Surfmist or similar silvery blue . In fact , I suspect once you see it done , you'll want to do the board above the garage door , and the wooden door , the same .

Personally , I think the existing look is too dark and 'heavy' -- the lighter tone will lift it .

Thanks bigreader & potsy99.

I agree it is heavy. We pulled the purple/bullring from the brick. The house is very long/horizontal. Potsy99 might be onto something about painting the chamfer boards above the garage, and the timber door being lighter might break that up a bit.

I really struggle with the warm pavers and wish the previous owners had done a grey based paver. I feel it would have complemented the brick better.

Colours I was entertaining for the roof are: Colorbond: Surfmist, Dune, Paperbark, Evening Haze. As much as I do love Ironstone, I feel a dark colour would a) be too heavy, and b) be too hot.

I wonder if Ironstone (which would work/complement the rendered retaining wall) on the garage doors and gutters/facia boards would work, and do the roof a lighter colour - Surfmist/Dune/Paperbark? I just struggle with classic cream.

Oh, and my mum lives with me, and she has VERY strong opinions about warm colours, and everyone is entitled to hear them. :/

Again, thanks.....

I reckon a grey paver would have made everything too blah , and even you would have missed turning into the drive on a cloudy day haha .

Ironstone would just make the house look even more 'dark and depressing' IMO .

In fact , look at the first pic you posted . A sunny day . The greenery looks pleasant . The drive looks pleasant . The right side curved wall looks pleasant . And the rest -- well , not quite so pleasant , is it ?

Does your mum like warmer colours ? I was originally going to suggest doing the wrought iron fence out to the pillar in a bright red -- but it looks like that is out of your spectrum -- if she hates it too , then forget I even mentioned it haha .

The wrought iron was red, with a minty/ice green wall. The fence now disappears when you look outside, which is nice. I guess if you did the chamfer boards above the garage, door (next to roller doors), garage doors, roof, and gutters in a lighter colour it might sing a little more. The red was always hated, and will go. It is very much a 'Sydney' red roof.

Mum hates warm colours even more than me., In fact, she chose the purple on the fence (I was in hospital having a baby).

Ironstone would be heavy and hot.

Changing the colour of the garage doors will make a big different, the paving will blend beautifully

Siriuskey - I note you went more a mid-colour rather than light or dark. Interesting... :)

With the understanding that as a graphic artist I make an excellent anything else....

Lightened the roof (it will need revitalising soon) and had that with light doors and dark doors....

Thoughts?

I just grabbed the colour from the timber above the doors, nothing definite, It reduces the palette to show how that works for the house, what does mother think

If changing the roof, I would go dark with those bricks and dark with trim, more of a Japanese feeling

I do love the idea of a dark roof but I live in Brisbane, with no a/c, and it gets hot!

you can certainly go with the white roof but I would keep trims to Dark and timber, perhaps extending the porch with timber