Hi, There's no need to rule out grey with Classic Cream just choose a shade with brown or beige undertones. A warm white would also be a lovely alternative to grey and on the plus side after years of cool greys, warm colours are on their way back in :) Resene has a great range of whites and neutrals. Whatever you choose just be sure to do a couple of test patches of your chosen colours and check them out at different times of the day. Jade

To bring rhythm and flow with the house I would continue to use the monument on the garage door to bring connection of the deck with the house. Use the same for the baton on the deck. If doing the roof look to a similar colour as monument or in fact the same. Perhaps look at Half or Quarter monument for the concrete steps up to the front door. Paint your front door a colour to draw the eye..perhaps a dark, mid blue. The guttering looks in good condition but I would paint that the same as the roof including the downpipes. Go for a standard white under the eaves. I feel like you need something to the left of the garage to balance things out for street appeal. Greenery planted to hide the gap up to bottom of deck but planted towards the street to allow a meter gap to walk through from left of garage.

I'm going to take a wild guess this was built in the 80's , and originally had carpet ( probably the same cream as the stairs ) in the lounge and probably the dining area . It seems like 2 or 3 people have had goes at doing 'stuff' , and it's now just a mix and clash of designs . The wall colours are 'old' ; the tiles are okay but colder than carpet ; the wood look whatever on the floor is just weird ; the carpet worked on the stairs so presumably was just left there ; the low wall IMO is a great feature , but that blue is dated . The wood on top is nice and warm . There are creams , there are beiges , there are yellows ; there are grey vertical blinds ; there are wooden horizontal blinds ; there are black round railings ; there are wooden railings ; there are thinner curved rails on the front door screen ; the fire is brown ; wooden railings a different brown ; sideboard different again ; coffee table a different brown ; the front door is a darker grey , the windows beside it lighter grey . SO . Paint every wall in one colour . NOT grey . It isn't a grey area haha . Maybe a warm English Cream . MAYBE white walls but only if you promise to add 2 or 3 large really colourful abstract pictures . The floor -- I'd opt for wood slats . Faux if you want , as long as they don't look plastic and shiny . Leave the stairs in the cream carpet , rip up the floor and foyer and dining tiles , do all the floors in the wood . Or re-carpet them again . But don't do polished concrete or engineered concrete or faux concrete or concrete effects . And tiles should only be in kitchens , wash-house and bathroom IMO . Stain everything wood a really rich brown brown . About the same shade as the wooden venetians . Possibly keep the venetians , change the grey blinds to wood , or at least dark brown cloth . I think the door surround is aluminium ? I'd actually be tempted to change it to actual stained brown wood , but possibly 'just' get it re-powdercoated a deeper brown . Paint or powder-coat the 'arch' front screen a rich dark brown too . Add the large abstract art , the TV wall mounted -- a lot warmer , a lot richer . Which leaves the front door -- replace with a nice solid wooden natural timber one ? Paint the existing one ? Charcoal paint , or bright red , bright yellow , bright orange , apricot may suit , purple probably not . Save it for last , see what you think as far as colour goes .

Do you have any furniture you are wanting to put in there ? Does any of it have any colour ? I like the light floor colour , the rest let's just say it is a good neutral base . I'd start with a new front door -- a darker varnished ( glossy ) wooden door , or possibly even a blue to reference your outside . Then add colour via furniture ( or at least cushions ) , rugs , and artwork . Again , maybe several different blues would tie in with the floor , but also the exterior . If there are only blue exterior highlights , you may want to go for warmer colour inside -- reds , yellows , oranges -- again , ties in with the floor . To this end , I can't understand why people go with 117 shades of grey and offwhite and wheat -- live a colourful life is my attitude , as long as it is themed haha !