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Shed paint regret

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sunshineandtea · 23/05/2023 13:59

I've painted the garden shed in 'warm stone' by Ronseal and it just looks shite.
Fences are dark oak, shall I just go over it?

Shed paint regret
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ZeldaWillTellYourFortune · 23/05/2023 19:07

Paint it dark like the fence, or at least a dark sage green.

sunshineandtea · 23/05/2023 19:50

@ZeldaWillTellYourFortune yes I think so. It's just too... anaemic like PP said. I don't want it to be a feature so if it's dark it'll blend in better

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justsayingthat · 23/05/2023 19:58

I'd paint the door and the trim around the top the same brown as the fence to tie it in a bit.

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ZeldaWillTellYourFortune · 23/05/2023 20:54

I had a pale shed for several years and couldn't believe the difference/improvement when I finally painted it a dark grey-green.

YellowHatt · 23/05/2023 21:14

What a nice garden. I’d either leave it or go sage green.

LemonDrizzle10 · 23/05/2023 21:36

Cute dog OP

MarinatemysoulinSprite · 23/05/2023 21:39

Paint the fence to match it!

Bovrilla · 23/05/2023 21:42

All my fences are this colour. It was a blighter for being patchy and looking rubbish until I'd done 3 coats (on new fences).

But it's lovely now!

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