Hi there, having recently been through a similar decision process for our Reno I can really recommend ordering the Dulux A4 samples. They are made with the real paint on them so you can move them around from room to room to see exactly what it will look like without having a heap of swatches painted on the wall. They have a sticker backing but I used blu-tac so 8 could move them over and over. Good luck

Hi Wendy, thanks for getting back to me and sorry for the delay - the festive season has been super festive! Knowing now that you have the Surfmist to break it up I think the full strength is the way to go. When painting exteriors it is good to keep in mind that the colours you use on the walls will appear lighter than the swatches as they receive true natural light. When in doubt paint a piece of plywood with a sample pot - so you can stand it up and see how the light and landscape change it thorughout the day. Other colours I'd recommend having a look at would be Hog Bristle, Cargo River and Reed Bed - all Dulux. Hope this helps xx

@Cee, Yes precisely what can happen with whites. I know nothing either but my daughter has a fabulous eye for what's in a colour that quite frankly bewilders me as I simply can't see the blue, pink or orange tone so I was lucky that all the colours my daughter chose all matched each other and in my case were all warm tones which I love. If you have an artist as a friend that would help you no end but otherwise take the colour cards or names of the paints you've already used to a paint store and they'll help you chose or even get yourself a colour wheel and spin it around and try to determine what you've used on your walls and look at the colours opposite to your colour or lastly get someone from the paint store to come and see your furnishings and they would be able to find colours that work for you.

Without seeing the proportions , its hard to know , but googling Hog Bristle ( so I knew the exact shade ) all the pictures seem to show crisp white trim , so I'd change the window surround colour to crisp white . The fascia in Ironstone and Pig Bristle ( haha ) sounds horrible -- akin to purple with fluro green battens ( okay , maybe not ! ) . I quite like Ironstone , but it doesn't share much with Pig Bristle in my mind . The battens done in crisp white may contrast , but I still don't think it would match the Hog Bristle , unless the gables were only small . I'd go crisp white window and door surrounds , and anything else 'visible' , like veranda uprights or garage door surrounds etc . The front door I would go Bright Orange ( against the crisp white and beige -- I mean bristle ) , and anything like a garage door or maybe front gate . The gables I'd probably carry on the Hog Bristle ( yes , might need good prep to change from Ironstone ) and crisp white battens -- maybe even add a 'fake' orange roof vent cover or one of those 40cm round plaster fancy vine details things ( depending on the style and era of your house ) . The roof maybe can wait , maybe not . THAT is what could easily be done in Ironstone ( although that may create heat issues ) , but I'd just go mid orange at a guess -- still be interested to see the whole house first though .