Ahhh, how charming is this house! That diamond paned window! Bless you for keeping original details, especially those metal columns.

Get ready, the Urbane Bronzers will be here soon. :D

I’d go earthy. As this article says — take a cue from the stone:

https://www.houzz.com/magazine/home-exteriors-take-color-cues-from-stone-stsetivw-vs~2090477

An olive green, khaki, cream, eggplant front door ... along those lines. Even though your house isn’t an Arts and Crafts bungalow, take a look at color schemes on those, as well as English cottage styles — as you have similar organic elements. Welcoming colors, not too serious.

Please show what you decide! I love your house. :)

Thank you! There is certainly a lot of potential. Overwhelming where to start... yes nothing major will be changed but paint needs to happen. Your suggestions are super helpful! Thanks will keep posted

This old thread popped up while I was looking for ideas, houssaon posted this great scheme:

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/383147/exterior-color-to-complement-red-orange-brick

Some unique combos and good color discussion here:

https://www.davinciroofscapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FRESH_Brick-or-Stone.pdf

I like the blue? Accent on your cupola

Black, bronze or light blue. Depending on the look your after.

^^ Love that Meadowlark!

really?? ... wow yall are so helpful and generous with your time i cant tell you how much i appreciate it! i got on colorsnap on the PC and am able to maneuver

it a little... not great but something.

curious about this charcoal blue... i like what it does to the front windows. also have played with mossy greens which i hate alone but keep getting drawn bawn to and like a lot on the house...

Ooo!! Or this!

Maybe castle gate on the trim and meadowlark on the door..

I should also add, around the back of the house there is a small amount of siding from an addition. Need to coordinate a color to tie that in as well. Also on the addition dark bronze frames windows that will not be replaced/painted atm

Ok, a couple of these I added plants for visual only, and porch decor. Here's the 1st color mock up. Contended on windows, gutters, garage, and trim and posts updated to wood as well as doors. One rough mock up of the existing door and trim with Meadowlark

Also, you will notice the cement and window sills and porch ledge are brighter, to represent stain/paint with winter walk.

Aww. The metal columns are so pretty ... I wouldn’t remove them for heavy cedar posts. They become the focal point. Such a quaint cottage, I wouldn’t try to turn it into such a different look.

But that’s just me! It’s a very trendy and popular look, I know. :).

Oh yeah no definitely not touching the iron. Grandpa built the house, pieces like that can be updated but not replaced. I appreciate the idea though!

Oh, wow, you are so fortunate to have such a treasure! Your house reminds me so much of one that used to be around the corner from my street, I’d admired it for years ... beautiful white stone cottage, circa early ‘40s. It was so charming, and in great condition.

It was torn down for a gas station. :(

My husband and I walked over after demolition and grabbed a few of the big stones to put in our flower bed as remembrance. I spoke with the grandaughter of the original owners (different people sold it, it wasn’t in her family anymore), she was glad I had a keepsake, she’d loaded many up, too. We all had permission to do so.

The family had tried to save it, but couldn’t outbid the gas company. It was heartbreaking watching it get bulldozed.

Sorry, rambling! Just thrilled to see someone able to honor a family home this way. :)

Then, without the cedar posts, I would do Seal Skin or Meadowlark for those iron posts. Seal Skin is a coordinating color with Hammered Silver.

And great that you are treasuring this gift from your grandfather! Nicely done!

I think that off white is an option for the trim.

There are suppliers out there that can provide you with metal supports that are less fussy.

Thank you I like that!

I vote to keep the iron posts AND the glass block next to the front door. Awesome!

Also I'm so grateful to everyone! We've decided today that our favorite is blue to sort of frame the house especially the windows and peek at the very front above the living room picture window(that is not gutter,, I guess it'd be considered trim? Or fascia?) here's the trick: we really want that peak and the rest of the way around the house (gutters) to be in either charcoal blue, in the navy, or anchors away.
We love the front windows done in those colors as well so that leaves the trim and the door and the iron rails… We really like that cream that was posted above does anyone know what color that is?any help pulling together a 2/3 color pallet around one of those blues ?

Love these two charcoal on the left and anchors aweigh on right.
Guidance on trim /soffit /facia /grave and fromt doors? It never done this before and and and share what some of those words mean LOL and what is the correct way to have them coordinate/match?

Blue!!! are you kidding? Adding blue to your home is going to instantly make your roof more RED!!! If you can't make the decision you should hire a professional in your area to advise you.

I'm sure that dozens of followers are disappointed in this selection.

Also, since the pink brick in the back has no relationship to the rest of the home, have it limewashed to blend in with the stone colors.

Here is a brick house that has been limewashed to change the color of the brick. It's NOT paint. It won't peel off.

"I'm sure dozens of followers are disappointed in that selection"

WHY would you say that?? 😕 SMH rude and unnecessary.