A Guide to Choosing the Perfect Shed Color

The right color can make your new shed feel like it was made for your property. The hard part is choosing it.

Your home, landscape and personal style can all help point you in the right direction, whether you want your storage shed to blend in, complement your home or stand out. Your choice of shed siding, roofing and trim will bring that look together.

There may be a few practical considerations, too. Homeowners in an HOA may need to follow neighborhood guidelines, while renters should check with their property owner or manager before purchasing a shed or choosing its colors.

Here’s what to consider when choosing the right color for your storage shed.

Complement Your Landscape

Before comparing shed colors, look at where your shed will be placed.

For homeowners, the house itself is usually the best starting point. Look at your home’s siding, roof, shutters and trim for colors you can carry over to your shed.An exact match isn’t necessary; however, a complementary shed siding color can make the building feel connected to your home while giving it a look of its own.

The landscape matters, too.

Greens and browns can settle naturally into wooded surroundings, while reds and warmer earth tones complement many farm and rural settings. Gray and other neutral shed colors are versatile choices that work with a wide range of homes and properties.

For renters, choosing colors that complement the home can help the shed feel like a natural part of the property.

Comply With Your Local Homeowner’s Association

If you own or rent a home in an HOA community, review the guidelines before finalizing your shed. Requirements may cover storage shed colors, siding materials, roofing, size, style or placement.

Some communities also require accessory buildings to match or complement the primary residence.

Use those requirements to your advantage. If your shed needs to coordinate with your house, start with the home’s existing siding, trim and roof colors. That gives you a smaller palette to work with and can make the decision much easier.

If you rent a house, condo or other property, there may be additional requirements for whether a storage shed is allowed and where it can be placed. Condo communities may also have association requirements that apply to the property.

Getting approval first can save you from choosing a shed, siding material or color combination that doesn’t meet the requirements.

Your local Old Hickory shed dealer can help you review the shed options and add-ons available in your area once you know the requirements you need to meet.

Accentuate With a Color Pop

With our selection of Sherwin-Williams® Standard Paint colors, you can choose from more than 1,000 Sherwin-Williams® A-100® custom paint colors. That gives you plenty of creative freedom, whether you want your storage shed to stand out or add a subtle touch of contrast.

A color pop doesn’t have to mean choosing the brightest shade. Start with your shed siding color, then consider how the trim and roof can change the overall look.

Lighter siding paired with darker trim can add definition around doors, windows and rooflines, while lighter trim against darker siding can create stronger contrast.

The roof gives you another opportunity to complement those colors or introduce something different.

The right combination can give even a familiar shed style a look that feels distinctly yours.

Make It a Masterpiece

Paint color is only one way to give your shed the look you want. If standard or custom paint isn’t what you have in mind, Old Hickory Buildings & Sheds offers other siding and finish options that can bring out the character of your building.

Our 3/8-inch LP SmartPanel siding can be painted, left unpainted or finished in one of five Urethane Stains. Urethane Stain lets the texture of the siding show through, giving your shed a more natural finish than traditional paint.

If you prefer a more classic appearance, 5/8-inch T1-11 siding is premium-grade real plywood exterior siding that’s protected against rotting, fungal decay and termites.

Choose Pressure Treated & Sealed T1-11 for a finished natural look, or explore Unsealed T1-11 for more flexibility with your shed’s exterior.

Bring Your Shed Color Together

Once you’ve chosen the primary siding and color, turn your attention to the roof and trim. Both can change the overall appearance of your shed and help bring the exterior together.

We offer 29-gauge metal roofing in a variety of colors, along with residential-grade architectural shingles. Architectural shingles can give your shed a more residential look, making it easier to complement your home’s roof or meet HOA requirements.

Trim can add contrast, highlight doors and windows or create a more coordinated appearance. Consider your siding, roofing and trim as one color palette to bring the exterior together.

Design Your Shed From Anywhere

Sometimes you need to see a color combination before you know it’s the right one. Old Hickory Buildings & Sheds gives you several ways to explore your options and find the look you have in mind.

With the 3D Builder, you can design from home or wherever it’s convenient and watch your shed come together in real time on your mobile or desktop device. Change siding colors, compare roofing and trim, add doors and windows and see how your choices work together as you build.

Prefer to see your options in person? Visit your local Old Hickory shed dealer to see what’s in-store and talk through the options available in your area.

The right shed color combination is the one that works with your property, meets any requirements you need to follow and gives your new shed a look you’ll enjoy for years to come.