I found it. I think your house is really cute! I would do black or dark navy. I think navy/dark blue looks good against red brick. :-)

I would also go with a blue door.

And, remove the shutters. Your shutters are too skinny for those windows and don't belong on the triple window at all. See this brief article about shutters: https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/residential-architecture-101-shutters/

Fakey red mulch, yuck. What grows in nature that color?

Once upon a time builders would install a proper walkway to the main entrance. A proper walkway is, at minimum, 48 inches wide. Decide beforehand if you wish to have a trellis against the garage wall, if so you will need a bed that's twice as deep as the current one. Widen the walkway and install a 6" diameter PVC pipe under it to carry water from the downspout into the main yard. Remove the tree / bush? in front of the windows. Remove the "shudders". No red mulch. You need actual 5 gallon "foundation shrubs"...then you can add the little colorful plants but, you'll need trays of them.

Rethink red mulch, please. It mostly looks fake.

Beautiful home!

While there is striking contrast between the pale yellow and deep red, the combination of red and yellow isn't the most comfortable pairing. In this case, it does date the home a bit so updating the red accents and brick would be the way to go. Grays and blue-greens would compliment the pale yellow, white, and brown of your exterior palette quite nicely. An change or addition to the foliage with some large scaled shrubbery would also help to update your home:

Best of luck with your project!

I like what you got going on right now, but the idea of black is very interesting!

Thank you Nanke Signature Group! I LOVE the cast iron color you show here. Assuming you recommend painting the shutters as well as the door the same? Also, would you replace the brick with a natural stone? The foliage is a work in progress and agree that I need to add larger shrubs. Again, many thanks for providing inspiration!

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The recommendation would be to paint the shutters and entry door or shutters and brick- probably a gray wash on the brick the same with a pop of color for the door. If you are open to replacing the brick with a thin stone veneer, that would be a very efficient and effective way to update you home and pull your palette together:

Adding a little more stone to wrap along the plane of the house running perpendicular to the front door- it looks to be the LHS of the garage- would significantly enhance the look! When applying a wainscot cladding to any exterior, installing it with a return or a corner to die into adds so much to the architectural appeal of the structure. It will be a little more of an investment to extend the cladding surface but it would make such a rich impact!

I'm sorry - just a few more questions. Do you have a site you recommend for instructions to grey wash exterior brick? Everything I see is for interior. Finally, if I grey wash the brick (until I can afford to replace with stone veneer), do you think the shutters would blend best with the Underseas and the door be the darker? Again, many thanks. I'm now anxious to get started!! PS - the homes on your site are gorgeous!

Not a problem!

If you wash or paint the brick a gray, the shutters would look best in gray. As a neutral, gray- especially a warm gray- is more timeless than the Underseas. Allowing for just a pop of color on gives the exterior palette a more refined look.

In concern for coloring the brick, certainly consult with a specialist to ensure what compounds will work with the specific material on your home as there could be a sealant preventing the absorption of some dyes/liquids but brick tinting kits, concrete stains, or Earth Pigments might be a good place to look for colors and to receive proper application information. Of course, if it is just a temporary fix to the eventual application of stone veneer, painting the brick will achieve a very similar updated look to a wash or stain.

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Thank you!

Nanke Signature Group - I'm not a wiz at any of the re-coloring programs, but what do you think of this (used cast iron for the color)? There is also a lot of open space above the garage door so maybe I should add one of those accent pieces. I'm not sure what the proper term is. Curious about your perspective!

Your home has a low maintenance exterior: vinyl siding, aluminum soffit and fascia, and brick trim. The colors that you have now are the most suitable for matching the tiny amount of brick next to your garage door. There is NOTHING wrong with your home. At this point, you can spend a lot of effort and money and make it worse. If you take off the shutters, you could be left with holes in your vinyl siding. If you paint the brick gray, you will soon be left with something dated, since the gray fad has already run its course. Don’t start painting that aluminum soffit and fascia just yet. You will do nothing but create a maintenance problem.

What you should do:

1. Work on the landscaping. That shrub is front of your windows needs to be relocated.

There are many good landscaping suggestions above.

2. Buy a big fancy mailbox.

3. Buy bigger fancier exterior lights.

4. When you update the vignette next to your front door, go grander.

Just to weigh in here.... I love what was suggested by @Nanke Signature Group. For whatever my opinion is worth, I really dislike that particular red brick, so if you only have the small amount that can be seen on the front of your home, then I would not hesitate to paint, or stain it. I think an almost taupey-grey would look nice with your siding, and tie into what appears to be a brown roof? As for any added maintenance painting it may pose, it is not a big enough job that that would concern me, personally, but that's just me. Of course, it also would be nice if the brick could be replaced with stone at some point. I do think the shutters could/should go, but I also understand not wanting to remove them and then having to deal with any damage/fading left behind. I would suggest painting them the same, or a slightly lighter hue, than whatever colour you paint your door. I loved the idea of a bluish, or greenish, grey! I think it would be a beautiful complement to your siding and would work well with your roof and altered brick. Finally, as far as your landscaping goes, it looks like it is off to a good start. Of course, adding some height/fullness would be nice, but I am assuming it is still a work in progress? So, I will just say keep up the good work. Oh! And absolutely NO to the red mulch idea ;)

For inspiration......

You are right “loves to decorate”. There is so little brick there that it would cost very little (less than $1-$2k, depending on who you know) to replace the brick.

Thank you Loves to Decorate & armcharishopper. My plan was to keep the shutters for the reasons you both mentioned. It's funny because the very bottom inspiration photo as the color on it that was suggested by Nanke and I love it. My plan is to replace the brick with stacked stone. The way I read it, you both suggest simply painting the shutters and front door only - no trim or door - correct?

You are correct LtD, the landscaping is a work in progress. I'll be doing the front of the windows in the spring. Most likely removing the overgrown tree on the left.

Correct. Paint the front door and shutters. I don’t know the color of your garage door. Stacked stone will be lovely and bring the house forward many years. Your house would also look newer if you installed a newer front door.

I would definitely keep all the trim one colour (the same colour as your windows) but as for the garage door... I generally feel like a garage door, particularly a plain/basic variety, is not something to be highlighted; personally, I prefer to make the front door and porch the major focus. So in saying that, my first inclination is usually to paint one out (in your case, the same colour as your siding) so that it doesn't stand out any more than necessary. However, with your house the garage door is unavoidably prominent, so I suppose I would match it to your front door? I liked the mock-up you did.

You didn't ask about/mention your exterior sconces so I don't know if you have any plans in that regard, but I do think replacing them with something a bit more modern could help give you a more updated look. Maybe add one beside your front door too? I would consider a really tall planter for beside your door as well. Finally, I noticed you have a knocker on your front door; there are some beautiful ones out there (like art or jewelry for doors) that can really add an interesting and personal touch. You have a lovely home, good luck!

I live in a condo apartment so I cannot have a knocker, but, oh, if I could! Some examples.....

Sorry, just realized that @armchairshopper already suggested new lights, as well as a mailbox- I like that idea too!

I have not read all the posts carefully I just have to say PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT buy that horrid dyed mulch. It looks like lip stick on a pig. Mulch is not RED or ORANGE or sorry even black. Who wants people to NOTICE their mulch?!!!

I like the idea of changing the brick to rock. Not a big fan of “stacked” rock. Think it will look dated soon. Scour Houzz for rock ideas that will stand the test of time.
I like more subtle tones as mentioned in some of the previous posts to paint the shutters.
I would consider building up the post on the left side of the porch. A nice thick column and maybe the bottom portion could be the rock you use to replace the brick.
I hate those half circle window things, but not sure you want to tackle that issue. But it would certainly update the look if that window wasn’t so dated looking. Figure out a way that downplay it.
I also agree on updating light fixtures.
Figure out what style YOU really like, not just all of us chiming in!

Great input - thank you everyone. I'm getting a chuckle when I read a post about the red mulch, but much appreciated. I think I need to tell my neighbor to do away with his now! Love the suggestion on the updated lights! That hadn't occurred to me.