Exterior

Now all you have to do is choose a colour! The exterior of your home is made up of a number of different elements, from walls and guttering to windows and, of course, the all-important door. Give up your home's kerb appeal a kick with these timeless-with-a-twist exterior colour schemes.

A dark charcoal such as Heavy Metal or Cable Grey creates a great backdrop for greenery, and British Paints also has a range to match the popular dark grey Colorbond colours such as Woodland Grey, Monument and Loft. Team your darker colour with off white trims such as Love Note, that will highlight the dark grey and frame details such as doors and windows. Then, here’s the magic — a small serve of colour will create a focal point and allow you to add that personal touch. Choose a vibrant aqua (Temperate Tide), fresh green (Delicious Mint) or a pretty, pale pink (Ballet Princess) on your front door, and your home will be the talk of the street. In a good way. 

Using slightly ‘muddy’ versions of favourite natural colours often gives a more sophisticated and live-able result for a home's exterior. Grey-blue is more subtle than royal blue, whereas the perennially popular olive green is more palatable on larger areas than jade or emerald. This has a lot to do with the fact that earthy colours help your home fit in with its natural surroundings. Enter the new favourite exterior shade of sage — a muted pale green that is appropriately the colour of new beginnings.
Create a harmonious feel by sticking to colours in the yellow-green family for trims and doors, such as White Gable or Delicate Lace.
Alternatively, go dramatic by pairing sage with a deep, dark blue, such as Texas Blue Bells. This gives a distinctive accent and is an effective way to break up the monotony on a larger home.

White is an eternally popular house colour due to its easy versatility, and clean, classic look. But it can be an intimidating colour to pick because it soaks up the shades in surrounding environment and changes depending on the time of day. That’s why testing colours on your house is so important. First up is the choice between a warm white and a cool white. Warm whites veer towards cream or ivory and go well with timber and stone. Cool whites have a more blue or grey undertone and are a go-to on a fresh and contemporary homes.
Softer and muted off-whites that leans towards grey, White Disclosure or Star White work well on homes that get a lot of bright light throughout the day.
Warm and creamy off-whites with a slight yellow hue, White Comfort or Tokyo Snow will give your home an air of warmth, welcome and comfort.
The good thing about white houses is that you can add pretty much any colour in the windows and trims. Choose from the cool or warm spectrum to go with your base colour and remember, muted works magic.

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