Agree if it is in lawn setting, but the trim colour would be lovely backdrop to shrubs planted along it.

Thanks ! I was at one stage thinking of doing half strength woodland grey ( which is what our eves are ) but thought that yes it might be too dark . On the street side of the wall we will be putting mulch and planting privacy trees on that house side will be grassed with some shrubs .

How much choice you you have in the fence ?

I'd paint it in the Dune , but try and get the caps a bit taller , and do them in the same as the window trims , and do the timber in that too , or even a charcoal , as the trim actually looks like it fades -- may be an optical illusion .

And while its not what you asked about , but the trim on that top gable looks to be similarly faded too -- I would have done it darker , the same tone as your gutters etc . A bit lower , just above the entrance door , it looks like you have used the 2 tones , and it works there . But up on that gable , the lighter trim against the darker roof and flashings looks too light and 'unloved' IMO .

I would do the posts in your window trim colour and main fence in main house colour.

I should have clarified - the trims have since been re done so look nice and fresh. The little section near the gable will be filled in with timber slatting to match the fence and we will get new doors and stain the same colour as other timber features :)

I like the idea of light fence , dark posts - thanks all!!

Doing the doors and the gable section will tie it together beautifully.

If you do light fence and dark posts , what colour will you do the wooden section ? I think that if you did the wood in charcoal , which is the logical colour , it is going to look funny with the posts also dark -- it will look like you have done the whole fence dark , think it is too dark , so have painted the lower panels lighter to try and lighten it .

And when you say about changing 'the doors' to match , I hope you mean the garage doors ? I was nearly going to suggest in my earlier reply , but I had made enough suggestions that didn't relate to the fence -- but I love the warmth but also lighter honey tones of the entrance door , and was going to suggest changing the garage doors to a similar warm honey wood .

Doing the entrance door darker would be a mistake IMO -- it will darken the spot you want to be light and welcoming !

My 'it wont be cheap' suggestion ( aka money doesn't matter too much ) would be the fence the same as the house , the fence caps and house trim in charcoal ( both being horizontal lines ) , the entrance door as it is BUT change the garage to match , and the fence timber too ! That way , you get the roughness of the house and fence , but toned down and warmed up with the honey toned wooden highlights .

Again , you don't have to agree , just an idea .

I was thinking the timber of the fence would be stained similarly to the pictured fence?? I personally would just retain present front door to match.

Bloody good suggestions and yep that’s what I’m thinking . Keep front doors same kind of warm timber colour , the area above gable in the same timber colour , and the slats in the fence the same timber colour also . Can’t afford to re do the garage door skin just yet but it will be on the list. We will also get some garden borders and garden furniture and maybe even our letterbox in the same colour timber to keep it all matching :)
Re fence - Sounds like a good option is main part of fence same colour as house and the posts Potentially in dark .... might have to see if I can find any pics online of ppl Who have done this to see I like it !
Love all of yours suggestions and very open to anything non fence related !

In reply to HU , personally I wouldn't do the timber on the fence in Brown as per that sample pic -- the house in the background has a brown roof , and that is the only reason I would consider brown .

Basically , brown was trendy in the 1980's , not so much in 2020 . But the main reason is you have a light grey , a darker grey/charcoal , and a warm golden wood -- why add brown to that mix ?

And Rebecca -- its your fence , but personally I wouldn't do the poles ( vertical lines ) in a darker shade -- the other places ( the trim and gutters ) where it is used are are horizontal , I am weird but I don't mix the two . Plus , the fence is already 3 dimensional , in that the poles aren't in line with the panels , so it has shadows -- you don't need to emphasis that IMO , as nature does that in a more subtle way .

I think the photo you posted is beautiful, keeping it the same colour as your house , posts and all would look very stylish, I wouldn’t do darker posts as this will detract from your beautiful house.

Keep the posts, except maybe the caps, the same as rest of fence. You only want a subtle reflection of the house trim not a sledgehammer. Blond timber to match door and remove the dark rtimber venetians