Are you thinking about spending $5K, $50K or what ballpark? The roof is streaked (any idea why?) and may need attention.

We will have a roofer check it out . Thx !

as for exterior, willing to spend up to 10,000.... but maybe more I suppose if decided painting brick would give it a better lift

This is the back of the house

Your home looks similar to the homes designed and built by Jack Arnold. He has a particular Country French style to his homes. Here are some examples.

They often have board and batten style shutters on windows and always have architectural or cedar shake roofs.

I might consider some taupe German mortar smear to break up the large expanse of brick and to bring some different texture.

German Mortar Smear on bricks below.

What a beautiful home !!!!!! You want it changed ??? I would look into the roof ...perhaps a beautiful color front door ..a few shutters ....but nothing else ...such a great looking house as is !!

I agree. You should spend the money on the roof if it needs replacing and then live there. Study other houses like yours before making a huge change to the outside.
It’s a great looking house. Congratulations.

Assuming a new roof, if necessary, would be dealt with outside the $10K budget ballpark, I'd spend the money on painting the trim and having the trees and shrubs pruned. The house is lovely.

The house is gorgeous!! Don’t consider painting the brick. If the windows and trim need a bit of attention, look at “traditional brick exteriors” for ideas on colors for the trim. There are many choices: medium charcoal gray, medium sage green, medium grayed blue, medium taupe...to suggest a few.
Traditional homes often have smaller windows than more modern homes. You can allow more daylight inside by keeping your interior window treatments light and airy. Draperies can be pulled off to the sides of the windows to allow light in. You can use light-filtering shades instead of light-blocking materials. Be aware that light-filtering shades may allow people outside to see inside your home when the lights are on after dark. Balloon shades give better privacy than woven-grass shades.