Browse Forums Finishing Touch 1 Jul 23, 2011 4:39 pm Hi, I'm looking to get the exterior of my weatherboard/fibro house painted and am hoping for some colour scheme advice. I want to get away from the cream/red look and want something in grey tones. I was thinking of Colorbond Ironstone for the gutters, downpipes and fascia, and white for the windows. Can anyone recommend a shade of light/mid grey that will work for the walls, possibly stairs, lattice and railings as well? Any suggestions gratefully received. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Exterior house colour scheme - help needed 2Aug 03, 2011 7:30 pm Your house is very cute! Do I have some time for this, or are you in a hurry to get it done now. I’m a bit busy this week. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Exterior house colour scheme - help needed 4Aug 04, 2011 6:54 pm Externals Roof – As is Gutters – Ironstone Fascia - Ironstone Bargeboards – White Downpipes - Ironstone Eaves – White Posts – Raku Cladding - Stepney or Tristan Windows – White Doors – Raku Handrail – Raku Handrail posts - Stepney or Tristan Lattice – Raku Dulux Stepney Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ OR Dulux Tristan Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Accent colour Dulux Raku Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I really like the white accents around your windows and doors; I think I would like to see them stay? If not use the lightest grey on them. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Exterior house colour scheme - help needed 5Aug 04, 2011 7:07 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Exterior house colour scheme - help needed 6Aug 06, 2011 9:33 pm Hi Michelle, Thanks so much for your suggestions. Can you explain the design reasoning behind your choice of those shades of grey? I was imagining something lighter and would never have considered those colours. I think I prefer the look of Stepney based on what I see on my monitor. I am intending to keep the white around the windows and doors. Sarah Re: Exterior house colour scheme - help needed 7Aug 07, 2011 5:20 pm Sarah, I was just going off what you said that you wanted... a mid grey. So I through in another mid grey and a darker one for an accent colour which I think would work well. A lot of greys throw other colours, these greys seem to be as close to grey as I can get with my Dulux fan deck. Remember when choosing external colours they will lighten up once in the sun. So I suggest getting some sample pots to see if the colours work for you if you like them. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Exterior house colour scheme - help needed 9Jul 20, 2012 1:34 pm Just wanted to revisit this as I'm finally getting round to having the exterior painted. The gutters and downpipes have just been replaced by Colorbond Ironstone and I am still planning on white around windows and doors. Dulux Silkwort has been suggested for the walls. Do you think that would be a good combination? I have a new photo showing the ironstone guttering. How do I add that again or fix the broken links of the original photos? Thanks I'm renovating - building a small extension at the back of the late Edwardian house. This is the first stage. Second stage of the renovation will be to replace roof on… 0 1062 Hi, Currently building, we are on a sloping block so we have from floor level to the roof in axon cladding. Below floor level to the ground I want to put brick facings /… 0 4471 |