Your designer should be able to make some suggestions. If you were my client I would suggest the "Windspray" for the roof, gutter and downpipes. I would use Colorbond "Surfmist" for your fascia to contrast the gutter, and match this with a paint colour for the upper Scyon Linea board as the upstairs is the largest visual element and you don't want to make it seem top heavy.

For the downstairs render I would bring in "Basalt" as a paint, and match this with a garage door in the same "Basalt" colour, to visually anchor the base.

Verandah posts I would do in Basalt, with window frames in black, and a front door in a aqua/teal.

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Get your designer to add these colours to his black and white image and post it back on Houzz,

Best of luck,

Dr Retro

of Dr Retro House Calls

Hi Donna,

I find there are a ranges within colorbond colours that all tone for some great themes. One of these are Monument, Basalt, Windspray, Shale Grey and Surfmist. Don't be afraid when using these colours to reduce the strengths for lighter shades. We recently needed a light grey to sit behind Surfmist and found 1/4 strength Shale Grey did the trick. Good Luck!

Hi donna, advise from Highview homes and Dr retro are all on the money ... follow some of these guide lines and you will be fine.

Anchoring the building is quiet critical.

Window colour suggestion sound - lighter is better by the coast.

Hi Donna,

I suggest you check those requirements again. Why is there a minimum figure? Classic Cream, Surfmist, Zincalume and Paperbark all have solar absorptance values of less than 0.475. Most of the other colours have values of 0.70 or less. Colours with values greater than 0.70 include Woodland Grey, Monument, Ironstone, Cottage Green, Deep Ocean and Night Sky. The value for Windspray is right in the middle at 0.58. Other options in that range include Cove, Gully, Jasper, Manor Red and Basalt.

Go beachy with door, white with walls and off-white/cream with garage door.

Donna do you have a pic of your house completed?

Its very similar to waht we are building so Im interested in the colours that you picked!

Thanks

Martin

Hi Donna

You can use our 3D services for color options.We can develop 3D with different color option,which would be easier for you to decide on.For more info visit my website www.archankumar.com

Regards

Archan

donna_hendry4 Hi Donna, I've seen your post from 2 years ago and would love to see what the final paint colour looks like. I'm currently trying to choose colours and would like know what your Shale Gray house turned out like. thanks Julie

fenix_muppet Hi Julie, here is our finished house. Ironstone render, Silkwort cladding and Windspray roof.

We have a backyard with 2 x Colorbond 'Monument' fences alreacy in place! We are about to replace our other old timber fence! Looking to soften the look before landscaping and planting round a new pool! Looking for advice in fencing colours to complement tge 'monument' everywhere out back! Basalt or Shale grey etc?? Even neighbours hv monument everywhere (ie roofing, guttering etc - as well as our shared fencing already mentioned! Thoughts?

Dark Colours are best as they fade into the background giving you the deception of depth behind green leafy shrubs and trees. The darker the better but if you already have monument I suggest you stick with it.