cherie barber cookie cuter approach

hi all

has any one Cherie barber's cookie cutter approach that she uses in her reno's ?

I would be interested to hear the colours

TIA

 

What is the cookie cutter approach? She does everything with a touch of CUB?

colours i like white on white

 

Carlton United Breweries (CUB)?

I think her current palette is greys and whites but this changes with the times and places.

 

Using the same colour every time is boring

 

I template my clients renos these days pretty much. Makes it easy to set the trades onto a house without micro managing as everyone knows exactly what they need to do. Saves time and money.

 

We used a couple of her tips- installed tallest shirtings, painted all skirts/arcs doors in oil gloss white. I did do a light grey wall colour but only because I like the colour and it seems lower maintenance than for example white (for tenants)
Though thats not really just Cherie style- Its kind of in at the moment anyway.
If I was doing multiple renos I think it would make sense to use same internal colour schemes as then you have the one paint scheme for all touch ups etc, less confusion, cheaper and easier. But most of her other tips are pretty generic I think

 

I'm sure I've googled it before to get one of her internal colours and it was tea something.
I've not used it though as I found my own go-to greige colour that works a treat.

 

We use antique white walls and trim (high gloss) for our renos. We have multiple on the go at the moment and it makes it easy to have everything the same. Its nice and neutral.

 

Investing is supposed to be boring. If it becomes exciting you are taking too big a risk.

 

Choosing color is a risk i can take then prefer everything else to be boring

 

Danger mouse!

 

If you paint every IP with the same color scheme it makes life a lot easier

 

I've just gone over antique white with white on white. It's a new fav now and the name is quite fitting

Comparing the other rooms i have still to paint the antique is very creamy.
I used the white on white in our caravan in a semi gloss. It's nice to

 

My favorite is Whisper white, not a fan of Antique white
But would like to try White duck sometime. Tend to prefer greys for outdoor, but hey won't know what's good until I try them

 

I used Dulux Casper White recently, I love it. it's a light grey really and looks great.

 

White's are the new "what is retirement" discussion! to many choices and variations !

 

There are more than 50 shades of white, so this discussion might become longer that what is retirement
I also wonder, what does colour consultant know that we can also learn ourselves? Surely it's not just good sense of colour?

 

A colour consultant's skills can be learnt but it's not always about a sense of colour. Trying to choose from tiny scraps of paper is inherently hard. If you were to know the science behind the colours then it's easier to pick good colour matches - knowing RGB ratios and bases for the colours helps make good decisions.

RGB ratios will help you choose a more pure colour than a pinky red, a bluey grey or a purply black.

Bases will also help you choose a matching base for walls and trim. There is yellow, black, brown, red and orange bases. Dulux calls these vivid white, deep, ultra deep, true red, bold yellow, orange, blue and extra bright.

Then you need to factor in the way light works in the room from it's orientations, number of windows etc.

I'm getting better with colour but I've had some shocking shocking mistakes. I remember a prestart lady telling me full strength Lexicon would look great in a villa on the internal walls and so I chose it. It looks ghastly - so cold, blue, sterile and ugly. NEVER AGAIN. But I do like using half or quarter strength Lexicon as a nice bright but not too cold white for trim.

 

I had winter mood in my previous ppor. Loved it.

We are painting thr outside of a run down 70s mission brown house atm. We are painting it monument gutters, fascia and windows and surfmist timber in the gables and above the windows. Looks great so far. Makes a huge difference.

 

Thanks Bob, that's good to know. I am using Antique White USA for the reno. I need a cream, not a white