Could you get surfmist in half? I didn’t think that was possible. I’m currently considering surfmist but wondering how it will turn out. Do you have a pic!

Firstly, where are you located? Monument is one of the darkest colours. Darker roof colours will have lower heat transfer properties. In other words, very hot in Summer. If this isn’t a problem, have you considered a lighter contrasting colour? If you know what you like - warm or cool tones - you can start to narrow things down from there, putting contrast between your roof and front facade, using trim like windows or guttering and fascia to tie in the roof colour or contrast it.

Dont rely on google images, they are heavily edited and inaccurate, definately order swatches for accurate comparison. Below is a photo of Dulux Elements powder coating swatches which I have in my office - in the photo you can see (and from my own perspective of this colour) up close Surfmist is definately not 'white' but search the images on the web and yes it looks white (FYI first colour is 'Basalt', second colour 'Surfmist', third colour 'Black' and fourth colour 'Monument') Below also is one of my company's recent projects, chairs in Surfmist and tables in Monument, but looking at the image you'd swear it was 'white and black'. Before you decide Id suggest getting the actual powder coat swatches from Dulux which you can order via their website and then you can compare them and decide. Note: Colorbond Surfmist / Monument and Dulux are the same tone. Good luck!

Being dark its going to be warm/hot , even with bush surrounds . What is your climate like ? I'm not a fan of all-dark , and in fact if you look at Julies inspo pics the first thing I notice ( not sure about you ) is the polished concrete , the timber deck , the lights , etc . Yes , I realise you go dark so it theoretically blends in , but even looking at your designers pic of your place , I notice the bricks and the timber window surround first , then the 'army green' , which is a sort of nothing colour IMO , and then the monument gutters , which , again just my opinion , doesn't do anything -- on a scale of complementing at one end , and clashing at the other , these are closer to clashing with the green IMO . IF you really insist on going dark and going with that green , I'd go a dark green for the gutters in preference to the charcoal , but even thats not ideal . I actually think an off-white rendered wall on the main wall to the left of your entrance door ( where the 'natural' wooden window box is ) would actually make the house , make it noticable in a good way against but also amongst your greenery , and the monument window frames and gutters will look even better , and it may even add interest to the khaki green to the right of the doorway .