The owner of this century-old timber home in Clayfield has style.

After completing a stunning renovation of the bathrooms, the owner turned her impeccable eye for design to the exterior – but it has not all been smooth sailing.

The client’s previous painter quoted – and delivered – a cheap job, which had to be cut short and underwent investigation by the Master Painters. This left her unhappy and seeking a professional service.

Brisbane’s Signature Painters came to the rescue and asked us to help the owner choose her new colour scheme.

Together we worked through dark grey-browns, but inspiration can in the form of a dark charcoal house in a nearby neighbourhood and Colorbond Monument was selected to be the wall colour.

The owner knew she wanted black and white for the trims, so we fine-tuned which would go where in a series of digital overlays to get the colour design just right.

The newly replaced gutters were already black, so that was a no-brainer.

We continued the black on the handrails, post knobs and finials.

The remaining trims, including post moulds, veranda brackets, balustrade, fascia and window hoods were chosen to be in Lexicon Quarter for high contrast.

We had originally selected Antique White USA for the white, which worked with the original dark grey-browns we were looking at, but it looked too creamy against the Monument walls so we had to switch whites.

Lexicon Quarter is just about as white as paint can be while still maintaining good colour coverage, so was the perfect choice for a super high contrast black and white colour scheme.

The result is a dynamic, head-turning colour design which will stand out in a neighbourhood of beautifully renovated houses.

Here are the original colours + overlay:

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The dominant colour trend for grey houses often leaves owners of terracotta-roofed homes in a twist – but it is easy to get contemporary colour schemes right for this common colour problem.

But help is here: Colour consultant Jan Searle, who works out of the Porter’s Paints New Farm store in Brisbane, Queensland,and runs her colour consultancy Urban Colour, has come to the rescue with two beautiful colour schemes to match this tricky combination.

Her two colour selections feature both a warm scheme and cool scheme, both in contemporary greys and naturals, tipping her hat to the dominant colour trends, while complementing the hues of terracotta and cream.

These beautiful colours give a handy guide to follow when choosing colours for your project. Need help visualising how it could look? Click here to find out more about ordering digital overlays.

Colour Scheme 1

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The first scheme selected by Jan features a green-based grey, which helps tone down the red of the terracotta tiles. This is paired with a lovely light grey-white with earthy undertones. Coconut Milk is a lovely clean creamy white for trims or soffits.

This scheme is perfect if you are searching for a mid-dark grey to suit terracotta and cream. On the other hand, if you want to embrace earthy tones, Colour Scheme 2 is for you.

Colour Scheme 2

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Grey doesn’t do it for you? Earthy tones abound in this warm colour scheme to match your terracotta tiles and cream frames. Again, the undertones will help tone down the orange of terracotta, while remaining warm enough to match cream.

Want to try out new colour schemes on your property?

Order these schemes on your overlays: type #TerracottaCream1 and #TerracottaCream2 into the “Wall” fields of the order form and we’ll know to show you these schemes.

Here’s an interview we did to talk more about how digital overlays help people visualise new colour schemes:

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This Far North Queensland property had Classic Cream handrails and balustrades which were not being painted:

To match cream, we suggested Pip Clay, a grey-greige:

For something a bit creamier, Tuporoa:

Sandfly Point Double, a sandy white perfect for the tropics:

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