I would look at the stonework for color inspiration. On my screen, the white looks too stark, I would like a more creamy color, or a lighter version of your body color that you decide on.

Hydrangeas need sun so consider your house direction of you do those. I inadvertently planted one in a shadowy spot and it's never done well.

Select a color found in the stone and the roof, which is basically what you have. I'm afraid if you think the house is ugly now, a change of color won't help. My choice would be a creamy tan with a dark tan garage door.

I would keep the white trim and the sagey color already on the home. Then I would use the same sagey color for the garage door and then select a lighter version of the sagey color for the siding that is currently painted the orangey tan.

Like the sage and cream with green tones. Very organic and makes the house blend with its surroundings.

I would go with a gray found in the stone and make the garage door a darker version of the gray. Is the sage color found in your stone?

I think this house is super cute! I would lighten the tan/khaki color to a cream and leave the green as it is. Beverly's idea is a little different, but also very nice. I like the garage door color she chose.

Can you post a close-up of the stone? It doesn't look like there is any gray in it, so I would avoid gray on the siding.You could maybe do a light, dusty blue and cream.

Check what winter care is needed for hydrangeas in your zone since in some areas they will just be bare wood sticks (so your landscaping will be very absent looking) that sometimes need burlap covering/wrapping. The name means "water vessel" so the watering demands may or may not be important in the area where you live too.

I can't imagine why anyone would think that a hydrangea, which dies back to the ground every winter would be a solution to disguising a house.

And the last thing you want is dark navy (or any dark color), which would only accentuate the mass of the house. Leave it colors that blend in with the trees.

Keep it as it is and plant a few ornamental trees closer to the house that minimize the bulk of the right side (above the arch)--maybe a clump of white birches.

Really nice home. Not ugly at all.

With a brown roof, the more obvious options include:

You could paint the fascia and all the white window and door trim dark brown -- not unlike the color the garage door is already.

You could leave the fascia and all the white window and door trim white and paint the siding another color, perhaps a shade of green you find appealing.

Either way, the garage door probably should be the color of the siding you choose rather than a different/bolder color which emphasizes it.

Annabelle hydrangeas are morning sun afternoon shade loving plants. Limelight and incrediball are sun loving hydrangeas. All white.

That home is not ugly at all. Beverly's inspiration is lovely!

I love landscapes that are all white flowering bushes but I don't think they should all be the same bush. I love the snowball bushes and white spirea. I also think adding citron colored greenery will really make the house special.

Love Beverly's paint colors. Hope you consider them.

Thank you everyone! Would never have thought of sage for the paint. The stone is beige and brown. We were thinking of whitewashing it.

I also love a dark navy blue exterior like this. No go for our house?

It would be hard with your current stone color, but if you could successfully whitewash it, it could work. The house will stick out a lot more, though.

A N the picture you posted with navy looks fabulous. It looks modern and fresh and appropriate for the home. It seems that you are drawn to those colors (navy, grey, brown). I would go for it as long as you can be assured that the stone can be whitewashed in the way you want.

we just painted our vacation house bm Brittania blue. we have stacked stone walls as part of the landscaping, and the neighbors (who see it more than we do, sadly) have raved about how it turned out.

I think the charcoal Navy option looks great. The best looking houses have about three colors to them. In your situation, you can't exactly change the browns of the roof and stone, but you can reflect them in your garage door and front door. The white trim pops!

I like the navy as well. Yet, my thought with A N's home there is not as much opportunity for white against the dark blue such as shown in the inspiration photos.

If you live in an area where it's gloomy or snowing some months of the year Beverly's mock up makes it more bright and fresh. Yellow and white flowers all over it would be very pretty. Good luck!

A N , you were probably just trying to use a short , catchy phrase when you titled your dilemma - but it just makes me squirm a little to hear you call your new house ugly . It is faaaar from that . At any rate, weighing in on the color - I LOVE Beverly’s scheme . So classic for a stately house ! So fresh !

For your landscaping I think you should definitely include some evergreens for year round presence . You might want to layer your beds , for example , where hydrangeas and other larger/taller planting’s are in the back against the house ( white and pink azaeleas would be pretty in the mix , if you are wanting flowering shrubs ) - and then use a row of slow growing ( shorter variety ) boxwoods in the front almost like a border . As they grow they can be trimmed into an evergreen an evergreen hedge.

Oooops, That would be One evergreen hedge :) .

I think the color is just right as is. Your home is lovely. I'd only suggest adding colorful annuals and perineals for the beds and annuals for your flower boxes. If the current paint looks like it needs to be freshened, I'd freshen with the current colors.