Exterior Colour Selections

The Phoenix 35 is a double storey home, and we had real difficulties coming to an agreement about the exterior colour scheme for the home, as well as where it would be rendered versus weatherboard versus exposed brick...   In terms of colours, we were certainly against very white exteriors or any sort of brown. We ended up deciding on a combination of blue/grey and white/cream colours with 'woodgrain-look' highlights for the garage and front door giving a bit of an earthy touch.  The palette includes the following:-

The roof has been upgraded, from roof tiles to a colorbond steel corrugated roof.  The colour was matched closely to the downstairs render and we selected Colorbond Ironstone:-

The upstairs level is weatherboard cladding, and the colour selected is Colorbond Surfmist:-

The lower level will be rendered in Dulux Tamed Texan, to match closely with the roof colour, pictured here:-

The remainder of the house is exposed brick (namely the sides and the rear of the house), in Austral Urban One (silver) with a neutral brick mortar:-

We spent the extra and upgraded the double garage door for a 'wood grain' type of finish in Colorbond Caoba:-

We upgraded the front door.  We wanted something solid with some weight behind it and a really satisfying feeling when opening/closing the door.  The door that we selected can be seen here on the Corinthian/Stegbar website and the model number is PMAD106, it has 6 x horizontal panels running downwards.  We also upgraded the door locking mechanism, so there is a nice handle.  The colour of the door is is the Sikkens Walnut (010), which looks like this, a nice match to the garage door:-

The downpipes, gutters and window trimmings etc have been matched to the Colorbond Surfmist cladding and will be in A&L Windows "Surfmist Satin" - this is identical to the weatherboard cladding "Surfmist" noted above.

We really look forward to seeing the exterior of the house coming together and hope it has some real street appeal!  It seemed bold to go for the blue/grey look, but I am hoping it really stands out.