being sage green which doesn't look like it's trying and failing to match leaf colours. Brown looks a bit dated now. Most shades of grey would work well. If it was me I'd look at shades of grey, maybe sage green and also blue. A blue/purple/white colour scheme would look great against a nice shade of blue, perhaps a blue-grey, but finding an attractive blue paint for fences is probably difficult and of course it would stand out more.


      Shelly L a remercié mayfly182
    • rachelmidlands
      il y a 6 ans
      Hi there, have a look on Cuprinols website as it allows you to see their colours on a fence/shed etc, before you buy. I agree with above comment, that a black or dark grey would look too dark especially given the large expanse of fencing to be painted. Dark green and dark brown also wouldn't do justice to your planting. Personally I would go for a deep purple, Cuprinol Berry or Lavender, the grayish tones in the lavender would look great with your colour scheme and really show off the greenery.
      Shelly L a remercié rachelmidlands
    • Carolina
      il y a 6 ans

      I'd go for a slate grey (Urban Slate, Cuprinol) or a grey blue like Cuprinol's Inky Stone colour. Something like that would be a good neutral background for plants. Although I have to say that I like the lavender that Rachel mentions too.

    • PRO
      Bathroom + Kitchen Eleven
      il y a 6 ans

      I would go for a black fence. It will show off the green foliage and plants off. I also think it looks rather striking.

      Here are a few examples.



      Shannon

    • PRO
      Create Perfect
      il y a 6 ans

      Hi Shelly.

      I would go for a soft light grey. It connects well with the outside by reacting with the sky. Green always seems to be too different to the glass and foliage that it stands out and black I think is a little harsh for the area and will give it a very heavy feel. You want it to discreetly disappear with a pleasing feel which grey offers.

      I hope it helps and would love to see the finished look! Gina

      Shelly L a remercié Create Perfect
    • PRO
      Barclay Interiors Ltd
      il y a 6 ans
      Dernière modification :il y a 6 ans

      We think Hague Blue by Farrow and Ball. Dark but not too dark, it will look fantastic if you plant some green climbers..

      Shelly L a remercié Barclay Interiors Ltd
    • Jonathan
      il y a 6 ans
      Personally I think a cream/ ivory/ stone colour is very nice next to a period property
      Shelly L a remercié Jonathan
    • PRO
      Tierra Designs Ltd
      il y a 6 ans
      Hi, dark grey or black. The darker the better. Certainly if there is a good palette of planting in front of it. The foliage stands out against the dark colour and the fence looks like dark space behind, essentially disappearing and blurring the boundary. By painting it lighter you will highlight the boundary.
      By looking at the above pictures posted before you can see the black fence is far less noticeable than the lighter grey. It all depends on the planting on and in front of it though.
      Shelly L a remercié Tierra Designs Ltd
    • Kittihawke
      il y a 6 ans
      I'd say lavender as it will appear to recede
      Shelly L a remercié Kittihawke
    • Juliet Docherty
      il y a 6 ans

      If you paint it a tone darker than it is now, then the concrete posts will become very obvious, unless you can paint them the same colour (which I'm not sure you can with the same product). I would either leave it as it looks natural or paint it light warm grey as suggested above.


    • Carolina
      il y a 6 ans

      Maybe this helps you to decide...

      Shelly L a remercié Carolina
    • Najeebah
      il y a 6 ans
      leave it be, natural look and minimal maintenance/ a brown very close to it/ a brown or beige with slight green tinge/ a very light, warm grey

      anything else will look stark which you don't want, and age terribly. non neutral colours, or very dark colours will not blend in invisibly, and will show the natural colour more starkly when it fades, also showing up bird mess, cracks or chips, etc far more
    • PRO
      Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
      il y a 6 ans
      Dernière modification :il y a 6 ans

      Here is similar discussion, hope this helps you [https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/fence-colour-dsvw-vd~4620239[(https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/fence-colour-dsvw-vd~4620239)

    • Sonia
      il y a 6 ans
      It's very fashionable at the moment to paint fences black or grey. That's all very well, but the paint will peel and fade in time which will look awful. Painting it will make more work for you in the future. I've seen decking painted dark grey but it looks bloomin' awful when it started to chip and peel! I personally would leave the fence aux naturale. The shrubs and plants will soon make it disappear.
    • Carolina
      il y a 6 ans

      I have to disagree. If you use a stain that covers, rather than a paint, it won't peel and won't look awful.

    • PRO
      Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
      il y a 6 ans
      Dernière modification :il y a 6 ans

      Use special stain for deck, it will not chip in time. I like cedar color.Looks natural.

    • Sonia
      il y a 6 ans
      I've used proper fence stain and it does eventually fade and peel. Fence stain doesn't last forever.
    • Najeebah
      il y a 6 ans
      stain won't be as bad as paint, but it would remain something of an issue. climate plays a role too
    • lisa77226
      il y a 6 ans
      I used Cuprinol dark walnut (I believe) on my summerhouse at my last house and it did just what you're after. It blended it away without looking unnatural. Plants became the thing you saw and it was v low maintenance. It was somewhere close to the second photo Carolina posted. A bit darker but not as dark as the third photo.
    • lisa77226
      il y a 6 ans
      Here's an old photo (note the fence on the left was not the same colour and was not chosen by me. The fence on the right was my neighbours boundary and was shockingly awful!) The summer house colour is the one I mean...
      Shelly L a remercié lisa77226
    • Alison Ardrey
      il y a 6 ans
      Black
      Shelly L a remercié Alison Ardrey
    • minnie101
      il y a 6 ans

      Hi. I have to say I personally like dark grey or black as the plants stand out against it but I also agree with comments re maintenance etc having painted the fence in my last house which was hard work! Little Greene sell invisible green paint which was developed by Humphrey Repton for painting fences, railings and garden buildings so they'd blend with the vegetation

      Shelly L a remercié minnie101
    • turquoisetree53
      il y a 6 ans

      consider planting a hedge or multi plant boundary... to escape the American mid west look given by the fence.

    • Shelly L
      Auteur d'origine
      il y a 6 ans

      Wow!! I've had loads of great advice on this thread - thank you all so much!! I have decided . . . . . .


      I will be painting my fence Cuprinol Ducksback Silver Copse! I've just painted the first panel and think it will look amazing - great background colour - a mid grey - PERFECT!!! I will post pics as soon as it is finished!

      Thanks again for all of your fantastic advice!!! Love this website! Shelly x


    • Shelly L
      Auteur d'origine
      il y a 6 ans
      Dernière modification :il y a 6 ans

      Here are pics so far . . . There is a lot of fence to paint!!

      (this first panel only has one coat, but you get an idea)

    • Carolina
      il y a 6 ans

      Looks great! Will be a great background for your plants. Good luck.

      Shelly L a remercié Carolina
    • Sonia
      il y a 6 ans
      What a gorgeous colour, very natural. It's that lovely silver that wood tends to eventually fade out to if left untreated. Well done with your choice as you've had so many suggestions!
      Shelly L a remercié Sonia
    • Najeebah
      il y a 6 ans
      I still don't like the painted fence idea, but regardless, that looks like it's coming along quite well. Thanks for the update!
    • Shelly L
      Auteur d'origine
      il y a 6 ans

      Hi Najeebah, It is a stain more than a paint so won't chip off. Thanks!

    • Najeebah
      il y a 6 ans
      good to know
    • rachelmidlands
      il y a 6 ans
      Wow, it looks gorgeous. Love how the grey shows a slightly blueish hint. Should weather really nicely. Well done.
      Shelly L a remercié rachelmidlands
    • Sandra Marshall
      il y a 6 ans
      Wow. It is lovely
      Shelly L a remercié Sandra Marshall
    • Dundrum 16
      il y a 6 ans
      Fabulous job - you must be so pleased and proud.
      Shelly L a remercié Dundrum 16
    • twamleyk
      il y a 6 ans

      lovely!

      Shelly L a remercié twamleyk
    • Carolina
      il y a 6 ans
      Dernière modification :il y a 6 ans

      Fabulous! I love it :-) Next year you won't even notice it's a new garden. It really looks fantastic.


      Shelly L a remercié Carolina
    • Sally88
      il y a 5 ans

      Great choice

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