Choosing interior paint colors is a simple task when compared to selecting a stain for your deck. Inside, your decisions mainly revolve around personal tastes. For a deck, you must take into consideration the exterior color scheme of your home, the grain of the deck — do you want to hide or highlight it? — and surrounding landscaping.
Once you consider these factors, you can further narrow your options by checking out the hot hues for 2015. We’ve looked at the offerings and rounded up a few on-trend colors from leading paint manufacturers Benjamin Moore, Behr, and Sherwin-Williams to help you decide on the final palette for your deck.
What Are the Hottest Stain Colors?
Paint companies keep certain deck stain colors, from transparent to solid, in their inventory from year to year. These are basic hues that remain popular with homeowners. They also introduce new hues each year across all opacities, but the most dramatic effects are typically achieved with a semi-solid or solid stain. If you really want to make a statement with your deck, opt for the a more opaque version of one of these on-trend colors:
Benjamin Moore
Abbey Brown — This rich brown stain fits complements modern architecture and chic decor. The company suggests pairing it with lighter-colored furniture and bright accents for a contemporary design.
Stonehenge — If you want a more neutral backdrop for your deck but still want the hue to have presence, this washed grey stain delivers. Colorful decor and landscaping will pop against it, and because it takes a backseat you can change up your cushions and other items each year without worrying about clashing.
Benjamin Moore offers semi-transparent and semi-solid stains in 75 different colors. Solid stains can be custom-tinted with any of the company’s hues, giving you a seemingly unlimited number of options.
Behr
Light Lead — Behr also recognizes that grey is a hot trend for 2015. Just like Stonehenge from Benjamin Moore, this color makes a quiet statement while allowing other items on your deck to take the lead. If you like grey but want more punch, check out Harbor Grey or Drift Grey, two options with a bit more saturation.
Bordeaux — If you want the deck to be a focal point of your home’s exterior, look to the hot reds available this year from Behr. This one has a dramatic effect, which crisp white furnishings and decor can pop against. When opting for such a bold color, be sure to live with it for a few weeks on a small area of your deck to ensure you will be happy with it long-term.
Behr offers 54 colors alone in its Deck Over collection, with 54 solid, 54 semi-transparent, and nine transparent options available as well.
Sherwin-Williams
SW 3535 Foliage
Exterior Semi-Transparent Stain
Foliage — This paint company’s deck stain offerings lean more toward the natural world for inspiration. A green such as this one brings to mind mossy tree bark, making it perfect for a home on a tree-heavy property if you want to blend into the wooded environment.
Almond Tree — Another rich neutral that lets its surroundings sing, this hue proves popular with homeowners who want a contrast to home with a bold exterior color scheme. Remember: a neutral can also make a statement, just a quieter one.
Sherwin-Williams offers 51 semi-transparent stain colors and 48 solid, with the latter offering more hues than can stand on their own as opposed to simply adding a touch of color while highlighting a wood’s natural beauty.
If you would like further guidance as you choose stain colors for your deck, please set up an appointment with one of our professional painters. We can help from color selection through job completion.
