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Picking the stain color for the greenhouse was quite the task! Because the greenhouse was made with untreated wood, it needed to be stained.
It took me a long time to decide the stain color...& I'm technically still deciding. Let me explain...
I really wanted to paint the greenhouse green but I wasn't sure how well that would vibe with the rest of the buildings on our property. Our house is stained super dark but it's not really a color I want every other outdoor structure to be.
After going back and forth for what seems like forever, I finally went to the paint store to get more ideas. At the time, I was thinking of just putting a natural color type of stain on the greenhouse & repainting it next year.
I went over what I wanted at the paint store & mentioned I wanted a super light stain. They happened to have a gallon of white stain that someone didn't end up using & I thought it would work great for the greenhouse.
I got a few more gallons made & I was ready to go!
Staining the greenhouse took forever. I hate painting/staining large areas & the greenhouse was a lot. At one point we tried using our paint sprayers. It made the process faster but I feel like the stain really didn't soak in to the wood. Throughout the summer, I went back & put another coat of stain on different areas with a paint brush. I tried to get the front really good because that's what is seen the most.
I still might paint the entire greenhouse next year. I just wanted to get a protective coat on the greenhouse before the wood started rotting. With the greenhouse being white, it will be super easy to paint over if I want to.
Picking the paint color for the windows & door was super easy. I have a go to off white color that I paint almost everything with. It's the same color I painted the pergola & I love it so much. It seems like the color goes well with everything.
My style is always changing so we'll see what happens with the greenhouse next year! I have a few more things to do to get it ready to be an actual greenhouse but I've been having fun decorating it in the meantime!
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