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I have just painted lower level of my brick house monument also gutters. I love it & less maintenance also & you don't see the cobwebs or mould. I used it on the eaves of another home in a tropical location where mould was a problem & paint additives didn't work. I would do window frames & all timber surrounds white & Gge & front doors a soft taupe. For internal walls in rental situations for the last 20 years I have used ' foxtail 1/2 strength' it is a warm grey & with white timber work it looks very modern & crisp. Before & after pics of exterior

We had the same problem. I ddidn't like our colour brick. So I purchased lime wash paint from PROTERS paints. You need to dilute the lime paint with water. they'll give instructions. Then I did the whole house. You need to go lightly on the brush. I have attached some photos for your benefit. You will see the before and after shots. I hardly put any paint on every 2nd brick around windows to give it the old look. out the back, I even painted a lge pot and the concrete slabs and transformed into a Water feature. You have to really work lightly with your paint brush so it gives it the lime wash look. You can pick any colour you choose. Hope it helps. I am 64, and honestly it didn't take long to do whole house. You need to house it down to remove dust and cobwebs. good luck

Phoebe in Vic the homes were called Merchant Builders style & in NSW it was Pettit & Sevitt style (I think?), both after the building companies that pioneered the look. But more builders than those 2 built in an evolved style of mid century modern homes in the 1970's & 80's. in Vic another popular building company was Fasham Johnson, which has now dropped the Johnson & still exists building updated version of their 80s look - some features are timeless. I grew up in a Merchant Builders style home in Melbourne (Nillumbik Shire) 🙂🏡