Black stained privacy fence

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If you’ve gone through a major renovation project and you live in a place with seasons, you might know what…

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This post is all about staining our black wood fence. I share the process, my tips, and before and after photos.

Fences can make or break your kerb appeal. They are no longer just to secure space and mark boundaries, fence walls are now widely used as the edging to frame your garden, the highlight to your landscape design or as the focal point of your frontage. Choosing the right one amongst hundreds of fence

A couple weeks ago we put the final touches on the fence stain (see the before pics here!). We still need to figure out what we want to do with the floor of the deck, but I thought I'd share some updated pics anyway. We chose Charcoal by Wood-Shield and love the way it warms up the back yard. It makes the greenery really stand out! Next up is the deck floor as I mentioned and we just put in an order for a sail shade for under the pergola because it gets really hot up there in the afternoon…

black wood cedar fence. Black Wood Fence Reveal • Black Stain on a Wood Fence, before and after! Black stain on a wood fence is the perfect mix of modern and classic home style.

Valspar Charred Gray Semi-Transparent Stain- pops the landscaping and matches our gutters/shutters/garage door SW Peppercorn paint 7674.

Should you paint your fence black? I settled in on a charcoal color and I'm here to tell you that going dark on my fence was a very good thing.

As part of our landscape remodel, we were faced with a challenge: what to do with the weather-stained fence which spanned our entire back yard. The Before Replacing it was a non-starter unfortunately, so we opted to straighten it, mend it in a few places, and paint or stain. We’ll have a large hedge in front of it eventually, once our plants fill in. For the paint, we wanted something not too thick, not too black, not too blue, not too brown… the perfect charcoal grey that wouldn’t smother…