Will you coordinate everything with the chosen colour, or do you need the colour to go with existing flooring etc? A colour which is a good colour on its own might not work as well against certain other colours.

A safe colour is Dulux snowy mountain.

This is the unit. We are recarpeting will post that soon

Not what we have done they are previous sale photos

The weird room is an area off a ventilation area

Have a look at Pure Salt Interiors on Instagram and Pinterest. They have nailed the up market modern coastal look. They use a lot of white walls which Snowy Mountain as suggested above would work. The Pure Salt look would give the unit a very appealing vibe which will bring you top dollar and look great in pictures.

Another source of inspiration. This time local - have a look at Bask at Green Point on Instagram. A more simple but still very appealing holiday house on the NSW coast.

@pottsy99. Saw a little weatherboard house yesterday where owner was brave with colour, a pale mauve with purple trim.

I wouldn't be that brave on a house , maybe an offwhite like surfmist with pale mauve trim on a traditional weatherboard house ( or even a modern rendered one etc ) , but on a commercial building if that tied in with the company colours then I have no problem with that .

At least 25 years ago I bought a commercial building that was all cream -- all I did was paint the front door , all the window surrounds and the barge board in fluro frog green . That was considered really brave at the time , but it tied in with the logo of the tenant .

The tenant moved to bigger premises several years later , I still own the building and have had 4 more tenants -- every single one has said to keep that trim , as everyone in this city knows this as 'the green tenants' building -- I'm sure 80% of locals still know it as that , even though its probably had 10 tenants in 50 years !

Pure Salt & Bask.. (great names!) both look very serene. Almost Scandi with the wood, muted blues & greys.

Your place has all the neutrals & timber touches already - maybe just some ideas from those? I'd also look at what the US calls Mediterranean Modern. Or basically anything for holiday let in Port Fairy, Vic. Too much white on white on white for me there - not so practical, but photographs well for potential renters.

Just steer away from the egg yellow & cobalt blue 80s beachy theme! I'm on the fence for the red, navy, white lighthouse theme, but do have a kitsch streak & love a turquoise mermaid or a pirate pic for kid's rooms. Unlike Pottsy, I say no to 'art' with shells stuck on frames ;) A colourful local painting (or photo) can add more interest than a general beach print from Office Works.