Exterior colour scheme Would like other professionals opinions please
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Matt Black Monument new addition, paired with Shale Grey pitched roof, 1/4 lexicon existing house with black alluminium windows
Tranquil Retreat new addition and existing house painted the same light grey, and have the existing roof in monument black or Basalt with black windows
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Comments (17)Is there part of the house we can't see? Where is your front door? Just the double frontage like that is plain, but that was the style and not much you can do about it. The homes you are looking at do have a lot of features with opportunities to bring in other colours but there is nowhere with yours to do that and if you try it usually cheapens it. If you take the triple fronted house you posted, I would do the lighter green on the weatherboard and the deeper green like they have used on the window frames, I would do for the baseboards and the front door. I would keep the window frames and eaves white and paint the guttering to match the roof. Are you country? Are here any water issues for the garden? Instead of trying to do something with the house, I think I would be inclined to give it all a cottagy look with a picket front fence, nice entrance, a lush lawn and lots of plants for colour and lushness. The dark green baseboard will be a nice background for some small shrubs in front of the house. Weatherboards really lend themselves to that look. Don't forget the addition of old tyre swans - lol I notice you have small awnings over the windows - maybe replace them with some striped canvas ones in greens and terracotta - if you can get the combination. [houzz=]...See MoreFarm house exterior colour scheme - colorbond cladding
Comments (62)apennameandthata i don't know... vertical is more shed like style, while we still have a colonial style base and veranda. Dust will be an issue here (although its not so bad in that particular spot on a river, good protection from trees) but pressure wash will be regular practice anyway. Thanks for all your suggestions and I will take all on board, especially sandstone ideas. I don't this I want this house to look pretentious, but how can I describe that, I am after some subtle "wow" factor or something a bit different, but it must look like we knew what we are doing and YES, I want it to look like high quality build and not a transportable house or kit home. The house rectangle is so simple that I worry it may have that boring factor in its looks and that is why I am looking for some ideas. My problem is a tendency to overthink but I hope I will find a balance at some point :) At this stage I think: galvanised tin everywhere (or that zincalum), rusty steel posts, aluminum windows with timber look, sandstone features around main door and sandstone chimney. We had a big flood last year and the spot never goes under water, its on high grounds even though it is only meters from the river....See MoreOpinions on quality of "professional" tiling job
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Comments (5)Orange . That's all you need . A mid orange on the gutters , that pinky timber gable , and the garage door , and also re-do the reddish burgundyish stripes on the awnings in that mid orange . Summer , beach , the bricks are nice , the roof is nice , the trim isn't and neither are the awnings . I did wonder about doing the window frames in a charcoal , but i think that is too modern and not enough beach for the era and theme of the house , and will almost look like black eyes . Just a simple , honest upgrade and update is all that is needed ....See MoreMB Design & Drafting
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