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Please post sample material pics of your new roof and metal over the garage as well as pics of the suggestions from the designer for new siding and paint. I don’t think anyone will look up five different names you listed. If you add them on your post or comments you will get way more feedback.

Where do you have siding? I only see it on the dormer.

That brown brick is not a good look. See examples below for inspriation.

I hate stone and brick mixed and do not usually like messing with either but in this case the brick is the bad part the stone has some life in it the brick was a bad choice so limewash the brick instaed in a color from the stone and that same tone for the siding . I do agree we need to see all the other choices you have made with no plan in place so we can actully offer real help. For me that garage doors really do not suit the house so the same color as the siding IMO would be better so they disappear, the planters need to be MUCH larger too. then they will add to the look of the exterior.

Our daughter and SIL bought a house that has stucco covering up the brick. It looks lovely. Just an idea for you.
Your house is gorgeous Please post pics when you are done.
Good luck!

Before you proceed, at least paint the garage door a very dark charcoal brown per Beverly and Patricia to reevaluate how the house looks when the doors blend in with your roof and surfaces. Right now you have multiple competing color blocks. The lighter colored garage doors are unnecessary color blocks that interrupt the overall look.

Use AI images to see a variety of ideas. This is a huge change, and it can be done more than one or two ways and still look fabulous. Using limewash on just the brick and leaving the stone might work. Taking a German schmear to everything can also work. Just don’t start slapping paint on anything but the garage doors. Take your time. This can look amazing, but you need good visuals before you do anything.

Yes, please post color suggestions.

Selections suggested by my consultant

I think the stone and brick work very well together and have a timeless appeal.

What doesn't work is the color of the garage doors and trim.

If you pick a grayer color from the stone and get rid of the yellow beige paint it will greatly improve the overall look.

I think that bringing the different materials together by unifying them with color would make your home look beautiful. Norwood Architects made a similar comment posted above.

Here is a before and after that combines two products from Romabio (Romabio's products allow the brick to "breath" = no peeling/cracking/bubbles like regular exterior paint when used on bricks).

Before:

After:

The use of two different products in Romabio's line (Lime Slurry + Venetian Glaze) provided two different textural effects on the house. Using Lime Slurry on the brick provided more coverage (not exactly like stucco - but the result is much less texture/lines than before) + the Venetian Glaze on the stone allows it to continue to look like stone.

I included the info re: paint colors used in the Lime Slurry (BM Swiss Coffee) + the color that they selected for the Venetian Glaze used on the stone (which makes the brick + stone work together well. They painted the rest of the house (siding/trim/gutters/garage doors/etc.) with BM Natural Cream - when you look at a part of the photo where the trim abuts the brick, it looks like the same paint color was used. -

They used F&B Pigeon on the shutters and front door - it's a pretty color (I think I'm using it for my mudroom).

Below is a before and after using German Schmear on brick:

Below is Romabio's Lime Wash - they wanted a fairly solid look - but not painted brick. FYI - lime wash can be removed by using a pressure washer within the first hours (becomes more difficult the longer it has been on the brick):

I like the lime slurry + venetian glaze used on the first house in this post.

As I am using some interior Romabio products on current projects, I joined a Romabio group on another social media site—and the comments there have been very helpful. One of the key comments is when selecting a vendor to apply the products, is to make sure they understand how to use them before they start. There have been a few costly re-dos with inexperienced vendors. FWIW

I would look at how you'd want to address the stone and brick first before selecting other accents for siding and trim. If looking at limewash I think both brick and stone would need to be done to keep it cohesive, going heavier on the brick.

It is your home and you need to love your home.

I just hate seeing all these lovely old brick and stone homes being white washed.

Some neighborhoods have gone from being filled with interesting, unique homes to one white home after the next. It makes me sad.

It is kind of like buying a car - you can buy white, black and gray any day of the week, but have to search the world over for something with color and even those are very limited. (Red and Blue, a couple of greens.).

Stainless appliances have taken over to the point that many manufactures are not even making white appliances, much less giving you a choice that includes color.

@Jennifer Hogan. I appreciate your comment! History shows us that neighborhoods start looking similar from house to house because of trends. Right now, lime-washing brick houses is a HUGE trend, and kind of hard to reverse. But that is what people want.

I’m convinced most homeowners don’t have confidence in their design skills, so it’s easier to do what others are doing- especially if you like it too. Houzzers are in the minority.

FWIW - I drive a gorgeous dark green Genesis. Over 99% are grey, black or white. It took a while to find what I wanted….

I am currently looking to replace my vehicle (2006 Navy Toyota Matrix). Finding anything that isn't gray, black, white is a bit of a challenge.