I can’t comment on the house color, but what a great crushed stone back yard.

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I happen to like the green that is there. I am not a fan of the white garage door and white front door.

Post this over on the Home Decorating. There are women there who are great with ideas and they also photoshop!

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I can imagine this beauty with the brick painted a coordinating grey with the roof, and the siding and garage door painted a blue grey and the trim in white. https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-exterior-traditional-exterior-seattle-phvw-vp~2491362

Charcoal may be for siding and white trim windows and garage door?

There are some dark colors in bricks. So you can use one of them for siding. Here is in gray

Limewash the brick and paint the siding a lighter pale gray color.

Have you considered replacing the garage door? A simple carriage house design with windows made a huge difference on this home. The garage door is the first thing visitor see. Windows open it up and make it feel more welcoming. This homeowner chose a Clopay Coachman Collection door, Design 11 with long rectangular windows. https://www.clopaydoor.com/coachman Other styles and colors are offered.

Clopay offers impact-rated glass that has Miami-Dade product approval. As you know, they have the most stringent building code requirements in the country. Ask your garage door dealer about it when you are looking at replacement door designs.

It is the green color that clashes with the brick. I would select a neutral color that pulls color from the existing brick. A new front door and garage door would really update your home. Best wishes!

IMO the dark color of the brick would be what I would paint the siding then add a new door or the rest will be taken care of with new landscaping. I would remve the plantings on the garage wall and replace with 3 or 5 tall

I would want to understand what the maintenance would be if you start painting and whitewashing the brick.

The beauty of brick is that is stays looking nice for a very long time, so unless the brick was horrendous, my vote would be to pull a color from the brick as mentioned, new door and done.

It might be nice to paint the siding the darker color in the brick. Are you able to get a new garage door?

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If you know the manufacturer for the garage door, could you just replace the top panel with windows? We had to buy one panel for ours in the last house when hub backed into it :-(

I have a stupid question to ask (I live in the cold, flat part of Canada, so forgive me) - if hurricane Harvey is 'gifting' you a new roof, isn't there a risk that the river rock would one day be picked up and thrown at your windows???

It's too bad the driveway likely cant be adjusted - currently you drive up, park, and cant see the front door until you walk around the garage, that's less welcoming than ideal.

The back of your house looks like an oasis - lovely!

The front seems to be lacking the large windows that the back has (perhaps due to privacy)?

I'd suggest

- paint that garage door to match the trim color, and if you can afford it, contemplate a garage door with windows to make the front look less like a 'wall' (is that a window on the right between the two stone columns?)

- change the front door to one with more glass, possibly enlarging the opening to make it taller, using similar shape/muntins as the rear windows

- since you have a fairly 'island/nautical' theme going on in the back with the rock+faux-dock-path, I'd suggest replacing the 90deg square path from garage to house with something more natural-form, and possibly in similar materials. I almost wonder if a post-and-heavy-saggy-rope-fence along the edge of the driveway would help carry that same feeling (and then break it to have a gap where the walking path would be)

Large sliding or folding doors that lead to the backyard will make the living area look huge. Plus a lot of people like the indoor / outdoor feel to their living area, (ideal to host any event). It'll definitely give it more of a modern look. Feel free to check out our page for some great ideas.

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Paint the siding in the darkest color from the brick. Consider installing a Bermuda storm shutter on that single window to break up the flatness and add more Florida to the facade. Pop the door with a bright contrasting color you love.