brickln, that's not a bad idea actually. If you have some suggestions about making the stucco a darker neutral color and the trim made a bit bolder, like for modern pallettes, that'd be great. Do you recommend wood structures anywhere there to add some modern-ness to it? XD But I know exterior paint takes a lot out of the pocket and I was wondering if you would suggest a color to replace the orange so it would be less of a job to take on...

Also should I remove the bricks on the side altogether? It makes it look messy and I'd like it to look a bit more like the picture without overdoing it XD

C-Tio we can paint the house and add finishes in 2D renderings as a visual reference for your project . Brickin knows my work. Hey brickin did holly find the stone yet?

Sure! Please do if you can...

HI -- Chris - If you could do something with the roofs - either put a roof on the house or take the roof off the garage . The garage looks like it was an add on . Do something like the house picture you posted , that would make this house stand out in the neighborhood. You cannot make the painted brick look like unpainted now .The white painted brick could be a nice accent with the right color on the rest of the house . Just to get you started , for now just primer paint out the offending colors -- you have to prime anyway . Painting out the colors and then that will help you see what you want to do with out looking at the distracting offending colors
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Thanks! I'll consider that. But the garage wasn't an add-on. The house was built in the 70s so it looked like that even b4.

Any color suggestions if the brick counts to be painted again?

HI - Chris - makes you wonder as to what they were thinking when they built the house , to have two opposing roof styles . The seventies wasn't the best era of design. You could just re paint the brick white or cream and have white or cream trims and so on then a pretty color on the rest of the house . Have a look at "Amsterdam Blue " by Benjamin Moore . The greys are kind of getting over done but go into the warmer greys or a charcoal if you want . Have a look at Behr.com and then go to architectural styles , you might see a color combo you like there .

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Pretty cool. I liked the simple charcoal and white combo with the red door. Thanks alot!

Well, try the trim in charcoal and a medium blue/gray on the stucco. Blue gray up against natural wood looks great if you'll be adding a pergola.


Red door will look sharp.

That looks nice! Definitely looks modern. Probably a pergola by the small area on the right or by the backyard.

Thanks everyone! Please post more suggestions if you have some, but lefty47 and brickln, I will definitely consider your ideas!