Quoins, a detached garage, and varying brick course types would have been the obvious and most successful ways of adding to this surprisingly nice facade.

I think your house is beautiful! Do you have the accent wedges above your windows all over the house or just in the front? We r building a brick house and want to use these as well.

The accents are only on the front. Thank you. The house is 3 sided brick and it just feels like too much of one color.

How about painting trim and/or some sections in a different color?

Shutters would bring some "pop" to the brick, especially in black.

Which windows would you add shutters too? That was actually something I was thinking about. Not sure about painting trim as that would involve painting the entire back on house to match but definitely a good consideration for later.

Check-out stone art designs and the before and after album

I would make a huge flower bed in the front! and also plant some more trees to make it more welcoming. I think it's a beautiful house with tons of potencial!!

Love the look of the shutters. Since the door is wrought iron (brownish black) would you keep with the pure black shutters or go in between brown and black. This is a dilemma due to the shingle color being in the black/grey family. Also would it be appropriate to paint the garage doors the same as the shutters? (Thank you so much)

kpbb, shutters that are too small to (hypothetically) cover the windows when closed would lower the class of the home; not raise it.

Here is a link to a well written short article with photos on how to choose correctly sized and functional shutters for your home (what they should look like) if you go with shutters. Even if they aren't functional, you want them to look functional. http://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/residential-architecture-101-shutters/

Dark blue-gray - no shutters - the style is perfect for dark trim. [houzz=]

Acroteria is absolutely correct. We love the idea of adding shutters, but per sandkshouse's rendering the shutters are not properly fitted. In order for shutters to fit properly and add value to your home they must measure out to be half the size of your windows, so that if they were to close they would fit the windows.

Our Shutter Snapshot application is great for customers who are thinking about adding shutters to their home, and want to see it dressed with properly fitted shutters before the actual installation. We have 24 standard colors and 4 different types of shutters in multiple styles. Try it out and please request a free catalog!

http://www.timberlane.com/resource-center/shutter-snapshot/