You say your problem with wood fence is it doesn't go with your house, but you don't show the house. Give everyone a few photos to work with.

Here is how to post a Design Dilemma to get the best results. You need to show the whole space—all four sides of an entire space—even if it’s about one specific Dilemma. In the case of a house exterior, you need to show house from a distance away to see the setting and neighboring houses, then house close up, including garage, fences, etc. If asking about color, add a very closeup shot of stone work, bricks, etc.

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Do the same color as your trim on the house .

The new fences will weather nicely.

Painted fences require frequent repainting, at least as often as houses. You can get an estimate now and decide if you want to pay a similar amount every few years.

@apple_pie_order The flippers used pressure treated/redwood mix and we put in full redwood. The different types of wood + it being all different colors bothers me. I'm not fond of the patina look....it just comes off as unkempt to me (unpopular opinion, perhaps)

ArborCoat is a solid wood stain with color made by Benjamin Moore. We used it on our deck. It was a good product. Scroll down for solid color stains. https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/wood-stain-colors

I'd think of the color you are selecting not as a "fence" color but as a third trim color to your house. Look at all three colors together and consider your roof color in the mix too. Do you have the names of your house paint color and house trim color? Often companies will suggest matches. Try holding up Briarwood or Bennington.

I've been a fan of Maritime white for interior space. I'd sample it on some wood and see how it looks. It isn't too bright white, nor too yellow, which I think is good. But again, you don't have to paint a white or cream ring around your home. Another color that blends well with nature and leaves could be nice.

I've used Olympic in the past in a solid colour and it covered well and they have a nice colour selection.

https://www.olympic.com/

" Picket fence white over 100 feet will be too stark, I think. "

Are pictures 2, 3 & 4 your actual fence? If so, that is not a pickets fence. To make the fence work with your house colors we need to see your house for context. If those pics are not your actual fence, show your fence as well.

@millworkman All the pictures outside of #1 are my home.

Agree with Kendrah that you need to think more in conjunction with your house - We recently stained our fence a soft semi transparent black - it recedes nicely and looks great with all the greenery & plantings - there are also grey stains that might look more purposeful to you than the weathered patina (another vote not to paint)

@Norwood Architects Thank you! It's so charming - built in 1900. Flippers came in and made some weird design decisions inside, so working through minimizing those. Thanks for the idea about the paint color.....

50/50 mix Cabots bleaching oil and driftwood gray semi-transparent stain. And then let it weather naturally. The stain will gray it out a bit right away while the bleaching oil will make it naturally weather quicker.

Instead of matching to the light trim, consider the impact of (any) color given the amount of fencing. It’s a huge commitment both in cost and labour; consider the overall effect on your property. I think shades similar to below will complement your home and feel softer/more natural and be more forgiving. Staining will wear better, but given the many variations in the wood, might not be feasible).

When landscaping, again consider a natural, soft effect.

No expert here, sorry, but do have some experience with painted wood deck. What a pain. And light - colored paint worse.

On a fence, there’ll be lot of dirt- splash so it won’t look like the inspo for long. So, I’d ditto some kind of stain that unifies the different woods but is ok not being “ crisp & bright”, so somewhat on the neutral color side , and to re-apply is more forgiving ( pressure-wash, but nothing that peels, flakes. You’ve gotten some suggestions, and might experiment with some samples and/ or some photo- shopping programs using your house.

The paint would look lovely but I agree that it will be considerably more work in the long run, especially a light color. As mentioned above stains will appear from dirt, leaves, mold, bird droppings, etc. that will be much more noticeable on light paint than on stain.

There is a happy medium between a white fence and doing nothing, finding it is going to take some experimenting.

You may be thinking incorrectly of the difference between paint and stain. There are stains that are opaque and colored. Here is a picture of the roof deck at our former house that was stained Briarwood, an opaque stain - BM ArborCoat.

The side of the can shows the different levels of transparency. I used completely solid.

And the same goes for Olympic stains, you can get transparent, semi-transparent, and solid which is opaque.

Oh my goodness. I love your house! I think you couldn't go wrong with either your trim color or your house color. I agree that a solid color stain would probably be best. Hope you come back when the job is finished!

I love the idea of using your house color, instead of the trim color, on your fence. It will not show dirt the same way a white or cream would, and it will really look lovely with whatever vegetation you plant around it. I think it will connect more harmoniously to your house.

This is beautiful, and expensive wood. why would you paint over it, making yourself a slave to yearly recoats?

Look into Penofin oil wood finish. if you get something that will tie in all 3 woods, it will look fine. use the marine finish. UV light will turn that wood gray in a year or two.

if you use a fence/deck stain, prepare to recoat it every two years or else it's going to look horrible.

that semi trans black idea might be nice. Penofin makes an Ebony stain color you might try.

Like Kendrah, I prefer the same colour as the body of the house compared to the beige.

For some reason, I'm unable to post the comparative sketch I've done (just posts a little empty square) but it would look somewhat in colour like the beautiful post of a fence with grasses etc. by Maureen above (last picture) .

In CR's tests, the best performing product was Behr Solid Color House and Fence Exterior Wood Stain (pictured in the orange can). You can buy a pre-mixed color or have it tinted to a custom color (e.g., to match the house) at Home Depot.

@lisedv - I too had trouble posting and only little broken squares came up. I just left the little squares. When I came back later the squares became real pictures.

OMG! Your home is gorgeous! I'd go with a gray that matches your house, maybe the next shade lighter on the color strip... which looks an awful lot like the gray fence photo you posted. It will be softer than a cream color--blending into the background a bit more. Also, your next-door neighbor has a gray house, and you can see part of it above the top of the fence. If you paint your fence a cream color, it will look beautiful for sure, but then you will see this distinct line of a different color when you look at that part of the fence.

I have always used BEHR for any exterior painting, it really seems to hold up to the harsh sun (just north of Tampa, FL) and heavy rain. I've painted aluminum siding and vinyl siding and cement board, and it still looks great. Many people advised you to stain instead of paint, and use an opaque stain. I am not sure you would get the coverage you need to make those knotholes disappear with a stain. If you have a piece of the fence, take it with you along with your photos, to a paint specialist who can advise you about durability and about making those knotholes disappear....nothing worse than painting two or three coats only to have big brown round spots show up a couple days later!

Sue Johnson "Many people advised you to stain instead of paint, and use an opaque stain. I am not sure you would get the coverage you need to make those knotholes disappear with a stain."

The Behr Wood Stain instructions recommend you prime knots with Behr Primer & Sealer No. 436.