Closer photo of brick.

You can pick some color from your brick. Taupe, gray would work.

I'd go with a slatey blue for the siding, garage door and shutters, keep the trim cream. Unless the windows are in bad shape, keep them. They're not a disposable item.

@Sigrid thank you. I agree with you about the windows but unfortunately they need to be replaced.

IMO you could go MCM for style I think I need a bit more info as to what style you like .This landscaping would take that into MCM and could be pretty cool notice the garage door and entry door too. Then just ad ark color from the brick for the siding I would do the bronze windows with no grids for sure

https://www.brickandbatten.com/red-brick-house-updates/

https://www.startribune.com/a-mendota-heights-rambler-is-transformed-without-adding-square-footage/564669662/

Your house looks nice and light and friendly.

If it were me, maybe the yellow wouldn't be ideal, but I would categorically not add the dark elements suggested. They will make the house look gloomy and depressing.

Keep the brick. It looks fine and in good shape. Would fresh grey work for the porch siding and match the brick? A grey would free you up to do just about any color for the front door. It would also work on the garage door. Pick a grey that's not gloomy, though!

I have no idea what bronze windows are.

@Patricia Colwell Consulting I love MCM but I don’t think I’m brave enough to embrace that for my home, as my interior style leans very much transitional with an attempt to avoid the latest trends.

@er612 thank you so much for the visuals, they’re extremely helpful. I like the lighter options best.

@tangerinedoor I see what you mean. While I do love the dark options, as they’re very current, I’m leaning toward the lighter shades. I’ll pick up a couple samples of light gray to see if it will work with the brick. The photo doesn’t accurately reflect the roof color, driftwood has some sage green in it. While sage green isn’t necessarily in the brick, i’m now wondering if that might work. That said, gray would offer more flexibility.

Thank you to all of you, this has been tremendously helpful.