Don't paint the brick. I read a comment in an ideabook [fancy name for an article] where the person said paint prevents the grout from breathing causing it to crumble. That leads to loose bricks that compromise the integrity of the home.

I would paint the garage doors and shutters a nice charcoal gray along with the railings and around the front door. That small change will give you a very attractive home IMHO.
You can use spray paint for the railings--just sand them a bit, wipe off the dust, prime them and the spray with your final color. We [or I should say, my husband] has painted a bunch of lights and bathroom fixtures using Crylon spray paint, and they've come out beautifully.

I believe this was a suggestion by libradesigneyefor a house similar to yours with brown cedar shingles and red brick (2013)
(I don't know if there was a garage in the dilemma)
Anyways
I've copy/pasted
Paint the shutters a deep charcoal w/ some blue undertones - http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW7625-mount-etna/
and if your white window trim is paintable, paint the eaves, and the window trim and door surround and sidelight in sw foggy day - http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW6235-foggy-day/

Front door - goes navy with this shade to provide contrast to the gray - sw seaworthy http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW7620-seaworthy/

Hope this helps

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I guess the garage would be same as the shutter colour

Yes get rid of the cedar shingles....and I do love the horizontal feeling of the wood siding as it will look great with the bottom portion of the home. Love these windows too!

jesk28 doesn’t have the budget for a big change right now.

I was drawn to your dilemma because I have an issue with white garage doors on a dark house. I like the look of dark colours with red brick. I did a couple of mock ups for you on SW site. Excuse the messiness as I'm using an IPad mini and it's hard to be accurate. I tried to pick a colour to blend the garage doors to the brick, maybe not successfully, but you get the idea. The first photo shows trim colour SW Urbane Bronze. Second is Mount Etna suggested above, with Foggy Day on windows.

HI -- Right now if you can't paint the whole house , then just do small areas . You don't need to paint the brick. You could paint the shutters and the garage doors "Ranchwood " by Benjamin Moore and paint the roof edge (fascia and eves ) and window frames and stair railing - "Willow" or "Overcoat" by BM . Then the front door could be "Amsterdam " or "Prairie Lilly " also all BM paints. Do not try matching to the siding color , it won't work . Paint the whole door with the trim all the same door color .

I would paint the siding and brick white with black shutters and red door.

Thanks @Lisa Hershock… painting the whole house is not currently doable for us.

Remove all the shutters. Pick up a cream or tan from the brick for garage door, trim, and railing--perhaps a deep cream. Or the Mount Etna or very dark green suggested above for all trim, front door, railings, and garage. Work with a local nursery to redesign the landscaping.

lefty 47;s colour palette suggestion house
ranchwood
willow
overcoat

cont'd
amsterdam
prairie lily

choices for door colour

HI -- Many thanks Anne DEE for showing the colors . Forever grateful ! I currently always recommend the same colors because they work .
@ hayleydaniels - The statement that someone said to you about painting brick doesn't let the bricks breath and they crumble . That is an old belief mostly that happened because they used the wrong paint in the first place . There is paint now that you can use on brick and masonry that lets it breath so it won't crumble or peel or flake off .I have had it on my house for over 25 years now . It's kind of elastic in nature . Any paint store should have it ,or just ask for exterior masonry paint .

These could be hung from the first story overhang and would eventually cover up your large, bare brick wall at the side of your house.

A few thoughts on your behalf.

The front metal handrail looks out of place, with all the other materials. Add a wood cap to it and it will look better from a distance, and feel better in hand.

A multistem tree at the left, before the front steps will look good, separating the entry from the garage doors, and will screen out the driveway, looking out from the front landing and stair.

Another tree, with horizontal branching, perhaps, just to the right of the large living room window will filter some of the view to the street and neighborhood beyond, as you already have a large tree next to the photographer.

Put a connecting branch to the entry walk that cuts through the front bed toward the fore-mentioned tree by the photographer, and on to the street. This will encourage your guests to park in the street and give them a pleasant view of your home rather than of your garage.

Add a groundcover mixture to this front bed, with pachysandra, Vinca minor, English ivy, Sedum spectabilis, and others, as some will do better in shade of shrubs and nearby trees and others will prefer the open sun. They enjoy being in a crowded bed together.

Get busy and water well.

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Take your time. The Dutch colonial gable and shakes are setting a tone that you should try to enhance, not change. Search the web for Dutch colonial gable and Dutch colonial shakes to get some ideas flowing. When budget allows you might consider installing a Dutch door - they are so interesting and pretty, IMO.

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