For me if the outsude wall is nay darker it will always be midnight Where exactly do you want shade in the front. I assume the garge pic is the front of the house . BTW if you cannot add the pic of the back try posting it in a comment that usaully works DO NOT start another post ,

only the front picture uploaded

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The last photos are the most recent as you can see it has changed a little little over the years

Why would the home require shade cover on the front of the home? There are almost no windows and there is a cover over the entrance to the home.

The stone on the front of the home leans warm, but the latest roof selection is a cool gray. That creates a problem in spanning the color gap.

If you limewash the brick, it's just going to be a big white blob of a home with a deck on the back that appears foreign.

IMO brick and stone are wonderful painted brick and stone on the other hand instantly devalue your home so id that doesn't bother you go ahead. I like the brick and stone I have no idea how lime or whatever will improve the look at the front with all that driveway . At least improve the landscaping with brightercolors big pots of flowers . No more shade . Waht is it you want for the back ? That grass needs serious work and the deck looks very small and the payio could be extended out from the house to at least meet the bottom of the deck stairs and again huge landcaping takes the house form clah to awesome so great patio funiture the deck if big enough a nice outdoor dining are and BBQ so muchcan be done without every touching the brick or the stone

I agree I was just thinking about digging a French drain and of course the landscaping I’ve done a ton of like cleaning up the yard because we live on the lake and it’s over an acre. Lime wash looks just like a white wash on the brick and if you decided to change it later, it doesn’t change the value.

The house was built in the 90s and I just wanna do more of a facelift so we’re gonna take out a lot of trees and we’re gonna put in some paving stones but it’s very hard for me to visualize it. Also, the deck has to be completely rebuilt so we may extend it down.

The roof is black and the gutters are now black and we’ve already replaced the front doors in front porch area/stoop