Hello, I'm fairly new here. We are in the process of renovating our house and I'm having trouble choosing paint colours. What I'm after is a grey that has a greenish tinge to it. I don't want anything too dark either. I've tried quite a few Dulux colours such as Tranquil Retreat (way too pink), Dieskau (too mauve), Barron Gorge (a bit blue), Wombat Forest (too yellow). I see lots of houses around with a greenish grey but I can't seem to find a colour to match. I do have one of Dulux's new colours called Smiggins which I've tried at half strength. It's close, but a little too dark.
The link below has a picture of our house at the top and then below is kind of the colour we are after.
http://onbecominginteresting.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/house-before-renovations.htmlWe are hoping to paint the weatherboards in the greenish grey and then have a much darker trim colour, something like Dulux Domino maybe but I'm not sure if that will be too dark. Also I know Domino has some red in it which I don't usually like. I paid a colour consultant to do our interior thinking I'd be able to work out the exterior myself, but I'm afraid it has beaten me.
I'm sure there must be an obvious choice out there for a fairly light, greenish grey, but I just can't find it. Our painters are using Dulux but I figure they can colour match if it's another brand.
Any help or suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks so much.
Thanks SO much Michelle. I had a look at Dulux in the colour atlas at those two colours. I really like Wistow but think it is just a little darker than I had in mind. But, seeing the row they are in on the Grey page is perfect as I can just choose a lighter shade. I actually think that Spanish Olive is exactly what I was after but perhaps it will be a bit light. I'll get a couple of sample pots and try them out. Thanks again, I feel like my problems are now solved.
I had a lot of trouble with my greys to begin with. They all looked blue and some too violet. We went with Colorbond colours in the end. Surfmist for inside walls, Shayle Grey 200% and Woodland grey for outside. I love how ours have come up.
Have you thought about Porters paints Taobelly? We just used them and I found the colours they have far softer and more elegant than the Dulux ones. They have a great range called Milk Paint I think? x
Porters paints have wonderful depth of colour - however the milk paint is not suitable for exteriors