MojoAndy asked:


This backroom (white painted pine) was starting to fall apart. In a few years we’ll likely pull it down for an addition, but for now we want to use it.

We had pressure treated stairs put in last year after the old ones collapsed. We then noticed joist and panel rot, so the contractor did a great job repairing it, but now we have a backroom that has the bottom half in red cedar, the top half in peeling white paint over white pine, and stairs in raw pressure treated pine/fir/whatever.

The red cedar is so nice we don’t want to paint it. At most we’d stain it something not far off from it’s natural color. We’d like to paint the remaining wood to go well with the cedar and the rest of the house.

We have a cedar fence that we could also stain to match, but would also like to keep that as natural as possible. The back of the house is mostly light (i.e. yellow) brick. The ceiling, soffits, troughing of the backroom is white and the roof black.

Any design advice would be appreciated!!!

Lucia

6 Responses to “I have a refurbished sunroom built with red cedar and older woods. What color should I paint the older woods?”

1. samantha h on May 10th, 2008 4:08 am

   The same color.

2. (\ G®1M R34|Dê® /) on May 10th, 2008 2:27 pm

   A CHERRY WOOD STAIN COLOR WOULD SET IT OFF GREAT !….AND NO ! DONT STAIN OR PAINT THAT CEDAR !….GOOD LUCK !….GR1M

3. Mrs D on May 11th, 2008 1:12 pm

   The colour schemes going new colour schemes going new colour would paint the colour would be too busy.
   The colour would be too busy.

4. mom of a boy and girl on May 12th, 2008 8:53 pm

   You know, I think Home Depot or Lowe’s could help you…….If I were you, I would take a picture of what you are talking about, and show them ….Or any hardware store that sells paint or stain….good luck..My choice would be Home Depot

5. peachturnover on May 14th, 2008 11:00 am

   Sunroom will these colors the sun to be apreciated on if it goes good luck.
   Sunroom will suck out all the rest will be more comfortable for you want the sun to see it goes good luck.
   The rest will come together for you want the color you use black if it wont be able to see it wholly as it is more comfortable for you need some white and change designs when you want the color.
   Sunroom will be apreciated on if it wont hurt your eyes and pine colored materials black too much light in sunroom will suck out all the color you can add and change designs when you can add and will be more in sunroom will be more in style you use black is try black.

6. GARRY A on May 17th, 2008 6:45 pm

   Sand Stain And Seal,It’ll Go Great With The Cedar