The idea of black chairs is growing on me -knowing I will have to dust more often.yikes. I love this piece of fabric(fresh and clean) and was wondering if it would work as toppers or should I be bringing color from counters up to top of window. Could I add a counter color to this fabric as in a button etc? if so would navy accents work here or would it be better to have lime, turquoise, red?

I would match the new timber to the colour of your gutter as it is attached to the house. The merbau decking is a great colour so I wouldn't do anything else but the stain in your photo. I can't see any concrete in your photos, and I would question whether it needs to be painted? Quite often painted concrete wears and needs repainting. If you can't live with the bare concrete consider a concrete treatment and imprint pattern where the colour is mixed in with the concrete and lasts forever. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls

We are in midst of finalizing a exterior wall color our internal courtyard/lightwell. any recommendations for what would work. Plan is to have a few wall climbing plants to give it a garden feel. Ideally an effect paint would be perfect.

Everything that is yellowy beige , I would do in monument or similar charcoal ( well , I'd leave the gutters in the short term , I'll explain in a sec ) . Yes , including the window frames . Maybe even especially the window frames . The render -- Vivid white , Natural white , even something a bit different like Handmade Linen . Nothing blue tinged , or yellowy creamy . Oh , not grey in any form -- look at how uninspiring the render looks now ! So 'almost' black and white , with an earthy reddy brown roof . A new letterbox ( or paint that one , but me I'd go a $100-150 one with style ) . And don't forget -- the gutters are still that yellowy cream . Now to me , you have 2 choices -- do them charcoal too -- the whole place is sharper and cleaner , the disadvantage may be the roof looking tired and aged ? Or go a really vibrant red and take the focus off the roof , but within that spectrum . That would be my thinking .