Here's the (mostly) completed facade in Black Pearl. It's much bluer than we expected, but we've only been there in the mid afternoon and evening. The Big White sections probably help to intensify blue within the main colour.

Those temporary orange down pipes are quite fetching - might consider keeping that colour when the permanent pipes go in.

Green grass and shrubs should really pop in front of the Black Pearl. And white flouring natives in the front garden will soften the contrast the white.

The front door is much more brown than we expected, but there's going to be a black security screen in front which will make it darker - the sunset reflecting in the glass is a nice touch.

There's a section next to the door where the render's come away, they've left it unpainted until it's been fixed.

The garage door will be Surf Mist, the same colour as the gutters, roof and facia - a section of which can be seen in that diagonal strip on the skillion side.

I seem to have similar tastes to you , but funnily enough , as I was reading down your post , but before I got to the bottom , I actually thought instead of the Big White , I would have done those areas in surfmist or similar , as I think the contrast is too harsh . And then I see you are considering it for garage etc -- I'm just a bit worried it will all start looking too wishy washy if you have the navy/white and just a small amount of neutral Surfmist ?

Personally then , I would do a wooden garage door ( a strong coloured Cedar or similar ) and I'd even be tempted to redo the Big White 'panel' on the front , in the same cedar ( vertical timber ) , and paint your front door in the orange you talked about -- that existing dark colour does absolutely nothing for that door .

Where you have the orange temporary downpipes I'd try and incorporate some wooden poles along that side -- it would look quite good if you matched the downpipes ( maybe hiding the downpipes behind 150 x 150 cedar 'poles' or similar ? ) .

Basically , its the small details that will really make your look here .

Thanks pottsy99. Lots of good ideas. Our problem is the window frames being white - the surfmist wouldn't look so good next to them. I'm tempted to do everything in Black Pearl, including the garage door. We might also paint the front door, but we'll wait and see how much is hidden by the security screen before making that decision.

I don't think the white windows make any difference -- they look okay contrasting with the dark brick , and while not an exact match , I don't think the two shades ( white and surfmist ) are mutually exclusive either -- white on white is almost pointless , whereas white on surfmist is subtle .

Everything Black Pearl will be too dark , even too hot , so I wouldn't . And although not pointless , that darker door that matches nor references nothing else doesn't achieve anything -- that is where I would have a bright bold colour , like your orange downpipes . Easy to see , easy to know where the entrance is , shows some flair . And to me , adding some timber elements adds a different look , a different texture , a bit of a natural input and natural warmth .