The exterior colour choice for the house is the result of plenty of
procrastination that resulted in an eventual quick decision to copy the colour
scheme of a house being built at Avoca Beach. I used a Dulux colour
consultant in the hope of finding our way through the miriad of choices.
However, the recommendations were made without seeing the build in person (she
was wearing high heels, how could I make her trek up the hill!).
I have
long had a desire for a strong contrast colour scheme of bold blue or charcoal
with white.
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| Something like this (houzz.com) |
The colour recommended by the consultant was Dulux Namadji, a
yellow/brown based charcoal (see the pic below).
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| Dulux Namadji on main wall |
I hastily bought some sample pots and tried
the colour scheme. Sadly, it looked like a modern version of mission
brown and I decided that it would make the shady parts of the house feel
downright depressing. A few weeks later while visiting Avoca Beach, I
spied the house below....
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| Avoca Beach |
The lovely painter working on site
obligingly offered up the paint cards for the colours. Resene Friar Grey turned
out to be a great mid tone colour for blending in with our bushy site.
The colour is dark enough the make the white windows pop, but light enough to
keep the house looking crisp. Here is a snippet for now until the scaffold comes down.
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| Windows in Vivid White, walls in Friar Grey |
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