What colour for wooden gate

NIMAN

This isn't woodcraft per se, but also isn't interior design so don't want to post in the other forum.

I have a wooden entrance gate to my house. Standard enough design, one each side, maybe 12ft/14ft across in total.

I have had it unpainted/unstained for maybe 2 or 3 years now, and would like to do it.

Thing is, my front door and the 3 bar ranch style fence around the front of the house are black. I think if I did the gate black too it might be a little too much.

So I was thinking of staining it, but not sure which would suit?
Darker like walnut or lighter?

kadman

What material is the gate made from. What wood?

Few woods could remain un painted/untreated for 3 years, and

be ready for paint without a lot of prepping first

awec

I'd go with black tbh. My own side gate is painted black and it looks tidy.

Doctors room ghost

Dark oak is a nice colour on timber gates

Kaybaykwah

Try staining instead of painting since the stains scale less over time. The oil based stains are better but rarer and also messier than your water based emulsions. Hard to say about color without seeing the whole house.

NIMAN

kadman wrote: »

What material is the gate made from. What wood?

Few woods could remain un painted/untreated for 3 years, and

be ready for paint without a lot of prepping first

Sorry, would have no idea...I'll read up on prep'ing it.

kadman

Is it a softwood or hardwood??