Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Colour questions? 242Feb 17, 2020 3:58 pm Hi Michelle, Looking for some help with my Colour Selections. Looking for a Modern/Contemporary look. This is what we've knocked up with the architect so far. Roof: Gun Metal Fascia/Gutter: ? Eaves: ? Cladding: I was thinking a nice black. But will that be too dark considering there is cladding across the eastern side as well. Window Frames: Shale Grey? Garage Door: Stained Timber look (recommendation required) Timber Entry posts: Stained Timber (recommendation required) Render Feature surrounding garage: ? Brickwork: Austral Bricks - Wilderness Range - Blackberry Pillar: Beaumont Tiles - Bengal Stone Wall Lightweight Timber Feature: Stained Timber look (recommendation required) Front Door: Stained Timber (recommendation required) Front door, timber post, garage and timber feature to match. The stair case will be Timber and Glass, so the timber will match the front door as well. There are a lot of elements to our facade, and I am getting quite overwhelmed. Please help! ![]() Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I was trying to make it look like this Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ First time builder Double Storey NSW Re: Colour questions? 243Feb 17, 2020 5:14 pm ![]() Hi Michelle! I have a colour dilemma for you! In desperate need of help. (Need to choose Taubmans colour which I'm not familiar with) Heres what I have so far: Roof: Shale Grey Fascia/Gutter: Surfmist Garage Door: Decowood Merbau (or Similar) Timber Entry Piers & Entry Feature: Stain to match Garage door Main Render: Taubmans OBSERVATION Feature Render: Taubmans BRILLIANT WHITE Brickwork: PGH Beach (Rattan) Blade Piers: National Tiles Frammenta Anthracite (1200x300 horiz, staggered) My main render colour has me stumped. I wanted something to pop however still appeal to masses. Below I've made a mock up of the colours. Would love your suggestions on the render colours, along with positioning of the colours. Thank you so much in advance! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ So sorry been very busy, do you still need help? Michelle Internal and External - Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide Re: Colour questions? 244Feb 18, 2020 1:03 pm Hi Michelle, We're about to build this home: http://www.firstyle.com.au/home-designs ... aspx#tab-2 But Im not a fan of the interior style of the display home at all. I lean towards more BLACK/WHITE/GREY scheme. I call it "warmed up contemporary" HAHA ![]() https://www.hallharthomes.com.au/our-homes/chelsea https://www.balneiandcolina.com.au/proj ... ow-heights https://masterton.com.au/home-design/as ... me-design/ I love airy light schemes (I did consider Scandi but I feel as if the home needs abit more edge with darker bits and bobs) I was wondering, would you happen to know how they wouldve painted these homes? E.g. Same colour walls and trims but different finishes? Our builder uses Taubmans and Ive read a few mixed reviews. Some say the Taubmans Crisp White is the whitest but others say it has a creamy hue (Which I cannot stand) From the swatches and website Im leaning towards AKIMBO but Im going to attempt to ask one of the above builders if they can give me the name of the paint they used but since we're not building with them I doubt theyll try very hard for me haha. Cheerio Cat Re: Colour questions? 245Mar 23, 2020 3:11 pm ![]() ![]() Hi Michelle! I have a colour dilemma for you! In desperate need of help. (Need to choose Taubmans colour which I'm not familiar with) Heres what I have so far: Roof: Shale Grey Fascia/Gutter: Surfmist Garage Door: Decowood Merbau (or Similar) Timber Entry Piers & Entry Feature: Stain to match Garage door Main Render: Taubmans OBSERVATION Feature Render: Taubmans BRILLIANT WHITE Brickwork: PGH Beach (Rattan) Blade Piers: National Tiles Frammenta Anthracite (1200x300 horiz, staggered) My main render colour has me stumped. I wanted something to pop however still appeal to masses. Below I've made a mock up of the colours. Would love your suggestions on the render colours, along with positioning of the colours. Thank you so much in advance! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ So sorry been very busy, do you still need help? Michelle hey Michelle, yes! I do. I didnt get a notification of your response have only just seen it now. Paint goes on in a week or so. Wondering if I should go a lighter main render colour. Still have no clue about placement. Re: Colour questions? 246Mar 23, 2020 4:03 pm Hi Michelle I'm interested in your feedback on our facade colours for our proposed Hamptons Style home in Brisbane. I have not precisely worked out exactly where the colours will go however most are obvious looking at the house that inspired the colours. Possibly the only part that I cannot decide is whether to go with a black or white front door. I also need to work out what colour grey that is in the photo ![]() Note our house is about 50% wider than the house inspiring our colours.. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Many thanks! Re: Colour questions? 247Mar 23, 2020 7:56 pm ![]() Hi Michelle I'm interested in your feedback on our facade colours for our proposed Hamptons Style home in Brisbane. I have not precisely worked out exactly where the colours will go however most are obvious looking at the house that inspired the colours. Possibly the only part that I cannot decide is whether to go with a black or white front door. I also need to work out what colour grey that is in the photo ![]() Note our house is about 50% wider than the house inspiring our colours.. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Many thanks! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Ours is taubmans Stormy Shadow Re: Colour questions? 248Mar 23, 2020 8:24 pm ![]() ![]() Hi Michelle I'm interested in your feedback on our facade colours for our proposed Hamptons Style home in Brisbane. I have not precisely worked out exactly where the colours will go however most are obvious looking at the house that inspired the colours. Possibly the only part that I cannot decide is whether to go with a black or white front door. I also need to work out what colour grey that is in the photo ![]() Note our house is about 50% wider than the house inspiring our colours.. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Many thanks! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Ours is taubmans Stormy Shadow Hi Alymei, I actually used Stormy Shadow on an investment house last year (shown below), I’m thinking this house (I'm looking at above) is a shade or two darker. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Colour questions? 249Apr 19, 2020 6:19 pm After painting a number of greys on an outside wall I think we have come back to Stormy Shadow. The bit I am now struggling with is whether to match all of the white trim to the Surfmist garage, facia, guttering, roof or go with a crisp white or sit somewhere between (eg. Surfmist half). If you are able to provide some suggestions/photos that would be greatly appreciated! Re: Colour questions? 253Apr 22, 2020 1:24 pm Hi Michelle, I was wondering if you could please help me. We are building a double storey house.Our colour so far are Austral Chesnut bricks (but the front of the house is fully rendered )Barramundi Roof Tiles,Monument windows and gutter and fascia,Beige Royal Render,Caoba garage door and similar front door. I have a feature Pillar in front and i am confused what colour to go for? I was recommended the Dulux Excelsior ,is that something that suits or is there any other colour you would suggest? I have attached my plan of the front of the house.I need to give an answer to the builder latest by tomorrow if i want to change the render for the pillar. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thanks a lot!! Kind Regards, Tania Re: Colour questions? 254Apr 29, 2020 7:46 pm Hi Michelle
We are building a house in WA and just starting to look at colour choices well in advance of pre start as this is our Achilles heal and we will spend hours looking at colour patches. We have a limited colour choice due to Developer
We prefer the grey shades. We are thinking Basalt roof with Surfmist for the main render. The feature red bricks on the photos and garage door we are unsure of. We are thinking maybe a basalt rendered feature instead of the red face brick, as red is not aloud and we are unsure of what colour face brick would work. We were thinking possibly Windspray doors/window frame. Any idea's or tips would be amazing. We are struggling with the choice. We have been playing with the Austral colour visualizer, so we have attached the rough idea. Thanks Ben & Steph Idea'sLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our houseLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Colour questions? 255Jul 13, 2020 3:21 pm Hi Michelle Hope you are well!! First time building a new home and the process of choosing the correct wall colour is driving me crazy! I hate not be able to paint a few walls first before choosing the colour! The house we are building has a very french provincial feel, with dark flooring, white skirting & architraves, marble accents in the kitchen & bathrooms. The wall colour we are wanting a soft grey without any blue undertones. Our builder use Taubmans paint. Do you have any guidance on a nice grey colour to use? I'd also like to ask about blue cabinet colours - this is another area I'm struggling with. I'm envisioning navy blue cabinets for the laundry - but I don't want a bright blue colour. It needs to be soft, easy on the eyes with grey undertones. Would you have any suggestions on this? Our cabinet maker will paint these cabinets so any paint brand can be used. Thank you!!! Re: Colour questions? 256Jul 13, 2020 3:33 pm ![]() Hi Michelle Hope you are well!! First time building a new home and the process of choosing the correct wall colour is driving me crazy! I hate not be able to paint a few walls first before choosing the colour! The house we are building has a very french provincial feel, with dark flooring, white skirting & architraves, marble accents in the kitchen & bathrooms. The wall colour we are wanting a soft grey without any blue undertones. Our builder use Taubmans paint. Do you have any guidance on a nice grey colour to use? I'd also like to ask about blue cabinet colours - this is another area I'm struggling with. I'm envisioning navy blue cabinets for the laundry - but I don't want a bright blue colour. It needs to be soft, easy on the eyes with grey undertones. Would you have any suggestions on this? Our cabinet maker will paint these cabinets so any paint brand can be used. Thank you!!! I went a navy cabinet - Polytec oxford. For walls we went Taubmans Abstract half which is a nice greige - no blue Re: Colour questions? 258Jul 22, 2020 7:59 pm Hi all.....yes been a while!! Unfortunately as we all know its been a tough year. I'm in the middle of purchasing a new computer as the one I have is letting me down, freezing and just shutting down! Once my new computer arrives and is set up, you will see more of me here. I apologise to all those who are asking me questions I'm not deliberately ignoring you, I'm just having a tough time. ![]() For now, let me know if you still need help and I'll see what I can do. Thanks. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Internal and External - Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide Re: Colour questions? 260Jul 23, 2020 6:54 pm ![]() anyone known what is this color??? I assume you mean the external colour? It's a hard one to answer but I could try and match it with Dulux.?? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Internal and External - Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide having built in different rural locations may i suggest that the house should suit the location and needs to be different from homes in town..eg if you will be working… 9 27777 4 15613 ![]() 0 10418 |