Thanks for your advise. Tried all three and ended up choosing Paperbark for the walls. Now just stuck between Woodland grey or Ironstone for the guttering????

Thanks so much for your input oklouise :) Good to know Shale Grey is "pretty". We also have vert strict regulations for bushfire unfortunately. I think our location came in at BAL 29. So certain timber is definitely out of the question. And the stuff we can use will most likely be expensive of course. Thus hoping half way up the house, or part of it will at least add interest. Evening Haze and Gully are nice warm colours we hadn't yet considered. Thanks for the idea!

I would be more worried about the roof design before I started looking at colours. It looks like it has numerous, troublesome box gutters, where two roofs run down to feed a single gutter in the middle. These then need a rain head and downpipe which are not very attractive. There is too much happening in your elevation, it needs to be cleaned up and simplified, probably with a simpler roof form. Think about how gutters, rain heads and downpipes will affect the front elevation. Save the random patchwork effect for when you are building a box-like warehouse in an industrial area where the varied colours are needed to break up the visual mass. Just as I can use word-processor software doesn't mean I can write a best selling book, and I think the same applies to 3D modelling software. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls

Hi, I am trying to find an exterior low sheen paint to match Colorbond Trimdek Surfmist matt. I will be painting on horizontal hardiplank and was advised that I should use half strength? Any advice or suggestions are most welcome. Thank you