Forum home› Problem solving
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Paint colours for fence votes please!

FfoxgloveFfoxglove Posts: 538
edited May 2021 in Problem solving
I’m am the I am the most indecisive person I can’t decide between these paint colours. 

Please help me by casting your votes below! I’ve included pictures of the swatches. Most of the fence is in the shade as it’s east facing. 

The swatches are:
Fresh Rosemary - pale green 
natural stone - beige 
dusky gem - grey
willow - medium green 


«1345

Posts

  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    I like the one in the middle in pic 1
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    None of those. I'd go for black. 
    Devon.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It largely depends on what you plant in front of it. I use black mainly, as most plants stand out against it.
     
    I'd have the grey, out of those choices, but the pale colours can be good as a backdrop to planting with dark foliage. I have a screen, which is painted like the green colour, and it has planting with dark flowers and foliage against it. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • FfoxgloveFfoxglove Posts: 538
    @Loxley top is grey bottom is willow? 
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Just to be awkward, I'd go for none and just use a preservative. I love the colour wood goes after a year.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    factor in what they'll look like in a miserable rainy February day, and not just on a nice sunny summer day.
    Devon.
  • FfoxgloveFfoxglove Posts: 538
    @Hostafan1 that’s why I was leaning towards the pale green to lift the garden on a dreary day.

    others have said lighter colours get dirty! 

     

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Ffoxglove said:
    @Hostafan1 that’s why I was leaning towards the pale green to lift the garden on a dreary day.

    others have said lighter colours get dirty! 

     

    and they'll probably get a bit green as they're east facing.
    It's all a matter of taste, but I find those colours a bit " wishy washy" and bland.
    Devon.
  • edhelkaedhelka Posts: 2,351
    I like willow for cottage/traditional plantings, it will blend with all greens and possible algae, and it makes the shade lighter/reflects more light to the plants (pale green is too light, I think). Grey for modern planting.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    I think both of the pale colours are too white and prominent and you would be looking at the fence, not the plants. My choice of the four would be the willow green, which would be a more discrete backdrop. The grey is too blue and may look a bit alien and also dominant. You want a fence to disappear, not shout at you.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Sign In or Register to comment.