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Need advice on exterior colours for a Queenslander

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

Hi all. I’m not sure if anyone can help but trying my luck as I’m so stuck for a colour scheme. We are currently undergoing a house transformation (please don’t judge the dump it is right now) and wanting to modernise a bit. We have an extension built on from our old place and are wanting to pair the colours of the 2 houses now. We were thinking of a white, grey or stone/brown colour with white trimmings/accents? We are having a tall white fence installed around the house

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Irene Morresey

5 years ago

Some ideas

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Smith & Sons Renovations & Extensions QLD
5 years ago
Here's some colour inspo

http://www.smith-sons.com.au/renovation-builder/indooroopilly/renovation-photos/project-1817.aspx
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Well- The one on the right is probably looking more like it would go with your driveway. The left scheme is cold and bordering on lifeless basically what I would call impeccably dull and I would make no effort to befriend the occupants who would no doubt be rather tidy tickety boo types with lots of storage and white interiors. The one on the right is better. The grey is what I imagine to be an anchovy sort of colour that another person suggested. You still need to tie in the cream garage door so it will not really work for you. At least it is in the shadow. Your terracotta driveway has brighter orange tones. It is noice but it wouldn't work on your place. You need to find a complimentary colour to work with terracotta. If you get a colour wheel 'complimentary' are the colours placed approx 120 degrees away. So in theory look in the mauve and blue green ranges. Then once you take the impact of garden greenness into account - currently just bright yellow green lawn- Purple is looking good. Sometimes when trying to get a colour scheme together I look for a piece of floral or patterned fabric and use the colours in that. Oriental rugs are good too. Liberty prints are another good source. You got me on the grey. I hate it. I do not even consider it a colour. I even hate silver cars for their blandness. If you are nearby to Newmarket you can come and borrow my big dulux colur swatch pad to pick colours. The little swatches at the paint shop are too frustrating to use.
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Oh I've just realised you have made a decision. I would have said surf mist. We renovated with hardiplank on second storey but painted the whole house the same colour. Some passers by thought it was a whole new house. To me (just my opinion) when you start doing contrasts and different colours it screams Reno.
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Your roof looks like tin. I don't think I'd paint it; especially black in Qld. Leave roof as is and work around that. Qlders need 3 colours only. House / windows & trim / gutters I'd go windows and trim white - always, regardless of what other colours you choose. So then you just need to choose the main colour of your house; grey is popular at the moment. I did mine grey and a bit sorry I did that cause it's everywhere now. But it does look good. Then the gutters (and other horizontals like handrails, windowsills) in a contrast. I quite like terracotta colours against the grey. Decking and stairs can be a contrast colour as in susiemorgan79 pic; or a deeper shade of the house-grey. Good luck. I agonised for months over colours and ended up having to choose colours in a rush cause of my indecision! Drive around Qlder neighbourhoods for inspiration.
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Hi Nicki, we’re in Brissie. We had our roof done in monument & ext in Haymen’s white. I know at the time the painters we’re saying that the the finishes have a lot of heat blocking technology in it now. We were going light but went dark cause of bats, and a lot of reflective light (on a corner, inland etc).
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girlguides
5 years ago
Either of your suggested colour schemes sounds good
bigreader
5 years ago
Definitely white accents. But I’d go a washed blue grey for the main colour. What plants do you plan? If you’re going for lots of tropical flowers I’d actually go all white. If you’re going for just lots of lush tropical green you have more choice.
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Coversoft
5 years ago
We have used Taubmans Urban Grey for the house timber windows in vivid white with black gutters ....people stop and ask for our colour palette all the time and it has worn well.
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Daniel Lindahl Architecture
5 years ago
I would go for a medium to dark grey (e.g. Dulux Woodland Grey) on the walls and white on all the trim. That would provide a great neutral counterpoint to the beautiful natural timber on your screens. Don't make the mistake of trying to match the timber with a brown paint - it never works! The paint will end up looking like a poor pretense at something natural and real.
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Daniel Lindahl Architecture
5 years ago
here's a Brisbane example of that combination:
South Brisbane cottage extension · More Info
Kath
5 years ago
Have you had a walk around the area to see how Queenslanders you like are painted? I've seen both mid-grey and a stone colour - both with white trim - that look really good.
cloudpants
5 years ago
Your house has so much potential. Ours is not exactly a Queenslander, but has similar features. Thought I'd just share our colour scheme.
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The Design Principle
5 years ago
From your photos it looks like you are in an urban environment. The location of a home should be considered when choosing an exterior scheme so that it works with the environment rather than against it. However, as your home is in an urban environment, you don't need to worry about that. Instead, I would consider ensuring the indoor-outdoor flow (of colour) as a link to follow. Not knowing what your interior colour scheme is, look at your lighter colours and consider if they or variants of that colour will work on the outside of your home. The tall white fence you are having installed should be carried up to the house somehow, but this does not necessarily need to be the main colour. If you would like to give me a call, I would be very happy to talk this through with you.
siriuskey
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
I love the look of white Queenslanders with metal roof and black front door. Your new fence will look beautiful.
User
5 years ago
cloudpants, what are your house colours. Love them!
cloudpants
5 years ago
Sorry my reply took so long, Donna. Our painter mixed his own colours for our house, but I do believe lighter colour is close to Solid Stone (British Paints) and Darker close to Monk ( Dulux). Either could be half strength. Sorry if that's not very helpful.

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