For no more exposure than that, I would consider siding, and perhaps some for your gables, etc., so it all matches. How about removing your mis-sized faux shutters?

If the sample is as close as you can get, then I'd go ahead with that and plant a bush afterwards at the transition from old to new brick to hide any obvious delineation.

I had a brick house and did a 14x14 addition, along with a 17' shed dormer on the back. I just used a siding that was a match to the mortar color. Why not use the same board and batten that you have on your gables? If you look at a lot of new build homes, they only use brick on the front and siding on the rest.

I think it would. Adding a tall piece of shrubbery in that corner would hide the transition. It's better than mismatched brick. As an aside, you might consider painting your columns the same color as your siding and mounting your house numbers vertically on the right hand column under the gable.

You could put brick that's the same size and texture as the existing house on the addition, and then paint the whole thing the same color.

Agree with Katinparadise. Get the brick as close as possible and plant an evergreen - like a leyland cypress in the corner. Might even consider a bit of a retaining planter. You can always water down some black paint and dab on a bit if needed to make the brick a bit more "used". You won't really notice if you disguise the hard corner where they meet. Don't add a 3rd finish.

Congrats on the addition!

I would do B&B siding to match the B&B you have. Your existing brick is more of an orange red, while the "new" brick is more of a red red. Even with landscaping, I think it will look mismatched.

I don't think I made myself clear. I would not use any brick that does not match your existing. I don't see any of the darker almost black brick or the beige in the sample you show. It's like using laminate floor next to hardwood. They just won't work together. I would stick with the board and batten and use shrubbery in that corner so you don't see as much of it on the front bump out. If you're not planning on planting around your new foundation, you could pick a darker color from the brick and paint it that color. I didn't notice at first that your columns were notched. Why not do those in cedar as well as shutters? If you're going to do shutters though, I would only do them on the smaller windows and not on the large one. They're going to look too small. Oil rubbed bronze is a nice choice with your warm brick as is a copper color door. I would paint your storm door to match it though. Since your front door is protected, you might even consider eliminating the storm door.

Don't do vinyl siding, just match the existing vertical siding. Mismatched brick is a very difficult look to pull off when there's a direct meeting point. Fortunately yours is meeting at a corner and recessed from the main part of the house so you could probably do that without it looking absolutely awful. Definitely add some landscaping in that spot to hide the transition as much as possible - how about building a cedar trellis that covers most of the small wall? I think that would work if you combined it with bricking only the bottom of the wall and using the vertical siding above

Just some examples of vertical siding paired with brick homes. They chose the right colors and the right scale for the boards. Might be worth a consult with an architect, plus he/she will have sources for the materials.

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I know it has been a few years since the original post. I am having this exact same problem and I am wondering how you solved it and if you could post pictures and add advice on what you'd differently or if you are pleased with your choice.

It didnt work out we made poor choices and ultimately sold the house at a steep discount

Sorry it didn't work out well for you, original poster.