I was very lucky to have my Mom stay with me for a week to help me set-up my new place. She had suggested staining the cedar front porch and fence so I invited her for a visit and told her to pack a paintbrush!
A lot of people like the patina of aging cedar and I do as well but with the Calgary climate it was really beginning to dry out (and the home inspector had noted in his report that it needed to be oiled/stained). My Mom and I decided to use Behr's Solid Color Weatherproofing Wood Stain in Stonehedge - SC-125 on the porch and fence.
After seeing the stain on the front porch, we then decided that it would be nice to stain the deck as well. We went with Behr's Semi-Transparent Weatherproofing Wood Stain in Slate - ST-102.
Here are the before shots:
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| You can see that the railings, etc. hadn't faded evenly |
And now for the after shots:
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| The darken tones have definitely added a more modern feel to the porch |
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| The grey works really well with the colour of the existing siding |
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| The semi-transparent stain is much lighter than the images from Behr |
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| New Muskoka chairs were also added with outdoor fabric cushions made by my Mom |
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| Lovely little flea market stool/table crafted by my Mom |
Front porches aren't very common in Calgary and I'm really looking forward to using this great space.
Hey there I'm in Nova Scotia and also really want to do to my fence what you have done to yours. I want to do all fence boards in Stonehenge color and the posts and caps in a darker color like the photo. What color is that?
ReplyDeleteAlso do you think it will cover okay over brown pressure treated wood? I built the fence last summer with the brown PT wood . But did not stain or anything and it's starting to fade quite a bit after the summer and winter elements.