Pebbles/chippings

DIYFemale

Anyone any suggestions what colour chippings for driveway would suit a cream colour hse with a black door, granite step and arch. Have concrete at the back of the house, old fieldstone wall at back, front and used this on the kerbibg also, it's a brownish colour stone. Confused as whether to put goldish colour stone to match cream house and wall/kerbs or to put greyish colour chippings to match granite arch, step and concrete at back of house.

Any help please????
Regards.

Dee

Sonnenblumen

DIYFemale wrote: »

Anyone any suggestions what colour chippings for driveway would suit a cream colour hse with a black door, granite step and arch. Have concrete at the back of the house, old fieldstone wall at back, front and used this on the kerbibg also, it's a brownish colour stone. Confused as whether to put goldish colour stone to match cream house and wall/kerbs or to put greyish colour chippings to match granite arch, step and concrete at back of house.

Any help please????
Regards.

Dee

I don't think it is simply choosing gold or grey? You need to consider other factors,eg site aspects sunny/shaded, presence of overhanging trees/shrubs (leaves = bad news for light colours = more work).

Neutral tones such as grey are less likely to discolour and therefore look better for longer.

There are other colours available.

Finally avoid rounded stones go for a chipped stone as these compact well and are stable, larger size 18-25mm better as smaller sizes will crush, adhere to soles of shoes causing problems for timber floors etc.