Ok, there is a colour I use frequently both for modern and traditional exteriors. It's a colored grey. Not grey with blue what so ever. It's more of a beige concrete tone. A coffee toned beige I fear would be too rich next to the cedar, all very warm and would overpower the street front. Muddy or dark tones will fit against the cedar and emphasize the orange-ness. Not so great and it will look dated. In keeping with cedar windows, the richness of the timber will warm the exterior quite a bit, and with terra-cotta roof,orange can dominate the facade. To reduce that, and compliment their richness, the neutral tone of urban grey counteracts that, and introduces a neutral overall exterior. Off hand, can say it's similar to a mortar colour. I urge you to sample a large area, not next to any yellow. So either paint inside a cardboard box, or undercoat around a window frame, and paint the urban grey in a large area to see it's colour change in all lighting.

Hi John22565, that looks great. You've really taken on board the plant selections and styling that goes with the house. I'd possibly be wary of the rose in front of the oleander if you are in a high rainfall area as it may feel a little crowded and be prone to black spot, but that's the beauty of a living, growing garden, you can put things in and then move them around if they don't quite work. Maybe (and it is only a maybe) some catmint or a small lavender variety along the edge of the driveway and in front of the roses??? Don't forget you can always throw some self seeding annuals into the garden beds for extra colour and depth. Enjoy :)

I'm going to be completely different . You have the burnt orange tiles , and the grey render , being the colours that are not worth changing IMO . I'd redo the charcoal fence stain , and it looks like the garage door is already okay in that colour . I'd do the uprights and the barge board above the veranda in charcoal ( the garage door surround is already in that tone , and looks good IMO ) , and the square 'caps' of the veranda in burnt orange , and the small shade/roof over the left hand window also in the burnt orange

We have a Californian Bungalow in Sydney and have done an extension to the back. However looking for some facade renovation work to the front. These are the "cosmetic" touches. Do not want to modernise it, just to restore it to its original form plus replace existing windows in the front porch with some nicer windows: - Replace the front porch roof - Replace the existing front windows - Removal of carport - Replace the front cement rendered facade with half brick/half cement - Paint Any advice/recommendations of Sydney inner west builders? Existing house House 2 doors down which has original features, however we would like to maintain windows in the front porch area. Porch windows like these would be nice: