Check the colorbond colours out. I would tend towards Manor Red, Deep Ocean, Ironstone or Woodland Grey.
Hey guys, i have just had my house re roofed in colourbond.
I choose paperbark and my fascia is a mission brown at the moment, so is the front of the house, not sure what color to go with?
what do you guys think ?
thanks,
Clayton
Check the colorbond colours out. I would tend towards Manor Red, Deep Ocean, Ironstone or Woodland Grey.
I reckon it needs a light colour to cheer the place up. It looks,... well,... a bit sad at the moment, if you'll pardon me saying so. Mission brown tends to do that -- drags the feeling down (imho). Tastes vary, of course.
If you're game to try a lighter colour, maybe experiment with something like "Flower Center" half-tint (that's a Dulux colour, but any decent paint shop can probably mix it. Make sure you get the "exterior" variant -- if they're different formulas).
If your paint shop has a complete colour atlas (not just a "colour wall" which tend to be of little use), look through the subtle hues there and get some sample pots. Then you can experiment with half-tints and quarter-tints yourself. That's really the only way to achieve a happy result: find the right ballpark colour on small samples, then do a larger sample (e.g., a decent sized piece of 3mm mdf or whatever) so you can see what in looks like in the large.
Sometimes shifting the hue a bit is better. Sometimes "dirtying it up/down" works better. (By "dirtying", I mean adding some ochre or whatever -- a comprehensive colour atlas would already show such variants).
Adopting a good process (i.e., experimenting at length) is probably a wiser investment than any specific colour suggestions.
I agree with the points raised by Strangerep ...... a lighter colour could would help.
Given the facade comes across as quite flat perhaps a slightly different tone for the timber cladding above the carport and the window frames.
Painting (or at least finishing painting) the fence would help to unify the look.
Post some after photos when you are done.
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I would suggest painting it Paperbark to match your roof,this would help to "disappear "the fascia.
Regards,
Blocker.