I also, like the colour combination of grey and white. Grey house, white trims and grey fence.

Viewed in isolation a grey and white paint scheme looks great. However I'd also look at your house in its context (neighbouring houses and vegetation). I live in an area of timber Californian bungalows. Most houses are in the warmish colours popular some decades ago. Where a house has been painted grey-white it stands out but looks rather chilly (more so than clean and fresh). So I'd suggest a bit of experimental painting of one wall section and frame; then stand off half a block or so to assess. You might end up modifying the grey, as another commenter suggests, or trying other combinations of paint and plantings.

I totally agree with Suecoppock - Colorbond colours are brilliant for using together. Green roofs are difficult to work with in terms of colour - they are also the colour most apt to fade and become patchy. If this was my home, I would repaint the roof and take the colour scheme from there. Beware of using very modern colours - they can make a lovely old home like this look cold and out of place. The absolute best range of roof colours is with Resene - their specialist roof paint performs extremely well. Use a painter, not one of those roof cleaning/repair/resealing mobs who charge a fortune and often are dodgy anyway. Your local paint store (not hardware store) can recommend a reputable painter. When I work with clients, I also often use a tip that Sue mentions about painting inner and outer window trim different colours - as older houses can have vast areas of trim (compared to newer homes) and a single colour splashed over all of it ruins the opportunity to show off nice detail. Good luck! Jeanette (Ministry of the Interior)

there is a beautiful green painted cali bungalow up the road from me, it has a dark green roof and the weatherboards are done in a paler green, with a darker green around the windows and trim. It sounds funny but it looks really lovely, all about the tones of green.

I do think the grey white combo is beautiful too, and don't think it will make house look cold, its quite a subtle colour scheme. I have seen period houses painted those colours and they look really nice.

Thinking of repainting our Californian bungalow in that combination, we have a dark red roof though, so I may go with a bluish grey?,

Hi Lococoran - Just a question. Is your roof able to be painted at all or do you want suggestions for paint colours which blend with the heritage green?

PS Resene also has cool colour technology in many of their dark colours - they reflect heat beautifully

Darcyandjazz - the key principle is tying the roof and walls in together, instead of having a red block of colour sitting on a blue-ish block of colour. Some people do this by a vertical panel of deep red ; I have seen it done with red plants in the garden or other landscaping elements. Have a think, look around and collect some photos to discover a solution that works for you.

Speaking of Resene and green tones, this is an example of using resene masala. To me it looks greenish in some pictures, grey in others. It wouldn't work with heritage green roof but just example of using more green.

So if you do like the look of darker facade with light trim, maybe look at greys with green undertones ( or greyed greens) that tone in with current roof colour.

Pale greens look lovely too.

Please not another light grey with white trim and dark grey highlights colour scheme. I agree it can look quite smart, but it seems like every single repaint or renovation of a Californian in our area is using it. Some look good, most look not quite right. It seems to be chosen because it is the "in" scheme, rather than because it will suit the particular house.

True about colorbond colours working well together. Paperbark for main colour could work I think.

Might pay to have a colour consultant visit to help you choose on site. There are a lot factors that can influence how a colour will appear.

Thank you for the advice Jeanette, I hadn't thought about tying the colours together. I was just focused on what colours would work with the roof.

That is a hard question as a colourbond roof doesn't need painting so I am assuming you need some colours to go with green roof trim? Here is a colour palate that may help you choose