My Porter Davis Build Blog

This is our colour selections post. The Colour appointment was one of the better consultations we've had with Porter Davis. The colour consultant was friendly, knowledgeable, and gave us some nice suggestions. The only negative we have is perhaps towards the end, she got a bit tired and rushed a bit more than she did at the start. This is quite understandable though as there are a lot of rooms to go through for a 48 square house! We were the last to finish of all the morning appointments that day. Without further ado... Corinthian Deco 2D doors Melbourne Hawthorn bricks Kado Lux BTW Inwall Toilet Pan (We actually wanted the Roca Meridian Wall Hung Toilets but got quoted at double the price of these Kado ones) Mizu Deep Soaker Bath (not offered at Hopetoun) Kado Arc Freestanding Bath Nikles Fresh Twin Rail Shower Posh Domaine Round Ceiling Dumper Bolero Dusty Rock Floorboards (we actually chose Rustic Coffee thinking it was a safer choice b...

My main criteria for the internal wall paint is that I don't want it to be too creamy / yellowish because my previous house was a creamy white and all my indoor photos needed to be white balanced properly with post processing. There are so many whites to choose from though and after a while most of the different shades of off white start to look the same. Lucky for me, Dulux has a most popular awards brochure The most popular colour is Antique White USA ... "It’s a perfect “ivory” – not pure white or cream, but somewhere in-between!" Sounds perfect enough for me! After googling a bit about this special Antique White USA, it is indeed pretty popular. Apparently the 'architect tip' is to do normal Antique White USA for the walls, double or triple strength gloss for the doors and trimmings, and 1/4 strength for the ceilings. This is what I'll be following, except I will probably do normal Ceiling White so I don't have to go mixing it and hoping Bunnings ...