Help for exterior colour scheme
tobycal
9 years ago
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tobycal
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Need help with exterior colour scheme new house
Comments (2)Search Dulux Milton Moon on Pintrest and see what you think....See MoreExterior colour scheme help
Comments (23)That is an interesting idea to paint the receding walls of house front in either 1/4 or 1/2 strength Ironstone, but I would suggest a trial run by painting a sample on large piece of cardboard (or similar), then see what you think. Ironstone for posts would look good. So that leaves the forward front wall, and you're painting it white? Is that tree still obscuring the view of this section? If so, perhaps remove its lower branches (or replace with a stunning flowering feature tree) so that section of house is more visible. If you plan to have furniture on your verandah, what about a gorgeous white wicker/cane setting in front of the lighter strength Ironstone painted walls to help balance out the white forward wall? Just some ideas......See MoreHelp with exterior colour scheme for 1960 cream brick
Comments (5)I probably wouldn't paint your new timber fence but let it weather naturally to soft grey. Once a fence is painted it will need repainting down the track, and this can be tricky if there is vegetation close to it. A fence that needs repainting always look worse than an unpainted fence. You have lots of options with your exterior colours, but with 1960's cream brick houses I always start with Dulux Vivid White for window frames, fascias, door frames, then introduce colours that complement the brickwork for shutters, gutters and front door.. Your variety of brick seems to have a subtle pink/orange vibe rather the more common yellow/cream tones, but it may just be the photo. If you want colours that are sympathetic to the existing house (the current colours have got a very 1980's feel to them) rather trying to "modernise" it then you should find somebody who specializes in houses of this period who understand the style, and has the original colour resources to draw on. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls...See MoreHelp with exterior colour scheme (mid century / 1960s)
Comments (3)rereading your post i now realise that the windows are already grey but would be great to have the gutters painted to cover the green but instead of hand painting check with the local powder coating company as it's possible to have the gutters powder coated ..we took our gutters down and had to put them back up again...tedious but more effective than hand painting...See Moretobycal
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