I really don't understand the faux shutters on all those double and apron-trimmed windows. I know this is not brick, but it certainly would improve your look to eliminate them. How about a nice stained pair of doors and larger lantern lights (about 1/3 of the door's height?)

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Definitely larger lantern lights. As for the shutters - all the homes in the neighborhood have them in one or another colors. Never thought to remove them.

Thank you!

https://www.hunker.com/13771988/colors-orange-brick-house

This site will give you a good idea and inspiration for your brick house, Hope this helps.

Same color as the shutters.

The shutter treatments seem odd to me too, maybe because the windows are trimmed out to look extra long. As is, the teal shutters + white panels under the windows chop the facade up.

If you keep the shutters, try painting them white. That might work better, balancing out the existing lower panel window treatments which are already white. Then paint the front door teal blue.

I don’t care for random colors on garages - match garages to something on the house.

Shutters are too small so get new ones with slats (my suggestion for this colonial revival style home) or remove them. i like the green and teal ideas, my neighbor has a similar color brick and has a nice sage green door and shutters with white trim and grey roof. it looks very nice. And agree the lanterns need to be bigger but i think 1/3 the door size is too big. i always think that looks more appropropriate on large stately homes, not this size.

Remove the shutters they do not belong on those windows and IMO the doors are not the right style oft the house either Paint the trim and the gagae door and the new doors all the same color and I love this with brick. This style of door would be much better and a garage door in a similar style

I agree about the shutters due to the window style but also their proximity vertically, making the facade feel more squat. In contrast, see below. (Don’t care for a red door for your home and blending similar shades is suggested.)

In addition, shutters would then have to come into play when choosing front door‘s color, so removing (or painting to better tie in) would be better.

Given there is grey siding, I’d head towards a grey undertone and suggest painting the garage door the same as siding. Before painting front door, suggest removing kick plates.

The same color as shutters or black.

For a classy look, I would go with the same colour as your shutters. And, I would update with larger more modern looking black sconces.

I would paint the 2nd story window infills the same color as the brick. If you want shutters, get wider ones and shorter ones. The long shutters and white paint is drawing attention to the infill, distracting from the overall view of the house.

Thank you all so much for the suggestion. So odd that I never questioned the shutters as out of proportion given every house in this early late 1970s neighborhood has them set this way. I’m definitely looking to get new lanterns like the ones @lisedv pictured. I found a paint color similar but lighter to Maureen’s SW Riverway suggestion. Looking at SW Meditative and Morning at Sea right now. I hesitate to go too dark as the sun hits the door much of the day. Thank you all!

Thinking one of these