Is it possible to make the windows on the left side larger...keeping groupings of two but perhaps enlarging from roof line to above ground height? Soften the left side of the house with a tree and deepen the landscaping from the house out into the yard with taller then medium then smaller type plantings/hedge type plants (drought resistant of course). I would remove all the plants there in front of the porch, replace the white wrought iron on the porch with a more solid looking column with cool looking footings and remove the wrought iron fencing completely. Instead of a direct shot from the street to the front door perhaps curve the sidewalk more towards the right side and remove the two yard lights. With the roof color being dark, paint the brick a grey color, trim the windows with two colors, shutters dark color like the roof and the window trim in a light color. If you did do the grey color on the brick, a great light turquoise color on the front door(s) complimenting the house color might be a suggestion. The light turquoise color could be painted on the ceiling over the porch and add some burnt orange colored pillows to a couple of Adirondack chairs in the same color.
Just a couple of thoughts.

Remove the 'brick molding" just over your windows, leaving it elsewhere. This will take that squatty look away. ( Brick molding is that strip of wood that runs right at the top of your brick).

why would you want to keep the bricks "as is"? It is the brick that gives you the 1960 vibe and look. easy and inexpensive fix: white wash it with paint. it will make your new shutters and roof pop, and give the house a French country look.

That huge overhang on the eaves will save you on air conditioning but it really darkens the front of the house. Maybe some kind of lighting would help and you could also light up that new front door. I bet the stained wood door looks great with that brick. Don't ever paint the brick and create maintenance. I like the first photo that decoenthusiaste posted. A cool trim color like that would do the trick. If replacing the walk is more than you'd planned for, put some curved plantings along the walk near the house and under the lamp posts. Or, turn those lamps into spotlights for the front of your house. Be sure to post some 'after' pics.

I see where you are going - the brick is actually a pretty tone. I was in a mcm showhouse in palm springs this year where they had the aluminum scroll posts painted with rustoleum - they chose navy but your house begs for oil rubbed bronze on all that railing and metal. That will work nicely with the new front door.

If all your windows were still aluminum, (and to the right of the front door / around that beautiful terrace - tree to die for - try it) I'd have you mask and spray them too for the contrast . older aluminum takes paint well - you can do this with a brush if you are patient . . Don't replace more windows with sliding white vinyl without getting some pro advice - here they can really make or break this house architecture - double casements in a bronze tone for the smaller windows and something elegantly contemporary for the rest ..

For your siding, you want a camoflauge tone - a neutral but with a khaki green undertone - test this - bm hampshire gray http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/hampshiregray

This is a historic color - time tested.

Agree on painting the brick, if the brick is a timeless color, I would never say that, but peach is not. I would replace the railings and columns with something more substantial, wood, cedar etc.

I would suggest painting the shutters a light color, to take away from the dark roof. And you could incorporate flower boxes under the windows to give some color and brighten the area up.

Oh, and looking back - white is not a friend to this brick, it makes the peach worse. For the ceiling of the porch and any other existing whiteness, get a coat of warm off white - like delaware putty (another historic) http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/delawareputty

Wow, Thank you. I am going for oil rubbed bronze accents. I am going to take down the railing but have to leave the supports for now. I am going to try the rustoleum and see how that works. I also am going to grab some paint samples for the siding as you suggested. I live in Colorado where the earthy tones work well. I am not able to paint the brick because of our extreme climates here. Painted brick rarely looks good after 6 or 7 years. I will post a picture of the progress. Thanks again!

I also love the idea of a french country look. Whitewash would be amazing but it might call for a complete overhaul of the exterior that might bust our budget this year. We have a huge yard that we are doing massive landscaping projects for but secretly would love to white wash and add some french shaped shutter and colors.....dreaming for sure now:)

This delaware putty looks to be the same color as the new window casings that the previous owner installed so thanks again. Great idea!

Also, definitely removing the light posts. Once our landscaping reaches that area we are widening the walkway and adding landscape lighting since we live on a dark corner in our neighborhood. The shutters have already been removed so that pale green is gone. Everyone has great ideas. Thanks so much!

You might consider replacing the columns/posts with square columns, such as the ones shown below, but without the railings.

Cool house ! I would consider painting the brick sage green - the door and trim could be a burnt orange/ rust or perhaps a turquoise green. I would keep the wrought iron posts - they have original character - but paint them out with rubbed bronze effect spray paint. I would also put the shutters back. The first posters comments re landscaping are very good. Good luck !

It sounds like you are making great progress with all your updates. I think painting the siding to match the brick color would be good, or at least a color other than the white. I lived in Colorado for many years and your brick color fits in well...makes me think of the Garden of the Gods or Red Rocks.

Adding dark stained wood columns where the white wrought iron is now will tie in with your oil rubbed bronze fixtures.

I like the white washing of the bricks and making it country french looking. Definitely change the porch supports to something with wood but square, could bulk up with stone or brick on lower portions. It would also benefit from more substantial shutters that look more like they are working shutters with iron hardware attached. I would take out the porch railing also to make it more french. A stone walk that is wider would also help bring the french theme together and enlarging the front windows to more full sized tall windows if possible would add the feel of a french cottage. Good luck. Its a beautiful home.

You can stain the brick and not have maintenance issues .. and if you want to go for a french country feel, then you want double casements with traditional muntins everywhere .. possibly staining brick a more warm greige tone and yes, shifting a few of the windows to french doors - the tree side of the house could be sheltered with a low wall and gate and become a side terrace depending on where the public rooms flow inside . .

If cost is a factor, why not "build" columns around the present supports on the porch? Also, what really struck me with the pictures is the awful white on the roof ends. Ugg! I would suggest you paint it the same color as the brick to blend it all the way up. I can't tell from the pics if the brick goes all the way to the roofline so don't know if the siding y'all are talking about is just the roof ends or if there is more. Whichever is the case, making those roof ends match the brick/siding below will also greatly affect the squatty look of the house.

The pics aren't the best so it's hard to see much detail but the front of the house seems awfully dark. I'd get rid of the railings and open that up. I'd limit the gardening in that section to some bright accent pots with lots of flowers placed in front of the columns - the teal suggested above is actually a good choice as it would go well with the peach and the brown. For the area below the BR windows - I would also redo that, get rid of the bushiness and add some bright flowers, like knock out roses and marigolds. I'd also consider extending it, perhaps a semi-circle or attach to the walkway garden, and then add a dwarf tree, like Japanese Maple, Dogwood, Weeping Cherry.... It would then be far enough away from the house AND out into the sun where it would catch the light, brightening the area even more.

gorgeous.leave alone.spend $ elsewhere

Any of the cool colors will complement peach. Paletton has a nice tool to see what colors go with other colors and can get you on the path to finding the color that will make your heart sing.

Hello! It has been a long time since I posted this first discussion help request. We have done massive landsacaping but still have not made any changes to the siding:( I would really like to update the siding colors to coordinate with our oil rubbed bronze lighting, dark brown door and patio posts. I also would like any ideas of composite wood siding? or anything that would make our boring little ranch stand out in a good way. Would love to make it more modern looking:)