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[Closed] What colour should we paint our shed/cabin?

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We were all set for grey but having second thoughts.

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Any suggestions? Photo examples would be great


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 8:21 pm
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Tartan?


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 8:25 pm
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^ Yes


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 8:25 pm
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Just done our little one in green stain. I was a bit sceptical but I had half a tin going spare. Pretty happy with it. Sits well with the foliage that surrounds it


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 8:30 pm
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Barbie pink?

Where's Jamie and his mad skilz when you need him?


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 8:34 pm
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I'd go with a nice dark brown stain personally, possibly with a lighter stain on the door and window frames and maybe other details for contast.

Gray will just make it look like a nazi death chamber.


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 8:35 pm
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Grey can be depressing. Grey-green OTOH is noice.

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Posted : 16/03/2017 8:43 pm
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Pale blue


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 8:44 pm
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I would go for a New England style

[url= http://www.colourandpaint.com/brand/nantucket/nantucket-palette.html ]http://www.colourandpaint.com/brand/nantucket/nantucket-palette.html[/url]


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 8:46 pm
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Mine looked surprisingly good and blended in surprisingly well once painted Black


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 9:18 pm
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Worst "look at the size of our shed" thread ever!

Due to its size the aforementioned Barbie pink but with yellow spots like Mr Blooby


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 9:25 pm
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Dog cock red


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 9:32 pm
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Is that a Dulux colour stabiliser?


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 9:38 pm
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I'd go with a nice dark brown stain personally, possibly with a lighter stain on the door and window frames and maybe other details for contast.

AKA Giardia brown


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 10:15 pm
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Part of the 'shades of old english helmet' range


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 10:27 pm
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duck egg blue (or sage green) with cream trim.


 
Posted : 16/03/2017 10:45 pm
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Do it in camouflage and then spend every day trying to find it.


 
Posted : 17/03/2017 6:58 am
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Malvern riders 2nd picture is very similar to the colour scheme I've gone for with our summer house, I'll try to grab a photo later.


 
Posted : 17/03/2017 8:02 am
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Green. Allowing that behemoth of a shed to blend in.
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Posted : 17/03/2017 8:06 am
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Our neighbours have a building in their back garden that makes footflaps building look undersized so our cabin is nothing in comparison!


 
Posted : 17/03/2017 9:28 am
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Photo, as promised. Excuse the state of the garden, a small baby is not conducive to getting much garden work done!

[url= https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3795/32673426923_59dbe4278a_c.jp g" target="_blank">https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3795/32673426923_59dbe4278a_c.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/RMeRuX ]Summerhouse[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/le_grande_momo/ ]Matt Cotterill[/url], on Flickr


 
Posted : 17/03/2017 9:41 am
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I have a similar shed to that (10'x12') and we ended up painting it a sort of green (Willow Green). Looks ok.


 
Posted : 17/03/2017 9:57 am
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Go for a Siena cathedral inspired stripy look.

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Sort of like this:

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Posted : 17/03/2017 10:00 am
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Do it in camouflage and then spend every day trying to find it.

😀 lol!


 
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Green!


 
Posted : 17/03/2017 10:12 am
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Due to a miss-understanding (trade paint, all white tins) we managed to come away with 20l of pink paint, hence the workshop is now pink...

[url= https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8344/8278239059_5fb2c64f3a.jp g" target="_blank">https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8344/8278239059_5fb2c64f3a.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/dBw94D ]Painting the Gable End[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/brf/ ]Ben Freeman[/url], on Flickr

and so was one of the cats...

[url= https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8482/8279300458_243cfdbb29.jp g" target="_blank">https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8482/8279300458_243cfdbb29.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/dBBzzC ]Pink Cat...[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/brf/ ]Ben Freeman[/url], on Flickr


 
Posted : 17/03/2017 11:44 am
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Royal blue with bright yellow accents. Our wee wendy house is like that and it looks just perfect


 
Posted : 17/03/2017 12:23 pm
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Red.

Everything is better if it's red.


 
Posted : 17/03/2017 12:29 pm
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Paint? Wood? Are you mad?
🙂 Yes, I'd just oil it with osmo, but that's just me.

If you insist, I'd probably go with some kind of heritage grey-green.

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Posted : 17/03/2017 12:35 pm
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Everything is better if it's red.

Baby seals aren't.


 
Posted : 17/03/2017 12:35 pm
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Baby seals aren't.

Polar bears disagree.


 
Posted : 17/03/2017 1:00 pm