Hi from Melbourne! My sister's home of a similar style has been painted a mid grey with a slate blue contrast, and a bit of burgundy in the windows too I think. However, they have a Colorbond roof not a terracotta tile so they can get away with grey colours. I also lived in a similar style as your home, with the verandah and pillars in traditional cream and brown - in fact I thought it was the same house for a moment! Hope you resolve your design dilemma :)

Caz thanks for your interesting comment, were you able to see photo's of houses whose colour schemes I like?

Hello, I am pondering the same colour questions on a very similar house!! Take a look at the Dulux exterior booklet suggestion of Ivory walls (lime white), sage window trims and gutters with white window frames. I love this look however my husband wants grey and white with black gutters....I can't find a house in theses colours with a red roof.....probably because it doesn't work... If anyone can help us please do??

I'd suggest a light grey/blue/green/sand (one of those) siding with white trims and windows and stone grey lower edge. And a bright color (orange?) on the door and maybe awnings/frames?
Or.. Keep the weatherboards white and add a brighter color on the window (boxes). I think a turquoise or orange with some natural dark wood looks great in sunny areas, especially inbetween greens.

I particularly like the colors in the following house photo?

Barbara I love the soft greens you posted with lots of white. The baseboards and front door could be done in a darker shade of the green. I love green in a bush setting, the house blends in so well and once you get your lawn established it will look so much better.

As teeveesnack suggested, do check Dulux colour schemes, on line as well, they do some amazing combinations.

Barbara, I like the colors of "Gracious front porch" that Rinqreation posted for your home. If not mistaken, I think you have that in your ideabook too?

Thanks handymam - that was the photo I was looking at too, I thought Barbara had posted it.

I love the colors too but especially the house, ours is very plain. What color would you suggest for the guttering and eaves, would you do the baseboards same as 'gracious front porch' , only a small portion of their base shows? I would appreciate your thoughts.

Is there part of the house we can't see? Where is your front door? Just the double frontage like that is plain, but that was the style and not much you can do about it. The homes you are looking at do have a lot of features with opportunities to bring in other colours but there is nowhere with yours to do that and if you try it usually cheapens it. If you take the triple fronted house you posted, I would do the lighter green on the weatherboard and the deeper green like they have used on the window frames, I would do for the baseboards and the front door. I would keep the window frames and eaves white and paint the guttering to match the roof.

Are you country? Are here any water issues for the garden? Instead of trying to do something with the house, I think I would be inclined to give it all a cottagy look with a picket front fence, nice entrance, a lush lawn and lots of plants for colour and lushness. The dark green baseboard will be a nice background for some small shrubs in front of the house. Weatherboards really lend themselves to that look. Don't forget the addition of old tyre swans - lol

I notice you have small awnings over the windows - maybe replace them with some striped canvas ones in greens and terracotta - if you can get the combination.

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barbara, if you look at Gracious front porch in the enlarged mode, you will see that the foundation of the house is a tannish beige color. You could pint the wooden looking part of your house that color, the body of the house the green color on the little awning things the brick color of your roof. Also, you would paint your door and any other little trim things or stairs that color, but leave the windows white.

Sounds interesting, will have to look at the idea tom. Please excuse my extra photos of house

I think the teal colour in the exterior photo has a wow factor teamed with black or white

The "prettiest house on the net" one looks like a dandy choice for yours and it will also contrast with the terracotta roof. if it is in the budget you might consider adding the verandah and hand rails in contrasting colors too. That would really make it sing!

check out 1940's colours you will be surprised

Here are some more colour palette options. Definitely stay with white window and rail trims, eaves and fascia. Take the wall colour through to the foundation as it will ground the house in your garden. Get some sample pots and start testing, you will know when you connect with a colour, a bit like finding a wedding dress.