Colour Selections

From the beginning my vision for the house has been "light, white, bright and airy".

Most of the display homes around here are still working in shades of brown (albeit with contemporary names like moccha and cappuccino). So instead I've settled on a white and charcoal grey theme with accents of teal and plum.

The exterior will be mostly white (Colorbond "Surfmist"), with the portico highlighted in charcoal grey (Colorbond "Ironstone") and the roof tiles will be Bristile "Magnum".

For exterior contrast I'm thinking of plants with purple flowers such as lavender, wisteria and agapanthus.

Inside, the walls will be Dulux "Whisper White" and the floor tiles will be large (450mm x 450mm) polished ceramic in white. Completing the white theme will be a Caesarstone benchtop in the kitchen in "Snow".

I considered a feature wall in the kitchen/living area in a teal, such as Taubmans "Graphica" (larger sample of blue above) but decided to create a large canvas to hang on the wall instead. Perhaps something with a family photo on a teal backdrop.

Contrast in the kitchen will be provided by the glass splashback, which is likely to be something like this: "Black Super Sparkle".

This would complement the green/black glass mosaic tiles I have chosen for the bathroom, ensuite and laundry very nicely.

The mosaics will be used around the top of the island bath, in the recess of the shower, and as inserts on the bathroom and laundry walls. They look really smart against the white horizontal 300mm x 100mm white wall tiles.

The remainder of the bathroom and laundry areas will be quite neutral with benchtops in Laminex "Platinum Micro/Flint Finish" and vanity/cupboard doors in Laminex "White/Flint Finish". The tile for the showers is Avant Garde "Bianco", which has a very similar colour and fleck to the "Platinum Micro".

The only feature wall will be in the main bedroom - I've chosen a shade of plum called Dulux "Regal Violet" (see lighter shade of mauve above).

The darker plum/grape (Dulux "Salvation") and bright teal (Wattyl "Marine Blue") above will be used for accents like soft furnishings.