Nice large deck. As long as you don't mind the extra effort required to keep white looking white, go for it. Even with white verticals, however, consider another color -- black or the color of the siding of your home -- for your rail and for the bottom horizontal "kick board" (if for no reason than that it should be easier to keep the rail and kick board looking clean if they aren't white, too).

Jan, I can't thank you enough for your response and thinking "outside the box"! We purchased the Zuri "low maintenance" decking because we have two other wood decks that do require some maintenance. I agree with you that all of the composite/no maintenance deck options seem to require SOME sort of challenge. In my opinion, the companies who sell these decks should include some sort of reference to furniture/décor that DOES WORK in the space! Photos on their websites help but ACTUAL users of the products and not just staged photos are what really helps the customer! I LOVE your idea of the canvas and had thought for a moment about using/making a duck canvas runner. Our deck space is 5x9 but the actual size of runner I would purchase/make would be 2' 8"x 7. The thought on this length would be that the length would fit 2 chairs and a 1 ft small table as well as some extra space to utilize as a "doormat". The furniture would hold down the canvas. I realize that it does sound ridiculous to spend all this $ on a beautiful deck then cover it up! The benefit of a canvas runner is that I could easily roll it up and hopefully wash it as needed. I do like your ideas of acrylic, painting, and pre primed fabric but due to the "what not to use on Zuri deck" I am hesitant to use anything that isn't "natural". Again I *sigh*. While we spent some $$ on the Zuri deck, here I am trying to "design on a dime" and DIY what I can for the deck. I plan on ordering 2 deck chairs from Ikea, make a 1' side table, and with your suggestion, try and make a canvas runner. I appreciate your feedback and thoughts:) Side note: I noticed you are from ROC-YAY! I am originally from Webster but now live in Baltimore. My parents still reside in Webster- "Where Life is Worth Living" Thx again!

^ Good idea. It would be nice to see all that cement re-done, if you can afford it. Or maybe just put some pavers or a concrete slab from the doorsill to the wall (it looks like at least one sill is a few inches above the concrete) which would create the first step. The wall itself doesn't look so tall as to need more than one step -- although pics can be deceiving. It just doesn't look like a good area for a wooden deck, unless you particularly want something raised above the ground on posts. A paver/block/stone patio would work and be pretty uncomplicated to install.

where it looks very close to Pale Oak It's not. There is ample difference between Origami White and Pale Oak. Same hue family but compare Value and Chroma, that's where you see it. White on white color schemes hinge on Chroma. There needs to be a difference in Chroma of 0.20 (ish) +/-. Plenty of space between Extra White and Origami to work.