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Light coloured roof

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

Dark vs light roof? I see mostly dark in the 'burbs & new estate 'burbs but imagine light is better suited to our climate?

Couldn't picture a good colour combo until I found & fell in love with this.

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Cee
Original Author
2 years ago
While never having been a 'blue kitchen person' I do also really like their interior

- so fresh & clean!
Kate
2 years ago
Love it Cee. Dark roofs can get hot so not the best option in most parts offAust. It’s a trend. Love the images.
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User
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
The house pic just shows what can be done -- the base colour is the worlds most boring grey ( in fact , it may be an optical trick due to the materials , but I suspect the 'middle unit' and the terrace walls are a different shade of boring ? ) , the mustard or caramel or whatever you want to call it really sets it off ! The roof is interesting enough to probably even be done in the same mustard -- that would be a Wow moment ! -- but I assume it is still in the silver , which is a good compromise ! If it is silver roofed , I'd like to see the gutters and trim around the roof done in the mustard too -- it only needs to be 60-80mm wide to make a statement !

Personally , I'd also do the support piles in charcoal stain instead of the natural timber , but maybe that's just me .
Cee
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2 years ago
LOL Pottsy! Design brief: I'd like a plain house, spartan features, painted in world's most boring grey. Like a lovechild of a 60s weatherboard & a canvas tent.
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2 years ago
Actually , the house itself is quite interesting -- at least 2 levels , pitch changes in the roof , pieces jutting in and out .

I do seem to recall army tents in drab green ( may have officially been called olive haha ) with mustard canvas strengthening sown around the edges though -- so next colour change for this house , I've got it covered !

Of course , you'd need a camoflauge net around base though . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 years ago
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