Picking an exterior colour in Byron is not the same as picking one in the city. The light is harder, the air carries salt, and the humidity swings from one week to the next. A swatch that looks perfect on the shelf can read completely differently once it’s on a weatherboard in full sun.
Test in the light it will actually live in
We always paint up a large sample board and move it around the house across a day — morning, midday, and late afternoon. Coastal light is bright and slightly cool, and it tends to wash pale colours out. Colours often need a touch more depth than you’d expect to hold their character outdoors.
Respect the salt
Anything within a few kilometres of the water is dealing with salt. It’s worth spending on products rated for coastal exposure, and on the prep underneath them — the finish is only ever as good as the surface it sits on.
Let it age the way you want
Some finishes chalk, some hold, some deepen. Part of choosing a colour is choosing how you want it to look in five years, not just on the day it goes on.
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