Paint the brick the same color as the house

A better picture of the house (more of a close up) would help, but . . .

1) It looks like your brick has a brown undertone and the Light Mist siding is a gray with a touch of blue. You might want to look at some of the warmer grays.

2) I'm not a proponent of painting brick. You take a no maintenance product and turn it into a long term maintenance issue.

3) A wider siding would make the facade look less busy. I would look at wider boards.

4) When you do the siding don't put the shutters back (except maybe on the single windows. They are not appropriate on the double windows.

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Do you have any pictures of the finished house? We have the same half brick and deciding whether to paint the brick, leave it or side over it.