I went and had a look before I go out @LG_ - mine is Cuprinol Garden Shades in Natural Stone. It's a grey/beige looking colour on the tin, but I remember reading the reviews and the consensus was that it was greyer than the colour on the tin. As you can see from my photo, it's neither grey or beige! Even on the areas that were sanded right back to wood, it still looks paler and more 'white' . I think I wanted a pale grey shade [couldn't see anything that wasn't too dark] as I also have black timber, so it would work with that as well as with the gravel and render. I should have just gone with a yellower cream. Hindsight's great eh?
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Just a thought - I bought the cheapy A*di mini greenhouse in grey and the potting bench in natural (no grey left) last year and mixed a bit of my deep lilac bathroom emulsion in with my leftover Seagrass to paint the bench on the basis that it's all water based. It has coloured really well and not flaked so it might be worth a bit of experimentation.
I'm interested in what you decide @LG_ as I need to repaint my fence this year. After trying many sample pots myself a couple of years ago, I concluded that what you see in photos, online and in brochures, and even looking at the paint when you open the tin will be very different when the paint is applied to a vertical surface. (If you've ever had the same tiles on your bathroom walls and floor, you'll know what I mean!) Both Ronseal and Cuprinol are good brands, Ronseal tends to be less expensive.
I just struggled to find a light grey that wasn't almost white or too dark -going by the colours on the tin, and on the little painted bits of wood they have on display with the paint. That's why I thought that one would be better, but as you say - it isn't anything like the colour on the tin. I know I spent ages looking and got very frustrated! I kept thinking it would darken as it dried, and after another coat etc - the way you do with paint, but it just didn't happen. It was also very runny - like single cream rather than double. I'll probably get a different [more yellowy/creamy] one later this year, because it really is too 'in yer face' for me. The colour in my photo is pretty much spot on, and it looked like that in the tin as well. I should have trusted my own judgement and added a bit of the black I use for the raised beds
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@LG_ I used Cuprinol Gaden shades 'Natural stone' to paint my garage. Note this is 2 coats over a previously light blue (I know!) surface. The UPVC strips are pure white, for comparison.
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@BobTheGardener that's exactly what I hoped that mine would look like! You've helped me with my project planning, thank you! (It's interesting that this is the same colour that you used on your bench @Fairygirl but it looks so different - that's why I'm always nervous about buying paint 😊)
Interim update: I bought the Ronseal 'Warm Stone' and started the painting yesterday. At first I didn't like the colour - too pinky - but as the first coat dried I realised it had suddenly made the rather dark orange wood look the same shade as the weathered, 'silvered' fence it abuts. So I'm rather pleased. I will do the rest of the first coat once the rain stops. I could actually stop there but will probably do a second coat to try to achieve the lighter colour I was originally going for.
Far left = new unpainted fence
Middle section = single coat of 'Warm Stone'
Far right = 5 year old unpainted fence
(gravel boards all one coat of 'Warm Stone')
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It's a grey/beige looking colour on the tin, but I remember reading the reviews and the consensus was that it was greyer than the colour on the tin. As you can see from my photo, it's neither grey or beige! Even on the areas that were sanded right back to wood, it still looks paler and more 'white' .
I think I wanted a pale grey shade [couldn't see anything that wasn't too dark] as I also have black timber, so it would work with that as well as with the gravel and render. I should have just gone with a yellower cream.
Hindsight's great eh?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That's very interesting @Fairygirl - I would definitely have said your bench looks a chalky white (I like it).
I know photos on a website don't necessarily reflect reality, but these are quite confusing in the light of your real life photos!
That's why I thought that one would be better, but as you say - it isn't anything like the colour on the tin. I know I spent ages looking and got very frustrated! I kept thinking it would darken as it dried, and after another coat etc - the way you do with paint, but it just didn't happen. It was also very runny - like single cream rather than double.
I'll probably get a different [more yellowy/creamy] one later this year, because it really is too 'in yer face' for me.
The colour in my photo is pretty much spot on, and it looked like that in the tin as well. I should have trusted my own judgement and added a bit of the black I use for the raised beds
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I bought the Ronseal 'Warm Stone' and started the painting yesterday. At first I didn't like the colour - too pinky - but as the first coat dried I realised it had suddenly made the rather dark orange wood look the same shade as the weathered, 'silvered' fence it abuts. So I'm rather pleased. I will do the rest of the first coat once the rain stops. I could actually stop there but will probably do a second coat to try to achieve the lighter colour I was originally going for.
Far left = new unpainted fence