Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Oct 14, 2011 1:30 pm Hi all, This is my very first post so i hope i get it right. My husband and I want to paint the outside of our home and really have no idea....lol.....Well some but will they look ok??? I have posted a pic of our house painted 15 years ago, (hopefully it works) it was this colour when i moved in and i dont like at all! We are doing a reno on the inside to 'modernize' it and have decided to do the exterior as well....yippee... We are looking at painting it in Dulux Dune on all the render, Which is nearly the whole house...White windows, keeping the grey or painting it a similar colour. I really want a glossy black front door..........and probably roller door??? Was thinking of the facias in the white also??? We love the neutral/white/grey combos and really want to smarten up the look of our home. Inside we will be using alot of Dulux Antique white usa or similar breaking it up with varying shades of greys??? Any thought and or ideas would be so greatly appreciated......Looking forward to hearing from you. Thankyou in advance..... http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/3117/071fv.jpg (please let me know if the pic works) Thanks Re: Help Needed....Exterior Paint colour?? 2Oct 14, 2011 4:39 pm Not surprised you want to get rid of the yellow. Dune will be ok for a base colour, but with that style of design, you should use a combination of colours. Make a feature of the boards above and the lower half stone work. Will you be keeping the house name? Re: Help Needed....Exterior Paint colour?? 3Oct 14, 2011 7:10 pm Hi d@n, Thankyou for your reply.... Yes the house name stays, it was one of the original homes in our town and has ties to france hence the name. Anyways as far as your ideas with splitting colours what would you suggest?? Dune as the rougher part of the render? Is that right? Then darker? for the smoother lower part of the render? And then ?? for the boards. Thanks Re: Help Needed....Exterior Paint colour?? 4Oct 15, 2011 8:04 am knb Dune as the rougher part of the render? Is that right? Then darker? for the smoother lower part of the render? And then ?? for the boards. Correct. Same dark colour for the boards (trims only) and gables. Change the garage door to something lighter like surfmist to match the roof. Or you can go with traditional Federation style colours. Thankyou so much 😀 I've decided on White on white for doors and trims, White on white 50% on ceiling and Mt buller for walls. Fingers crossed it will look OK 😀 2 7354 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 4608 |