I'm amazed that this discussion has carried forward for nearly two years! In that time I have moved to another coastal area (cooler climate and better proximity to children) and this time found most of the discussion still rings true. Finding another home here was an incredibly frustrating journey made all the worse by a mad investor rush in the area just when we arrived to start our home search. That search took the best part of six months and in the end there would only be three or four houses to choose from in any week. Result? A rushed purchase, a desperately inadequate building inspection and failure on my part to notice poor bathroom tiling, shortage of closet and storage pace, just how small the lounge room really was, and etc. I disappointed myself because I had let the pressures beat me and now we are trying to resolve all of these issues in a home designed and built by one of this states most respected project home builders 25 years ago. Having now studied the floor plan with more care I realise it was put together (designed) in modular fashion - most bedrooms have similar dimensions and the living areas are all approximately the same size as if the designer simply juggled three boxes of one size and four of another size and then worked out traffic flow. Then he must have thrown them all in the air to see how they would land and that was design number two! And etc and so on. This house aside, we looked at a great many during the six months because we had to broaden our search above and below budget trying to find something. There were massive termite problems, leaky roofs, asbestos galore, gazzumping at every turn, almost all but the most expensive properties suffered at least one substantial fail for the most basic of needs and to top it off the best home in our price range just happened to be built on flood prone land - approved by council who put the flood signs up less than five years earlier. We live and learn. Then there were the real estate agents, but that would take another two years and I doubt the internet has enough free page space available!!! OK, I hear you, they're not ALL bad...

Hi I have a Victorian, Jarrah floor in Satin finish. Skirts dado picture rail and wood in An off white. Colour under the Dado is a burgundy. Used about a dozen or more sample pots looking for the right shade.. So many came out brown or purple. I settled on Dulux Forest Fruits Berry. Really happy with it. Solver paints have a heritage colour card.. There are lots of choices of reproduction colours giving you heritage style and build decade range so you can be colour authentic to the build. Hope this helps!

Vy - I can't work out how to email you. https://www.houzz.com.au/discussions/4252622/pensioner-painting-own-home There is a post seeking help with a colour question, but it's in Photo Questions. Link above.

I would be very careful about painting to match Colorbond Night Sky in such an exposed position. Dark black paints tend to absorb more UV radiation and starts to flake off before lighter colours which are less absorbant to UV radiation. Have a look around for any dark black painted buildings that are five years old to see what I mean. I would not ne introducing a contrast colour, but looking towards the colours that are already in your bricks for inspiration. For the new Easylap panel consider the warm charcoal tones in some of your bricks, and for the shadow board use one of the lighter brown/tan bricks. If you want a pop of colour then bring it in with the furniture and planting for your new deck. I often have this problem with my Melbourne clients in matching brick colours as there are so many possible paint colours, and only a limited range available as paint samples in paint outlets. I use a Dulux Snapshot device which gives me very good colour matching accuarcy with the 4800 different colours available from Dulux. https://www.dulux.com.au/specifier/services-and-programs/snapshot If you need a colour analysis/marriage mediation consultation please contact me, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls