We have colour and couldn't be happier! We chose our paint colours back in 2010 when we purchased the house so it's a relief that we still love our selections. Like Family Home Number 2 we were keen to make a selection from the Colorbond range and we decided upon Evening Haze as our main wall colour and Monument for the gutters and sills. To help with the remaining selections we employed Dulux Colour Consultant, Suzanne Pike from Home and Office Revamps. These are the exterior colours we settled on:
We replaced the gutters in Colorbond Monument. Evening Haze has been painted on the chamfer boards and Natural White on the eaves. The ceilings will also be painted in Natural White. The facia, fretwork and railings are yet to be painted in Vivid White.
The plan is to paint the sills and handrails in Monument but we like the look of the white at the moment. What do you think? I'll share our interior colours soon.
In other news, the insulation and VJ ceilings have been installed on the deck and living room.
Unfortunately it hasn't been all smiles this week. Despite previous advice from our certifier and town planner, Council is now insisting that we complete a Partial Demolition Application to put in our front door. This is particularly frustrating considering there is evidence that there was a front door in the original house and that our entrance door on the side verandah was originally a window based on the sill check outs in the frame. I'm all for protecting the integrity of character homes in demolition control precincts. Our whole renovation has been planned to restore the home, as much as possible, to its former glory. We are reinstating character features that had been removed. It's not like we're adding a skillion roof or glass balustrades! Anyway, more fees and time delays but my rant is over.
Like your external colour choices - and personally I would keep the sills and handrails white too. Oh Council bureaucracy! Unfortunately it seems you got stuck with a pedantic assessment manager who follows the code to the letter rather than the intent. Money grabbing exercise I say! xx
ReplyDeleteLove your colours, I'm still having commitment issues over my grey choices, might mix my own! What a pain about council, so ridiculous that you have to jump through these hoops when you are bringing out the authentic features in your house and only improving the view from the street. Hope this gets sorted quickly without a lot of cost. mel x
ReplyDeleteCould you please tell me if your Evening Haze is double strength? We're choosing the same colour for our exterior boards and render and thought we could only achieve that level of depth with double strength.
ReplyDeleteHi Grace. Our Evening Haze paint was normal strength. I had a look through the photos on the blog and noticed that it does appear quite dark, particularly in the shade. It is lighter in the sun. The picture above with the bench on the deck is a good indication of what the colour looks like. There is also a picture on my instagram account of the wreath on my front door which shows the true colour.
DeleteOh and I should add, we have used half strength Evening Haze on the gables at the front of the house. You'll see a good picture in my 'grass' post. :-)
DeleteHi - I just stumbled across your blog while I was looking for inspo using Evening Haze. I was curious - what colour are your roof sheets? Thanks for your help
ReplyDeleteHi there. Our roof sheets are the standard zincalume. Good luck with your choices!
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