Grey & Beige Composite Decking Ideas

Whether you’re building a new deck, expanding an existing deck, or thinking about resurfacing your existing deck, you should know about the “greige” outdoor design trend.  So, let’s look a little more closely at grey and beige composite decking ideas.

Grey & Beige Color Trends

For multiple decades, grey deck color schemes have taken precedence over natural wood and coffee tones as the tasteful blank canvass of choice for decks and outdoor design. In the last few years, however, nature has been making a comeback, meaning warmer colors somewhere between grey and beige are currently all the rage. 

Admittedly it’s not the prettiest word, but the portmanteau, greige, represents the marriage of grey and beige that’s currently all the rage. Trex offers a variety of deck board styles that fit very well into the trend – and like all Trex products, they promise a long life. Luckily, given the versatility of these colors, a deck designed to suit the grey and beige color trend should stay stylish for years to come and can be dressed up or down easily with planting and furnishing. The Trex styles that suit this timeless trend include:

• Biscayne

Biscayne is part of the Trex Trex Transcend® Lineage® range. Transcend Lineage® decking boards come with a 50-year warranty and heat-mitigating technology, so the family can run around on the deck even on the sunniest days. The comfortably faded coastal brown of Biscayne evokes a salt-whipped seaside cabin, without the wait for weathering and with a much longer lifespan than a wooden beachside deck could manage. 

• Rope Swing

Part of our best-selling Trex Transcend® range. Transcend decking boards all come with a 50-year warranty. Rope Swing is a natural-looking composite decking option, with a realistic grain and an earthy wood tone that – you guessed it - falls in that sweet spot between a natural brown and a neutral grey. 

• Rocky Harbor

It may be the budget option relative to Rope Swing and Biscayne, but Rocky Harbor from the Trex Enhance® range is still great quality and perfect for the grey-beige decking trend. These boards fall somewhere between toasty sand and slate grey, with either color drawn out depending on how you dress them up.

Benefits of a Grey & Beige Deck Color

Colors that sit somewhere between grey and beige benefit from the slightly cold modernity of grey and the warm timeless feel of brown tones. This means a deck in Rocky Harbor, Rope Swing, or Biscayne will look bang on trend right now but also stay relevant and versatile for years to come. All three colors work with stylish minimalism that brings out the grey, as well as decadent maximalism or rustic family styling that will work with the natural warm notes within all three colors.

That’s important, as Trex decking tends to last. While Biscayne and Rope Swing both come with a 50-year warranty, the most affordable option, Rocky Harbor, is also under warranty for 25 years. So, you’d better consider your personal style and how you will want to use your deck for decades to come before you decide on the perfect shade of greige. 

There are a lot of plusses to the grey-beige decking trend, and to choosing Trex decking in particular. Here are the key benefits:

• Grey-to-beige decking works with a variety of styles and can be dressed up or down with furniture, lighting, planting, and more

• For the same reasons, these colors will work with most interior design styles. You’ll feel like you’re extending your living space into the yard simply by building or resurfacing a deck.

• Grey/beige decking lets nature shine. It looks at home in the woods, the desert, the beach, and the mountains. It can even bring a natural look to a very urban backyard. 

• The natural look is enhanced by Trex decking’s realistic-looking grain pattern. Biscayne in particular, has a subtle and incredibly realistic grain pattern, as well as that heat-resistant technology that makes it suitable for even quite extreme climates. 

• If you choose one of Trex’s warm grey-brown decking options, you’ll not only benefit from composite decking with a natural look and long lifespan, but you’ll also be making an eco-friendly choice. All Trex decking is eco-friendly in terms of both manufacturing and materials, using 95% recycled sawdust and recycled plastic film along with a manufacturing process that reuses almost 100% of the water needed to create your deck boards. All that, while staying on trend!

Grey & Beige Deck Ideas

So, you know you want a grey-to-beige deck. Maybe you’ve even decided on Rope Swing, Biscayne, or Rocky Harbor. But what’s next? How are you going to make your greige deck suit your personal style and space? 

Let’s take a look at some brown and grey deck color ideas:

• Greige loves water

The faded warmth of a deck somewhere between grey and beige evokes a wind-whipped shore. That means it looks great close to water, whether that means a poolside deck, a water feature, or, if you’re lucky, a deck by a natural water source like a lake or stream. You can also dress up your greige deck with nautical colors like white, blue, and cute pastels to give the feeling of the shore without the splashing.

• Play with color and contrast

Contrasting your grey-brown deck boards with a dark railing is a great way to make that main color pop. The joy of greige is its versatility, so it looks great with a dark railing and incredibly modern and stylish with a glass railing. In other words, it lets you play. You can use the Trex® Deck and Railing Duos tool to start exploring your options.

• Accessorize, naturally

Grey and brown decks look great in natural surroundings without stealing the show. Why not consider the planting you’d like around your decking, or the trees and other natural elements that already make up your backyard when choosing your deck design?

• Warm things up with brown tones

Want to bring out the calm, warm tones in your greige deck? Easy. Just choose furniture in traditional wood colors to enhance the honey and oak notes in your deck. Whether it’s rocking chairs looking over the lawn or Havana chairs to bring the beach to you, natural wood brings a lot to a grey-brown color palette. 

• Classic white accents

At the other end of the scale, white railings, planters, furniture, or a white pergola will emphasize the stylish modern grey of your deck. The best news? It’s easy to swap out browns for bright white over time. It’s just one of the ways a greige deck color scheme is versatile.

 Find Your Favorite Deck Color Today!

Whether you’re convinced by greige or looking for something totally different, Trex has a decking style you’ll love. Probably a few, in fact. Using the Trex® Color Selector you can filter deck options from hot reds, to cool greys, to warm browns, and take a close look at the naturalistic grain options. Pick your favorite board color and style today and order a sample to get a feel for your future deck.