Painters to the rescue. (painting fresh rendered house)

[zippy]

If a picture paints a 1000 words! could you just give me 10 to tell me what color scheme i should go with..As you can see the place has been rendered with a grey oxide.The 1st, 2nd & 3rd picture essentially shows what it looks like.The other two are unsuccessful attempts to improve and enhance my home with colour (using photoshop )before committing to a colour. As it has a grey roof ,I thought a lighter shade of grey with a contrasting darker tone might look great!…no…not quite…I would like to create interest,tone and perhaps draw the eye to the length of the house rather than the lack of height.Don’t know how to achieve this.At the moment it is a bit drab,without a strong or striking feature.Is it possible to achieve this through better use of colour? I would greatly appreciate your help,expert advice and most value your personal opinion.Here is the place as ishttp://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h166/Trust33GTS-t/Home Renovation/original.jpgfront veranda wallhttp://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h166/Trust33GTS-t/Home Renovation/originalwall.jpgDriveway entry wallhttp://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h166/Trust33GTS-t/Home Renovation/drivewayandentrywall.jpgHere is alteration 1http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h166/Trust33GTS-t/Home Renovation/ellasplacesolidcolorGreywithwhitestackstonedarkfro nttolightentrywall.jpgHere is alteration 2http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h166/Trust33GTS-t/Home Renovation/ellasplacesolidcolorGreywithwhitestackstone.jpgTha nkyou for your help in advance..:wink:Craig & Ella

[strangerep]

Dark window frames and a light wall make a house look "disconnected". This can be seen to some extent in your last two photos. Notice how the last photo (with lighter wall) increases the sense of disconnectedness between the windows compared to previous photos?

Try photoshopping it to have white window framing and you should be able to see how it makes the structure look more "connected". Then experiment with (maybe) pale cream/beige for the walls. It needs a bit of light, understated colour. Grey-on-grey-on-grey is just depressing.

[amiaow]

Agree with strangerep- is there any way you can change the 60s windows over for white ones? Or respray them? I'd also look at updating gate & balustrade styles to something more modern (perhaps just palings- would suit better). And replace the square guttering to match the house guttering for consistency.

I find it useful to look at Colourbond & Dulux to see what they match. Your roof is a deep grey so perhaps a palette like the 'Traditional' house from the Colourbond Ironstone range would suit? It incorporates the deep coloured roof/guttering, white windows, a paler wall & an olivey green trim. You can look at it here: Colour Centre: Ironstone® Colour Schemes (http://www.colorbondcolours.com/home/residential/information/selecting-colours/colour-schemes/ironstone-colour-schemes) . This scheme would look good with a native-style garden though not sure where you would put the green on your house. Alternately, you could choose a creamier colour from the 2012 Dulux Range at Dulux Colour Forecast 2012 - 2013 Re-set (http://www.dulux.com.au/colour/colour-forecast/re-set) . There is a deep grey there for your roof- you could use something like White Duck (full strength) with the Lexicon Quarter for the white trim. Then you can maintain the grey tones in your colour scheme without it being drab.

To colour your house in Powerpoint with the actual colour, save the jpeg of the colour swatch and fill your shapes with a 'Picture' fill. HTH!

[zippy]

Dark window frames and a light wall make a house look "disconnected". This can be seen to some extent in your last two photos. Notice how the last photo (with lighter wall) increases the sense of disconnectedness between the windows compared to previous photos?

Try photoshopping it to have white window framing and you should be able to see how it makes the structure look more "connected". Then experiment with (maybe) pale cream/beige for the walls. It needs a bit of light, understated colour. Grey-on-grey-on-grey is just depressing.

Hey Strangerep,thanx for your insightful suggestions.I will most definitely try these on photoshop.I most certainly agree with your comments.Much appreciated.I will put the next pics up with colour change in next few days,THANX,Ella.




Agree with strangerep- is there any way you can change the 60s windows over for white ones? Or respray them? I'd also look at updating gate & balustrade styles to something more modern (perhaps just palings- would suit better). And replace the square guttering to match the house guttering for consistency.

I find it useful to look at Colourbond & Dulux to see what they match. Your roof is a deep grey so perhaps a palette like the 'Traditional' house from the Colourbond Ironstone range would suit? It incorporates the deep coloured roof/guttering, white windows, a paler wall & an olivey green trim. You can look at it here: Colour Centre: Ironstone® Colour Schemes (http://www.colorbondcolours.com/home/residential/information/selecting-colours/colour-schemes/ironstone-colour-schemes) . This scheme would look good with a native-style garden though not sure where you would put the green on your house. Alternately, you could choose a creamier colour from the 2012 Dulux Range at Dulux Colour Forecast 2012 - 2013 Re-set (http://www.dulux.com.au/colour/colour-forecast/re-set) . There is a deep grey there for your roof- you could use something like White Duck (full strength) with the Lexicon Quarter for the white trim. Then you can maintain the grey tones in your colour scheme without it being drab.

To colour your house in Powerpoint with the actual colour, save the jpeg of the colour swatch and fill your shapes with a 'Picture' fill. HTH!

Hey Amiao,thanx for your suggestions.Much appreciated.Will certainly try these colour schemes on photoshop and look at the results.Hopefully will achieve a more appealing outcome.THANX,Ella.

[zippy]

come on there has to be someone else with an opinion... http://www.painterforum.com/yabbse/Smileys/classic/shocked.gif http://www.painterforum.com/yabbse/Smileys/classic/shocked.gif

[strangerep]

come on there has to be someone else with an opinion... http://www.painterforum.com/yabbse/Smileys/classic/shocked.gifhttp://www.painterforum.com/yabbse/Smileys/classic/shocked.gif
Maybe you need to find a "colour consultation" forum? :D

I've found (the hard way) that there is no substitute for buying maybe $100 worth of sample pots,
and making up endless pieces on cardboard. Photoshop will get you into the right ballpark, but
then it'll come down to your personal taste and willingness to experiment with samples.

Have you tried driving around for a few hours looking closely at many homes and noting the
colour schemes of the ones you like?

[zippy]

Have you tried driving around for a few hours looking closely at many homes and noting the colour schemes of the ones you like?

Yeah actually we did that. There were only a few houses that we liked and the best ones are 2 story and we have a single. There are many benefits with the 2 story house, namely the ability to put color in more places.

Just today i drove past a place that has the lightest shade of grey you can get (almost white). With grey window borders and wall color matching window sills. We will be going back together to have a closer look at it.