Help choosing cladding colour for garden office to match bifolds
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5 years ago
I have almost finished building a garden office and have used second hand Lacuna Bifolds in Beige/Grey (Ral 1019). The cladding treatment I used has turned out orange (horrible!) so need to find a new colour to paint the cladding that works with with the doors.
I have tried a sample of Cuprinol Garden shades Dusky Gem (Please see sample to left of doors) but not sure if this will work across the whole cladding. What would you recommend colour wise?
If the slate grey flashing doesn't work I can just fix wood over it and paint so that's fine.
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