Browse Forums Interior Decorating Lounge 1 Sep 22, 2011 12:10 pm Hi all (and Michelle) I am feeling pretty lost with colour selection for our front elevation. As you can see there are many blanks below Externals: Roof- Will be colourbond but colour still yet to be decided. I am leaning towards Woodland Grey although hubby likes a lighter roof Fascia - Bargeboards - Downpipes - Eaves - Soffit to underside of Eaves, Verandas & Portico’s - Portico roof is cedar Posts - Beams / Rafters - Masonry Walls - The bricks will be light cream, thinking maybe Albany Cream Cladding - The feature cladding is cedar (stained to match colour of garage doors) with either v joint or channel 2. Balustrade - Windows - Thinking of going charcol, but depends on the roof colour Doors - Garage doors are cedar timber look (darkest colour not the real red cedar look) Timber Slats - Deck - Here is the front elevation design: http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff4 ... on0001.jpg We are building in a costal town (about 2km from the beach). The area is well established so the 'new estate' look wont work. I really need help with roof colour and the feature render colour. Trying to keep colours to a minimum to bring it all together so not sure if I need two render colours or just one??? Any help/ opinions would be greatly appreciated Thanks Re: Help with render colour 2Sep 22, 2011 12:26 pm If you wanted a light roof, Dune would go nicely with those bricks. Or something darker look at Bushland. I would tend to stay away from the heavier colours like monument or ironstone due to the high contrast but that is personal preference. And nothing wrong with doing two renders for that design. Any particular reason for the double garages? Re: Help with render colour 3Sep 22, 2011 12:36 pm Thanks d@n We have 2 garages as the one on the right is for storage. Because of the block and house design we had no where else to put a 'shed' which we really need. If we did a triple garage it would have pushed the house to far over to the right leaving us with no room for a pool and backyard (as most of our yard is down the right handside of the house. Re: Help with render colour 4Sep 22, 2011 2:46 pm If you're looking for a warm colour scheme I think Jasper and Paperbark would work well with creamy bricks. Or, if you want a more modern colour I also think that Woodland Grey would look great. Because it's a warmer grey tone it looks fantastic with creamy colours if you want a more high contrast, contemporary look. Have you had a play on the Colour Centre at Colorbond? http://colorbond.autech.com.au/onlinevisualiser/ Anna Ethos Interiors is a fresh and creative design firm, specialising in online interior design services for clients all over the world. http://www.ethosinteriors.com.au Hi Alex, Thanks for the reply again. I had a chat with the builder, he said he will use primer, then hydrotec which comes with colour and sealer as well. A Renderer I… 12 18072 I am looking for someone who might have tackled a similar issue as me. I have a few rendered interior walls, the surface condition is hardly flat. I can see all the bumps… 0 7964 Do you have a scope of works? If have texture on wall now, the patch will show through The standard for repair of texture is to patch, re-texture corner to corner,… 5 6914 |