Hi Donna,
Sorry, I can't give any feedback as our house isn't finished being built yet... still about 2 months off. We are still happy that we decided on the…

Thanks Michelle... I'm thinking I will get a sample pot made up with 3/4 strength as I have tried 1/2 and thought it was too light for what I had…

That's ok Michelle... Chino is quite an old colour I think and it is on a Solarguard chart. We are only thinking of it because we have seen it and…

Hi Michelle,
You gave me some advice a few months ago on our external colours - Dune roof, Woodland Grey Gutters/Facias, Dulux Barnfloor render. At the time I also asked…

Congrats!! Bet you're excited?!?!?

Thanks so much Michelle, I do realise how busy you must be, so thanks for getting back to me
I'd appreciate your advice…

Sorry Michelle, but you are confusing me with your answer. In the last post I mentioned both schemes we are thinking about and you answered "yes". Just so…

Hi Michelle,
When you say last selection do you mean Dune Roof, Woodland Grey Gutters & Facias or the Surfmist Roof with Shale Grey Gutters & Facias??
Thanks!

No Michelle... not too late!! We will have to let the builder know early next week, so you're just in time!
We still considering the above colour scheme,…

Thanks for your reply shellb78. I must admin I am a bit hesitant about the Surfmist roof, but my husband is quite keen on it. Shale Grey is a…

We need to finalise our external colours this week and I'm just after opinions on our choice.
Our roof is a Hip style roof with douch gables. We…

I just looked back through all the photos and actually found two of your laundry!!! Must have missed them first time.
We're about to start building in Mackay QLD, so…

Hi Poochie - your house looks just gorgeous!! I love it!!! LOVE you kitchen and bathroom colours. Would love to see some more of your kitchen with cooktop,…

We're thinking of going with Surfmist Roof, Gutters & Facias and Colorbond Dune as the render colour, with either Surfmist or Dune Garage Door. Has anyone got any pics…

Thanks stonecutter... looks nice!! Is this your bathroom??

Thanks Kek... I have actually just been looking at your blog and saved a pic of your laundry and bathroom in my "Ideas" folder!! I'm going to continue the…

Well, we have decided on the Bosch. Couldn't justify spending almost double the price on the Neff. Didn't really like the look of the Meile to be honest.…

Thanks to everyone for your comments/advice.
We have decided to go with the Asko D5131 (Stainless Steel). We were tossing up on a similar priced Bosch, but I really…

Just trying to decide on our bathroom tiles... we want to keep to the neutral theme of mocha/chocolate/cream but are having problems deciding on how to have them. Anyone…

Just wondering if anyone out there has the Asko D5131 dishwasher?? Do you like it - would you recommend it - would you buy it again?? Any other recommendations…

Thanks everyone for your advice/comments. I think we have narrowed it down to Bosch and Neff. Am getting prices on both tomorrow so will go with whichever one…

We're about to start building and I'm trying to decide on a good quality brand of kitchen appliances... oven (single + 1/2), gas cooktop 900mm, canopy 900mm and dishwasher. …

We ended up going with full strength Antique Ivory (Bristol) for the walls; 1/4 strength for ceiling/cornice; full strength but in gloss for doors and trims. Hopefully it…

Thanks everyone for your nice comments! Painting starts tomorrow!!

This is what we have decided on for our exterior colours (photo attached)
Roof - Colorbond Dune
Gutters/Facias: Colorbond Woodland Grey
Roller Door: Colorbond Dune
Main Wall colour: Dulux Barnfloor
Facias: …

Our painting starts next Friday and the painter has recommended Bristol Antique Ivory 3/4 strength for our main colour as we coundn't decide on one ourselves. I have gone…

Thanks for your advice Michelle. Can you possibly suggest any other colours for the exterior... we want to go with neutral tones throughout the whole house, including outside. …

Thanks Michelle... we have been told by our builder we have about 2 weeks until we have to let them know our colours and we're starting to stress!!

Oops - photo didn't attach to first post... here is a photo.

We are building in North QLD and are at the stage we need to finalise paint colours. Need some advice on internal and external colours. Other colours we…