You cladding idea is great and will really add to your cottage.

'Flooded Gum' or 'Timeless Grey' are both mid grey's and go well with anything. Lexicon sounds good as well.

Don't forget landscaping either as this will take the dwelling to another level!

Hi Larissa,

lexicon is a nice subtle colour and would go well with your slate grey roof. I would have the bifold doors in white aluminium the same as your windows. I would also paint the brickwork if you are not putting weatherboards over the top.

Hi Thankyou both for your comments :) I did a sample pot of lexicon but I'm worried it's a bit glary /too bright as even though the picture doesn't look too sunny it is actually quite sunny.

-my other ideas for a white colour for the exterior walls?

Yes I was wondering about that brickwork.

Should I paint it in a darker colour to the walls or the same colour?

As for landscaping we are going for a tropical look so thinking palm trees and so forth I'd love any ideas on that too :)

also so need some ideas to name the cottage!

Thanks again :)

I struggled with an outside colour and ended up with 10 sample pots, each colour would turn shades of pink, yellow or green when i put them against the house. I ended up with " Duck White" and am thrilled as it throws to a warm white, was also worried about the glare but havent had any issues. Have you picked up a Dulux exterior collection brochure also visiting a Dulux trade centre and picking their brains helps as well. I ended up paying one of their consultants to help with my internal colours as at the end of our reno i couldnt think anymore. We went for Natural White with white trims. You need to remember that plants throw the colour a different shade when planted near by. We came up with a name for our shack one night around the fire with a group of close friends, its a play on our Surname "Mander" Meander Inn. Good luck

I think a mid-tone blue would be best. Something like a demin colour. Tropic Night by Dulux grabbed my attention, but at a half strength.

I too am halfway through my own first renovation project - one that has grown exponentially, - and picking the colours was the hardest. I took some advice from the local paint shop, as well as from a interior decorator friend who works occasionally as a colour consultant with architects. Take as much advice as you can, and then throw it all into a mixer (your mind) and then - as others have suggested - go get a heap of sample pots and paint big (I mean BIG!!) swatches on the side of the house. Then take at least a week to keep looking at them in different lights, at different times and one colour usually will just become your favourite. That is the right one to paint.

Best of Luck with your renovation project!

Luck with the painting, but I also thought the tree needed to be adjusted, I'd please it from the bottom of the windows down, as in remove all the branches from the ground up til the windows start, will give it a more manicured look but still keep the softness of greenery next to the house.

Hi thank you for your suggestion!! We've given that tree a bit of a trim already but the lower branches are still there so might get stuck into removing them too!

Thank!!

I'll post some update photos soon, hopefully only 3 more weeks of building and we will be finished!!