Are painted/stained fences anything other than brown a bit naff?

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We're having a new fence put up at the bottom of the garden. I'm thinking of painting it green so it kind of blends in with the foliage down there. I have this nagging doubt that painted fences are a bit naff though 😬

Black?! In a garden? Are you all mad?

Do whatever you like the look of. Personally I think weathered, mid-brown fence panels look fine and inoffensive, but hate anything tending towards orange. I love the way greens blend in with the garden, and intend to paint mine next spring before everything starts growing again.

p.s. I was shocked and appalled at the idea of a black fence just then alternative, but looking at pics - love it!

That is because it shows off the garden to it's best.

@AlternativeTentacle the black fences looks amazing!!!!!

I would never have thought of that.

I hope not!
I've just spent today painting my new fence Forest Green. It's rather nice

Mine are dark grey & that's also a great colour to put greenery against

No, green is a perfectly permissible colour for fence stain unlike blue

Our front picket is dark grey and it looks really good. Dh had been nagging for ages and I finally said OK last year. Wished I said yes earlier!

I was appalled at the suggestion of black for a garden and then saw the pics. Omg, amazing!

Ours are black, we spent last summer painting and building raised beds. We need to plant plants - may be too late for that this year.

I'll add a pic. Only problem is it shows up the spiders webs.

Not the greatest pic but my washing is out!

Ours is a dark grey. It shows up the plants really nicely.

White here. Makes my purple clematis look good.
She'd is painted pale green.

anything but that sage green colour!

Mine are going to be black or charcoal when I get around to replacing them. So is dhs workshop when we get around to putting it up (only been planning it for 7 years )

Dark colours make the plants sing :)

Please op brown is naff not other coolurs, they are only brown because thats the only colour there used to be!

Soooo many colours , buy some and mix your own! I think brown is so old fashioned and dark and nothing looks particularly nice agaisnt it as a back drop.

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op loot at this or google pininterest painted garden fences...

We have a lovely wall round most of ours so no paint but the planters DH has built are Sage and I love the way it looks

Ps we have fake grass too and I love it....no mess no mud no cutting perfect

I am quite like a dark green when the fence is obstructed by bushes and trees. It might blend in unobtrusively.

in most cases I like a dark brown. Any concrete fenceposts or gravel boards can be treated with masonry paint to match.