Fence paint: dark green/black, white or leave it a hot mess?
Lots of work happening over here. Would love you're input on the fence.
Thursday we begin to plant climbing, flowering vines around the perimeter of our small property. The ultimate goal is to see green from every window of the house with the possibility of seeing hummingbirds and butterflies.
The fence is a mishmash of newly built, existing from the previous owner, unstained and painted light brown, plus one concrete wall. It certainly isn't the focus.
I love the idea of dark green or black to visually recede the fence, offset the green of plants, and create a more uniform look.
BUT, the area outside the kitchen, my young daughter's bedroom and her "office" - a tiny converted dinette where she creates art, does her homework and has a space of her own - has only morning light and gets dim from midday on. Dark doesn't bounce light and white / light does.
I'm thinking about opaque stain instead of paint so there's no build-up. Since my plan is to grow vines, maybe I don't care because once the vines go up, they aren't coming down to repaint or restain?
House is yellow with white trim. If it matters, cottage garden with predominate white, pink, purple flowers and green foliage is coming. Had this top beam put on the fences for vines to train towards.
My Options:
A) Go for deep green or black to recede the fence, offset plantings and create a nicer uniform look while the vines grow
B) Go for a lighter color to bounce light into the house. When my neighbor painted her house gold I noticed a wonderful warm glow coming into my kitchen that I love.
C) Leave it the mishmash it is, plant, and hope the vines grow quickly. It's a lot to paint.
Front of the house with the new gate
Side fence with less light. The vines are in pots, btw. Not planted yet. Pasiflower goes somewhere else.
This fence continuing into the backyard. There will be vines growing up from the retaining wall with plants spilling over some of the side of it. Retaining wall will wrap around the concrete wall in the back. It'll have vines too.
Back perimeter of yard
Other side of yard. Pretty sure Neighbor will let me paint this side of her garage any color I'd like.
Back of house. Thinking a pergola will go over the deck with hanging grape vines.
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