SHED EXTERIOR

Aaahhh!!  What’s happened to spring?  My patio pots are in complete disarray thanks to gale force winds gusting about.  I hope the recent glorious weather isn’t the last we’ve seen of the sun this year as I’ve still got a shed exterior to paint!

 

Gusting winds wreak havoc on patio pots

I’ve spent hours beautifying the shed’s interior but that’s no good if the outside is left exposed to the elements as over time, the timber will deteriorate or rot in the damp, dingy, British climate.  As the outside is going to be directly visible from the lounge patio doors then that too needs to be pleasing to the eye. 

Continuing the theme from the interior decorative scheme, I’ve decided to paint the outside black and green too.  

The Darth Vader of sheds

Now black may not be everyone’s choice for a shed but I just didn’t really fancy any of the other Cuprinol Shades on offer and creosote is probably well out of fashion and likely to be banned for being super stinky or unkind to the local environment. 

For starters, I’ve applied 2 very generous coats of Cuprinol Ducksback paint in black to the outside and as I’ve plenty of paint to spare, I’ll probably throw on a third coat just to use the tin up once the weather warms up again.

 

Good coverage and goes on well

You get good coverage from a 5L tin of Ducksback.  One large tin easily stretches to 3 generous coats of paint and as long as you apply it when ambient temperatures are high and the weather is dry then you should end up with a nice smooth even look.  Plus at £10 a tin from Homebase it's vastly cheaper than other shed/outdoor paints.

The shed is now looking like the Darth Vader of the back border but rather than appearing to be a dark hulking menace in a corner, I feel the depth of colour provided by the rich blackness makes a fantastic backdrop to the lighter greens of the shrubs/plants close by.

 

Looks rather smart in black

Makes a nice backdrop for green foliage

Now all I need is a few bright, warm days to apply a third and final coat to the exterior and a second coat of green to the window frames then we’ll be almost finished.

Almost done