First Impressions
03 December 2008
Make a strong statement with an exterior that will set your home apart
Like our clothes, the street view of our homes reveals our personality to the world. After decades of chasing European ideals, Australian style has come back into fashion. Roofing, walling and guttering made from COLORBOND® steel is the epitome of Australian style and comes in an exciting range of contemporary colours to suit every house style, geography and environment across Australia.
It's no longer just about lavishing attention on the inside of your house, new attitudes to colour and design, and trends toward nature inspired tones, are creating exteriors that are exciting to come home to.
Taking a leaf from our native surrounds, COLORBOND® steel has launched three new environmentally sympathetic colour choices in line with the latest trend in exteriors. A step away from the uneven Mediterranean style finishes, the rich, deep brown hue of Loft® with slight aubergine overtone is complimented by the Australian landscape and light.
In beach areas with a bush setting, the deep and subtle charcoal grey/blue of Monument® provides an Australian twist on the classic seaside blue and white.
Neutral cream colours, such as Evening Haze®, work well in a variety of climates around Australia. Combine with guttering made from COLORBOND® steel in warm, pale grey Dune® or Pale Eucalypt® to add depth to the base tone, or with bold Manor Red® or striking Ironstone® for extreme contrast.
To assist homeowners in choosing the right colour to reinvigorate their home, COLORBOND® steel has launched a new online colour centre, available at www.colorbondcolours.com.
This unique online colour centre enables consumers to truly visualise their building dreams and go beyond their imagination with interactive tools to help them mix and match different colours, learn about COLORBOND® steel's industry leading technology and draw on BlueScope Steel's expertise to help them choose preselected or highly original colour schemes. Plans and ideas can now be easily shared with friends and family or an architect or builder.
