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Cottage green roof

2 years ago

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Hi i have a green house and want some advice with wall colour as walls pale eucalypt which makes for a very green house. thinking maybe dune colour.

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2 years ago

I'd want to see photos of the style and construction and street view of the house . Some houses suit charcoal , some look smart with crisp white window surrounds but a lot of places don't have any surround ; you get the idea .

Once we see things , it may suit 2 or 3 tones ; maybe a stone insert or a wooden door or plants to deflect the eyes or battens over a section to create interest -- that is pure speculation without visuals .

However , green and dune and cream sounds as bad or worse than the eucalypt IMO -- but upon seeing your place , it may well suit !

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bigreader
2 years ago
Are you keeping the windows?
Donna Kanaley
Original Author
2 years ago
Keeping the windows which are classic cream
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Julie Herbert
2 years ago
You could go a darker colour facade with the green roof , or crisp white, colours that blend with dune are natural white and basalt, you may have a little trouble with the cream windows with dune, you could get advice from a colour expert at Dulux for a suitable combination to go with your roof and windows.
Donna Kanaley thanked Julie Herbert
Donna Kanaley
Original Author
2 years ago
Donna Kanaley
Original Author
2 years ago
Hi guys this is the house dune colorbond and window white

next question

this awning doesn’t really work does it

thankfully light and easy to pull down

should it go?

Would love ur feedback
Donna Kanaley
Original Author
2 years ago
Donna Kanaley
Original Author
2 years ago
Kind of leaky as well
User
2 years ago
I don't overly like the Dune ( yes , I know thats not what you asked ) , and it doesn't suit the roof colour ( or the roof doesn't suit it haha ) . Doing the garage doors in Dune just makes it worse !

As far as the awning or porch or whatever ( my definition of an awning is something temporary or able to be rolled away ) it would look better with the upper edge done in the green of the gutters/roof , but that still doesn't match / suit the walls .
bigreader
2 years ago
If you don’t like it then remove it. It doesn’t add to the street appeal.
Kate
2 years ago
Replace with a timber pergola
Julie Herbert
2 years ago
Yes a timber pergola would look beautiful.
Julie Herbert
2 years ago
And add white planters to compliment white trims

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