How about warm yellow? I think it will go together with bricks and would be a good contrast to dark floor and black cooker. Yellow is an optimistic and cheerful colour and often is associated with food. /Marcin

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Hi Tina, I totally agree with the miss matching bricks- it either has to be so different that it is clear that it is an extension, nothing worse than trying to blend the two together and then not quite hitting the mark. If you go down the render approach then I too would highly recommend a Krend or Webber render- these have a colourant within the product and as such they should never need any maintenance- ideal if your near trees as you can just blast it with the pressure washer. Another idea could be to do a timber frame extension with a timber cladding on the outside. This should be costed out - it could potentially be more expensive on the materials element, but should hopefully be cheaper in the labour department, and currently labour is pretty pricey and hard to come by. Just a thought, ping some pictures over when your done as would love to see it.

Both could be suitable for different projects, depends on the circumstances...