Question

Thoughts please!  I have now painted the sleepers with Cuprinol urban slate.Thoughts please! I have now painted the sleepers with Cuprinol urban slate. So do I paint the back fence also? Or leave it as it is? Or maybe go a lighter shade of grey? X

Answer 1

A lighter shade will bring your sleepers out you will loose the effect if you do it the same.  

Answer 2

Love that! That’s what I would like to do. Lighter shade for fence

Answer 3

Paint the fence go a shade lighter xx

Answer 4

Same colour.  

Answer 5

Love it x

Answer 6

Lighter for sure as will make those planters pop and stand out. What about grey or this silver copse colour everyone is raving about ? X

Comments

@brinkema the silver copse is rather dark. I have got some Cuprinol white daisy so I may mix the 2 and see what colour I get  

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@maziar2 ive just bought white daisy today lol great minds ! Im doing two sides that and 2 sides either forget me not blue or silver copse. I hate making decisions lol x

Answer 7

My edging, table ex are all dark lilac, fences a lovely light blue. The dark with the light makes a lovely contrast and is very different. I love mine  

Answer 8

Light grey or light blue

Answer 9

Def paint the fence x

Answer 10

Lighter shade

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Lighter shade

Answer 12

Light grey

Answer 13

Lighter shade  it looks great  

Answer 14

I did mine grey with black fences x

Answer 15

Yeah, I'd go blue.  

Answer 16

I gave just painted this little bit of decking I made for my grandchildren table and chairs in two different greys

Answer 17

What did you paint the sleepers with, is it fence paint?  

Comments

@fatling67125 yes. Cuprinol urban slate x

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Thank you, I have fence paint spare and wasn’t sure if it worked on sleepers I know what I am doing this weekend. Just painted my fences grey but sleepers are still brown not sure it goes

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@maziar2 I think you should do the fences will finish it off x

Answer 18

Lighter grey would look good

Answer 19

Lighter shade of grey. love it x

Answer 20

I'd go for lighter grey

Answer 21

Light grey  

Answer 22

Yeah paint fence same colour

Answer 23

Eautiful sage green or petrol blue

Answer 24

Definitely paint fence

Answer 25

Same colour

Answer 26

You'd be pleasantly surprised if you went for black

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Precious Gem you should do this in front of patio x

Answer 28

Deffos a different colour, a natural brown/stone or a blue/green. Looks really nice though  

Answer 29

Your planters are lovely. It’s obviously personal taste, but I like the contrast of light & dark

Answer 30

Lighter grey

Answer 31

Love my black . go for it will make your plants pop

Answer 32

Think Contrast x

Answer 33

I'd do it the same

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Blue with purple  

Answer 35

A few more so you can see the lovely contrasting colours together  

Answer 36

My daughter in law Leanne has used forget me not blue

Answer 37

Lavender against the slate looks lovely

Answer 38

Black, will make your plants stand out, x

Answer 39

Lighter shade to contrast

Answer 40

Nice sage colour x

Answer 41

Has anyone got this shade and silver copse are they very similar? Cant get silver copse anywhere. Half painted fence  

Answer 42

I'd paint the fences a light cheery colour

Answer 43

Paint it.  

Answer 44

Paint it light shade and that will finish it off

Answer 45

I'd paint the fence black  

Answer 46

Paint it - same or lighter, it will look amazing well dun

Answer 47

Lighter grey then will look lovely xx

Answer 48

Lighter shade x

Answer 49

Sage green would look lovely

Answer 50

Lighter like the pebbles

Answer 51

Paint it lighter grey

Answer 52

@unstick5508 Marie Bennett if we had fence this would be grait  

Answer 53

Do you lay the sleepers directly on the ground or do you need to put something underneath the bottom one

Answer 54

Deffo paint the fence and go the same colour, will look lovely  

Answer 55

My fence is a light grey I did the bed a darker grey

Answer 56

I would  it’ll look lovely & the plants will stand out  

Answer 57

Black. or the same

Answer 58

Paint it the same colour.  

Answer 59

A lighter shade of grey would look stunning!  

Answer 60

Lighter shade

Answer 61

Paint it the same colour as your pebbles

Answer 62

A lighter shade of grey would look amazing and make the darker sleepers stand out.  

Answer 63

Paint it a lighter shade for contrast

Answer 64

I usually like a dark fence to show the plants off, but I think you need a contrast with the dark of the raised bed, so maybe a light green. Good work with the beds, look great

Answer 65

Lighter shade

Answer 66

Could paint it with a contrasting colour to bring the boarders out as they are stunning

Answer 67

White with fairy lights  

Answer 68

Black or paler grey. looks great  

Answer 69

Where did you buy sleeps ?  

Answer 70

Light grey but do your post the darker colour

Answer 71

If it was me I’d go 50 Shades Darker across the back.  

Answer 72

Maybe Cuprinol Lavendar to break up the greyness a bit

Answer 73

Lighter shade

Answer 74

Light grey or sage green would look stunning‼️

Answer 75

Lighter shade deffo ❤️

Answer 76

Definitely a lighter shade of grey or a lovely pale green then paint flowers on it if you haven’t got any in the boarders.  

Answer 77

Light grey, same slate grey posts

Answer 78

I have the same colour on my decking and I’ve painted my fence dark oak which looks nice, I’ve looked everywhere for some more urban slate , I carnt get it anywhere

Answer 79

I'd paint it same colour

Answer 80

I would go lighter

Answer 81

Light grey would look nice xx

Answer 82

Lighter so it’s doesn’t feel so enclosed if there’s lots of dark. I’d also think about a lighter grey with a lavender/purple tinge - that would compliment the slate too xx

Answer 83

Paint them maybe light gray to match the sleepers

Answer 84

Lighter shade of grey x

Answer 85

Yep 50 shades of grey

Answer 86

I would go a lighter grey personally

Answer 87

Lighter shade of grey

Answer 88

I would go a lighter grey ~ it’ll look lovely !