You’re not limited to using Colorbond colours. You could go dark, light or in between. I recommend you consider spending a few hundred dollars and have a colour consultation on site. Either Google or get a referral from your local paint shop. I like an white interior but you’ll need to do tests of the colours you’ve selected they may be too stark for an older house.

Go white as in that beautiful photo bigreader posted, could look stunning

Thanks for the suggestions, love the white house bigreader. Do you know what those exterior colours are? I was thinking we could do that but still maybe a dark grey to the guttering and top rail on the balustrades. We don't have a lot of nice greenery immediately in front of house, so thought a dark colour might help to break things up a bit. Walls in a white/grey, trims all in vivid white, top rail and gutters in dark grey. Like this:

Kate - agreed on the lexicon maybe being too cool with the timber floor so great point. What do you think about Natural White or Natural White half (if they do that)? We really only know the Dulux colour palette from a Bunnings trip.

Found one with stairs and a touch of the darker colour. The white is Dulux Whisper White and the dark is Resene Black (but you could use Dulux Black).

Natural white is a fabulous colour. Also look at Snowy Mountain 1/4. The Dulux website allows you to order A4 pre painted samples which are great and would help you decide.

I can’t find the colours for the first house I posted. Perhaps similar to Dulux White Exchange for the weatherboards. The picture is from Hammer and Heels, worth a follow on Instagram and a look at their website. They have a tonne of inspiration that you may find relevant for your new home.

That’s stunning bigreader

Thanks Julie, Wish it were mine and it’s a Brisbane house so Jay could stalk it in person if they wanted.

The Dulux A4 samples are really helpful- they are real paint applied to the card. Only $1 each. You can move them around your home to different orientations & time of day without having big swatches painted everywhere. The chat function on the Dulux website is also very helpful. I agree with others that the Lexicon may be too cool for your interiors. In updating our home, we wanted a fresh white that didn’t throw a colour but wasn’t too stark and that would work in both north & south facing rooms & open plan. We tried several whites including natural white and snowy mountain half. Casper white quarter was the clear winner - we absolutely love it. The pics are of a couple of places in the house - entry faces west, stairwell with not much natural light, dining with south light (WA). Every house and region will be different but I think these 3 colours are a good starting point. Good luck with your reno.

Sorry- just thought of something else. We painted all the skirting in the same colour as the walls in satin finish - they look a tiny bit lighter due to the slight gloss and tie in perfectly. Doors are also the same colour so looks really fresh and calm.

No-one has really asked you your favourite colours , although your suggestion was white and white and off-white and almost white and white and Monument . Was that because its what you want , or because it's what you think might look okay ? Pretty safe ( thats polite wording for boring ) .

For the exterior , I'd want to find out more about you . The interior I'd say the same , but a couple of general suggestions . Firstly , that grey on the lower walls has almost violetty tones in some pics -- that would be where I'd go a light tone -- surfmist or similar .

But for the 'uppers' of the walls , instead of everything the same , how about a different colour every room , and either wallpaper , or a wallpaper feature wall in each room ? Pastels , stripes , chevrons , monotones -- different paper , different colour tones , different rooms -- plan an overall theme and tone that suits your taste , your furniture , the art , the duvets , the towels you already have .

Have some fun , white and grey and monument are what you use to fill in between the fun bits .

Lucky you, you have bought a classic workers cottage. If you want to keep that, possibly in a heritage listed pre-WW 11 and looks to a Paddington classic, start with BBC.gov.au. They have guides on their to help. Don’t go for dark, it is too hot, and doesn’t show the mould in humid summers. Work out you prevailing breezes and have door, or clerestory window opening to catch the breezes. Just watch for mozzi invasions at night. Then pick a style for the interior, plenty of inspiration on Houzz and go for it. Have a walk along Given Tce Paddington and get a feel for how they marketing the Paddo style. If you wish to economise there are plenty of replicas on the web. Have fun

Which color should I choose?

Hi All, thought I'd provide an update of where we wound up. Thanks a lot for all the suggestions! Final colour scheme was:

Exterior

- Trim (gutters, top rails, stair treads) - Dulux Monument

- Exterior (weatherboard, vertical slats, edge of stair treads) - Tranquil Retreat Half

- Exterior (garage door, posts, stair palings, front fence) - Vivid White

- Doors/windows - Vivid White

Interior

- Walls (both top plaster and bottom VJ section) - Casper White Quarter

- Trim (Skirtings, architraves, windows, doors) - Vivid White

Few photos attached. Overall we are really happy with the result. The Casper White Quarter inside suggested by @davincicalbourne was a great idea. I had never heard of it before, but we selected it after trialling a few. It's a really nice white, and feels ever so slightly warm rather than cold like the Lexicon Quarter.

We'll add colour through the house with artwork and interior plants.

Cheers!

Looks really beautiful, the stairs look stunning,I love all of what you have done ❤️

Thanks for posting back. Always good to see the after.

So you went white and white and off-white and nearly white and white and monument ?

Looks beautiful congratulations