Bronze is the finish most people forget exists, and it solves a problem thousands of South African homes have: what do you put on a red face brick wall that does not shout? Here is where bronze belongs.

Charcoal is the finish people pick when they cannot decide, and it is usually the right call. It reads as shadow rather than colour, which is why it settles on grey plaster, red face brick, timber decks and everything in between. Here is exactly where it works.