Seeking advice on an exterior colour scheme
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Exterior colour scheme ideas needed
Comments (5)Instead of Dulux Natural White, look at a softer white with a tinge of grey which is Rottnest Island then team it with an anodised aluminium window. For the timber posts on the upstairs balcony, you may like to have them in a warmer timber such as cedar or cyprus. Go for Colorbond Monument for the gutters and fascia to give a crisp contrast. Good luck with the project!...See MoreFarm house exterior colour scheme - colorbond cladding
Comments (62)apennameandthata i don't know... vertical is more shed like style, while we still have a colonial style base and veranda. Dust will be an issue here (although its not so bad in that particular spot on a river, good protection from trees) but pressure wash will be regular practice anyway. Thanks for all your suggestions and I will take all on board, especially sandstone ideas. I don't this I want this house to look pretentious, but how can I describe that, I am after some subtle "wow" factor or something a bit different, but it must look like we knew what we are doing and YES, I want it to look like high quality build and not a transportable house or kit home. The house rectangle is so simple that I worry it may have that boring factor in its looks and that is why I am looking for some ideas. My problem is a tendency to overthink but I hope I will find a balance at some point :) At this stage I think: galvanised tin everywhere (or that zincalum), rusty steel posts, aluminum windows with timber look, sandstone features around main door and sandstone chimney. We had a big flood last year and the spot never goes under water, its on high grounds even though it is only meters from the river....See MoreEXTERIOR COLOUR SCHEME WITH SHALE GREY ROOF
Comments (9)Thanks Deborah. I can see the colours much better now. So my first thoughts are that if you don't wish to highlight the windows too much then you don't want too dark a shade for the homes wall exterior as the darker the wall paint colour then the more the windows will stand out. The shale grey roof is more on the blue tone side of the colour spectrum and the windows are more on the warm side, but only slightly. So to tie everything together I would recommend a warm beige/grey like Dulux Limed White, Ghosting or Powered Rock....See MoreColour Scheme Advice
Comments (23)We painted our metal window frames on on old house, used Dulux weather shield exterior paint , masked everything and used a brush, very easy and looked fabulous, also had pull down canvas blinds, cut off scalloped edge, painted them also , same paint but used a roller, 10 years ago and saw them recently and they still look great. I think going with Dark trims on your house would look beautiful....See Moredreamer
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