Tips On Contrasting NeoTimber® Decking Colours

As our composite decking colour range has grown, so too has the creativity of our customers. Now, more than ever before, they’re looking for new ways to combine colours to establish contrast across their outdoor spaces. Only, with so many choices at your fingertips, how could you possibly know where to start? That’s where we come in. Let us give you some inspiration on how to get the most out of our extensive array of composite decking colours.

Don’t worry, we get it… we know how frustrating it can be when you’re trying to figure out what colours will compliment your deck. The styling part is supposed to be fun, right? Below, we’ve put together a quick and easy guide on how to style contrasting decking colours.

Customers are often asking us whether you can mix and match the deck boards, and the answer to this is simple… Yes, you can! Watching you create unique deck designs is one of the best parts of what we do, and we’re always eager to see what you come up with. Without limiting your creativity, we’ve outlined which composite decking colours we believe contrast best. Hopefully, this’ll give you the confidence you need to ‘do decking differently’. Thankfully, contrasting decking colours isn’t as tricky as it sounds.

First up, we’ve got our grey and antique board pairing. Since antique has underlying cool tones and flecks of grey running through the embossed woodgrain finish, these two come together to create a timeless team.

Say you’re looking to master the modern monochrome effect. Instead of giving charcoal or grey a solo role, put them together to create a contemporary concoction of composite.

More aligned with what you might think of when you picture contrasting decking colours, this partnership is one that’ll grab everyone’s attention. With many more pale sand tones and dark monochromes making their way into our homes, these two colours paired together can link your interior and garden together nicely.

Looking for a traditional look with a twist? These two colourways paired together will add a contrasting deep brown and golden glow to your garden space. Not unlike chocolate and caramel, the tones make for a sensationally sweet outdoor space.

Before choosing the furniture and accessories you want for your shiny new deck, we suggest actually getting it installed first and foremost. Doing so will let you develop a vision based on the colours you’ve chosen. Although, if you can’t wait to start making a mood board, you can always order some free samples and start colour matching in advance. Just… Hold off on buying until you’ve got your deck ready for furnishing.

Until then, we’re happy to give you an outline of the core colours we offer, as well as what works best from a design and colour-match perspective.

The ultimate neutral colour with a premium finish, our antique boards bring the indoors outwards. Style this with the natural tones of creams, beiges, pale greys, or even a pop of black to make sure all eyes stay on you. When it comes to furniture and accessories, we advise sticking to these colours and incorporating sage green plants to really bring out the cool tones within the board’s colouration.

Charcoal is our darkest board, and many are naturally daunted by the idea of introducing black to their garden. However, with the trend of adding pops of black to your living space growing in popularity, charcoal decking will be the perfect extension of your living space. This board can even be paired with vibrant colours to creating a bold statement. Colours like lime green, yellow, or magenta will work best with this monochromatic medley to help you stand out in a stylish way.

NeoTimber® recommends adding creams and whites against our light oak brown teak board to create a contemporary and calming contrast within your garden space. Our teak board is the closest you will get to achieving that natural traditional timber look, particularly when opting for grooved side up. Light oak tones lend themselves to the Scandinavian trend that we are seeing in both the interior world and in garden furnishing design.

The sky is the limit with our grey coloured board! Offering the ultimate contemporary flooring solution to your outdoor space, grey’s neutral tones lend themselves to any colour will pairing. Highly versatile, you could use pastel textiles in spring for that fresh feel, before swapping to deep reds in winter for some festive fun. No matter what you choose, our grey composite decking gives you so much to play around with. So get playing! You’re sure to find a combo that looks incredible all year round.

Our darkest brown board, sitting between dark walnut and ebony, NeoTimber’s chocolate composite decking is our most traditional colour, bringing the true beauty of timber decking to your garden. Burnt oranges, deep reds, creams, and olive greens are our top picks for accessorising this colour of board in your garden.

Hopefully you’re now feeling inspired and can go away and style up your deck. Looking to incorporate a new colourway so your deck contrasts like the composite decking images above? Then why not order a free composite deck sample to see what colour works best in your garden?