With natural colors of the terrace board, such as cedar, teak or its copper variations, will always compete with darker shades. Today, the most popular terrace color remains Wenge. On the market, however, new variations of the darker board appear almost every season.
For example, a few seasons ago Bruggan presented the darkest novelty – Anthracite. This incredibly deep shade of charcoal with an elegant pearlescent luster is very much loved by connoisseurs of dark flooring.
What is the secret of the popularity of dark terraces?
Firstly, such flooring looks very noble and solid. It creates a feeling of reliability and peace. Dark floor is always associated with the earth underfoot, our brain is used to it.
Secondly, the dark coating is combined with furniture of any shade. Calmer colors, such as cream or beige on such a terrace, will relax and soothe. But if you want to make the interior bright, works the opposite effect – against the background of the dark coating colorful items or accessories will become more noticeable.
Thirdly, if the space is filled with light, the dark coating becomes an important accent. That’s why in open areas such colors as Wenge, Wine Brown, Walnut or Anthracite are a win-win.
Fourth, darker shades of decking are very harmonious with greenery or water and that’s why they look great in the garden or by the pool. Again, they accentuate grass or trees, flowers or a blue water body.
Also, dark terraces contrast very favorably with light-colored house facades.
Bottom line, if you’ve dreamed of creating a space that is both soothing, accentuates the landscape and your personality, a dark-colored terrace can be a good choice.
But don't forget about some of the disadvantages of dark colored flooring. Let's talk about them as well
Firstly, on a dark-colored terrace, defects are always noticeable: scratches, dust, animal hair. So you just have to take into account that the terrace needs to be cared for (honestly, this applies to any color of coating).
As for scratches – Bruggan or Legro decking is as protected from them as possible, but there can always be trouble. That’s why we recommend Multicolor full-body composite, because it’s a decking board with a surface that recovers. Any stain or scratch can be removed in minutes with sandpaper.
Secondly, a dark color always visually reduces the space. Therefore, you should take this into account in order not to make a small gazebo even smaller. In this will help light-colored furniture or accessories. But remember that they should not be absolutely white, but only a few tones lighter, then achieve maximum harmony.
This rule of visual space reduction can be used and vice versa, if you want to make your terrace more cozy and compact.
And lastly – the appearance of dark flooring directly depends on its quality. If you have chosen this particular shade for your terrace, do not skimp on the decking.
Quality composite always looks noble and has a list of advantages that are extremely important in the open space: protection from scratches and dirt, from burning and moisture, from mold, insects and fungus.
We recommend Bruggan and Legro decking that has been proven over the years.
