chocccie Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 My compost bins are made up of pallets .... I would like to paint them some cheery colours to bring a bit of extra life to the garden during winter months.Is there any reason why I shouldn't? Would the chemicals in the paint seep into the compost (which I would be using on food crops)? I think it should be ok as I will only be painting the outside of the pallets .. .the insides, where the compost goes, is lined with plastic.So, if I can do it.... any suggestions of nice colour themes? I want it to look bright and cheerful without being gaudy. I don't want a boring tasteful green though, or anything like that. I was thinking maybe a lilacs & purples .... but I would welcome inspiration!Thanks! [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londoneye Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 How about that sort of Moroccan orange ? With some brown or yellow patterns on. I am sure you could find inspiration from any site which sells Moroccan goods. Just a thought because their gardens are so lovely and they often have pots etc of those colours in them.No idea about the other part, although I can't think of any reason why painting the outside of pallets would harm anything - paint is no longer lead-based is it ??? I guess if you can paint childrens' bedrooms (and what's to stop them licking the walls!) then a compost bin should be ok, as you describe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocccie Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 [quote user="londoneye"] I guess if you can paint childrens' bedrooms (and what's to stop them licking the walls!) [/quote] That made me belly laugh!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini_man Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 [quote user="chocccie"] I was thinking maybe a lilacs & purples .... [:)][/quote]Too many magic mushrooms methinks [Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Dordogne Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Many beekeepers paint the outside of their hives in sometimes bizzare colours - the paint doesn't effect the bees so wont effect your compost. Pour the paint ON the compost and you've got a problem.I wanted to paint our 9 bins that rather nice blue and grey that you see on shutters but OH says the colours would be out of keeping.Rats and Rats again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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