Hi Michelle,

Just stumble through and saw your blog advising external wall colours.

We are in the process of changing render colour, I desperately need some help from you as we are too scare to choose the wrong colour again!!!

Here are our existing colours:

Externals
Roof - Black Terracotta (shingle profile roof tiles)
Gutters - Dulux Mountain Blue
Fascia - Dulux Mountain Blue
Downpipes - Dulux Miller Mood
Posts - White Birch
Masonry Walls - Dulux Miller Mood
Windows - White Birch
Doors - White Birch
Garage Door - Mountain Blue

We originally wanted the walls in a grey colour with a slight touch of blue in it, but ended up really light blue! Can you please suggest or give us your expert opinion of an alternative nutral colour, as we are thinking of repainting the rendered walls only and not changing any thing else.

How about below -
Dulux Wild Dove?

Mountain Blue/Deep Ocean
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Dulux Miller Mood
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Dulux Wild Dove
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I like the Wild Dove

Thanks for your suggestion Michelle. My house is a double storey house and it's fully rendered. I'm just thinking wether Wild Dove is too dark for it? I will post you a photo of my house when I get home. (I'm at work now! )

You have to remember when it's in the light it won't be that dark. I read somewhere when choosing exterior render colours to go 2 shades darker, the sunlight sucks the colour out.

You might be right Suh. I remember reading someone else's blog and Michelle suggested Dulux Grainger. What do you think that will come out Michelle?

Here is the colour...

http://my.imageshack.us/v_images.php

Michelle,

Here is the image of my house!

What do you think? Is Wild Dove going to fit?

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Any commments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Perfect Sue, that’s what I tell my clients!

Truong….get a sample pot and paint it up on the the front of the house to the side so its in full sun.

Use the whole pot and make sure you get 2 coats on so you see the true colour.
Get another photo for me after you have done that.