Hi! Were you able to find what you were looking for?

Taupe would look lovely with the black trim, also. You can go as light or dark as you like, but I like a medium tone. Paint a sample on the wall before purchasing the large amount needed to paint the entire house.

Gosh, I've returned after a week travelling for work to loads more suggestions - thanks all! To respond specifically: - the house faces south so gets the lovely morning (and in the uk, sometimes the only) sun. - the husband has avoided putting plants in the planters due to maintenance and they're generally twee so comments here have confirmed to me that they will be coming out - love the idea of wooden boxes with the spiky plants and grasses - also like the concept of taking out the grass/bed/tree in front completely out and replacing with slabs - yes to lightening the windows - to the Barn company, I honestly don't mind the advice and I'd never seen sloping garage roofs. - nicking ideas from landscaping of new builds....great idea! - finally, Helen Scholes, I'm embarrassed about the spelling of kerb. Had no idea! Thanks again all.

Ammonite is from the Yellow Hue Family and Down Pipe from the Blue-Green Hue Family. The two colours could work very well together as a Diad harmony. Note though, that Ammonite is a changeling of a colour. In a balanced quality of light it appears to most people as a near neutral grey colour. In imbalanced light it may have moments of greenness and possibly even hint a blue-ish cast. This doesn’t happen in every situation. Test in your space at the angle it will be viewed, just so you know how it’s likely to render in your son’s space. You may like it in all potential moods, but you don’t want surprises. A other alternative to consider with Down Pipe is Borrowed Light. It is very close in Value (lightness/darkness) to Ammonite but is from the Blue-Green Hue Family, like Down Pipe.