When you begin designing your building, one of the big choices you will need to make is which colour, or colours, to choose for the exterior. Colour is a wonderful thing: it has the ability to either lift and elevate your building to a beautiful garden focal point, or it can help camouflage your building and make it blend in for a more understated look.
Depending on the building design you choose, we have 5 main paint ranges for you to look through. Each building we produce is hand-sprayed in our Norfolk workshop to ensure a consistent, professional finish.
If you would like to order a sample of any of these paint colours to help make your decision, please Contact Us or call 01760 444229.
Crane Exterior Colours
Black
Lizard
Slate
Lichen
Sage
Verdigris
Ivory
Saltwater
Sundrenched
Pebble
Twine
Sandstone
Cream
Taupe
Ash
This paint system is available to choose with our Superior Sheds, Summerhouses, Garden Rooms, Garden Offices, Garden Studios, Garages and Greenhouses.
Inspired by nature, this colour palette has been carefully selected to offer you a range of shades that will enhance your garden building and complement a garden environment.
Our Exterior paint colours are fully opaque; the 2 coat system is proven to be the best possible protection for exterior timber, meaning that it achieves a very low maintenance, durable finish. Choose a single colour for your building if you wish, or you can also paint the doors and windows a different colour for a truly distinctive look.
Farrow & Ball Exterior Colours
Wimborne White
Pointing
Old White
Light Gray
Mouse's Back
Manor House Gray
French Gray
Pigeon
Card Room Green
Green Smoke
Down Pipe
Off-Black
Crane Garden Buildings have collaborated with Farrow & Ball to offer you our buildings in a specially selected range of their exterior paint colours. Farrow & Ball exterior eggshell paint has a mid-sheen finish, suitable for use on our garden buildings.
After spending many years developing the paint, they have created a highly durable product that is flexible and highly resistant to flaking, peeling, and colour fade, as well as being both fungal and water resistant.
This fantastic range of colours is available on our Garden Rooms, Summerhouses, Garden Offices, Garden Studios, Superior Sheds, Garages and Greenhouses.
Sikkens Stain Exterior Colours
Black
Walnut
Teak
Mahogany
Green
Rosewood
Grey
This paint range is available to choose from with our Superior Sheds and range of Garages
Sikkens provides long-lasting protection for your building, enhancing the natural beauty of the timber with its translucent coverage. It was also shown to be the best translucent wood stain in trials carried out by TRADA (The Timber Research and Development Association).
National Trust Exterior Colours
Painters Grey
Disraeli Green
Earls Grey
Dome Ochre
Terrace Green
Wades Lantern
Inspired by the special places cared for by the National Trust, these six colours have been specially selected for our National Trust paint range. They are natural, earthy colours that are sure to blend in well with your garden.
These colours are only available to choose from with the National Trust Garden Buildings Collection of sheds and summerhouses.
Classic Exterior Colours
Stone
Moss
Seagrass
Cotton
Smoke
Coal
This paint system is only available with our Classic range of buildings, including the Classic Shed, Classic Summerhouse and Classic Office.
While you can choose to have your Classic Shed treated with a natural-looking light oak preservative externally, the Classic Shed, Summerhouse and Office all come with a choice of the below Classic paint colours as standard, with the Classic Summerhouse also offering the option of having the inside painted in the same colour as the outside.
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Why Choose Crane
Established in 1974 by David Crane, Crane Garden Buildings are proud to still be, at their heart, a Norfolk-based, family-run business, and a highly rated producer of high quality timber garden buildings.
Handmade to order
Designs tailored to your needs
UK Delivery & installation included
Show sites across the country
Over 45 years' experience
The above colour charts are designed to provide an indication of the colours across our ranges: they shouldn’t be taken as an exact replication of colour. If none of these colours are suitable for your needs, we are able to match any colour of your choice at an extra cost if you would prefer to do so.
With a vast array of colours on offer, please contact us to request a sample, and to discuss with our experienced designers which may be the best colour option for you.