Grandview Facade Colour Selection

So here are the 3 facade colour selections on Grandview facade, from 1st to 3rd... I personally am confused between our 1st and 2nd choice but still leaning towards 1st choice because of the uniqueness of the grey bricks.

Tough choice... 

Colour Selection - Part 3 : 3rd Choice Facade colour

We were also told to choose a brick from another manufacturer.  We chose PGH Category 5 Mist.  We couldn't find a PGH brick that is close to AustralBricks' Steel but PGH's Mist is very close to our second choice which is AustralBricks' Biscotti.

In Visualiser, it looks more grey than brown. However, the actual colour of PGH's Mist is closer to Biscotti (brownish). Here's how it looks like in Visualiser:

This is a bit cheaper than Steel but a bit more pricey than Biscotti. Upgrade to Mist costs $3100.  I don't know if this needs neutralisation too like Steel.

Colour Selection - Part 2 : 2nd Choice Facade colour

We were told to choose another brick as our 2nd choice in case our first choice is discontinued. 

For our second choice, we picked AustralBricks Category 3 Indulgence Biscotti. This is cheaper than our first choice and I think it looks good too. For this brick, we only have to add $2,400. Not so sure if this needs neutralisation too. The more I look at it, the more I like it.

Here it is on a different angle in a different lighting:

Colour scheme is similar to the first choice, it's just the brick and balcony render that is different. Instead of Dieskau, the balcony render is in Grey Pebble. 

I tried it on visualiser and this is how it looks like:

Colour Selection - Part 1 : Facade

We had our colour selection last month.  I thought we came prepared but there were still things that we were unsure of during our appointment. By the way, we are building with Carlisle Homes.

These are the colours that we chose for the facade: Hopefully it will look like how we imagined it to be. The brick is AustralBricks category 5 which is an additional $4,900! This type of brick needs neutralisation which is an additional $800.  To accentuate the colour of this brick, we also upgraded to off-white mortar.  I don't have the price yet but you guessed it right, it's an additional cost too!

I tried it on Carlisle's Visualiser but it was very limited; the facade was lacking some features like moulding on the garage and windows. The colours in visualiser do not look like the actual colours.  

We originally picked Grey Pebble for the Balcony render but the designer thought Dieskau will blend better with the Cat 5 bricks "Steel".  I was unsure whether I wanted the windows to be in Monument or Surfmist.  Either will look good but the designer thought Monument will give it a bit of contrasting effect so I opted for Monument.  I wanted to have a brighter and lighter shade of white paint for the first floor, mouldings, timber posts, entry door and garage door but it's a bit tricky to pick the right shade of white.  Too bright a white and it will look like a primer so again I chose Surfmist.  This is what they used in most display homes and I've seen how it looks like on actual houses so I think it's a safe choice but will still give me the look that I want.  I hope they will look good together... fingers crossed.