barb, here are directions for posting your photo. You have to upload it to a photo site on the web first (like photobucket - free) Here is a link that might be useful: posting photos

Thank you for sharing the pic Pennie. I like that look and those colors! The flower boxes are charming. The transition with my house is a problem for me, seems choppy. The pic you posted the roof is pitched different too and makes the house seem taller. It looks like my house has two very short stories. My brick is a nicer brick (colonial) than the picture I posted depicts but unless I go with a color to match the brick like Bossyvossy said, then the house will always looked chopped up. To me it looks like a faux colonial this way. I thought painting it one color would make it look more authentic. Thanks for posting!

Beautiful home. Budget and building codes permitting, consider first changing what you can for actual wood with wood finish: first your front door; then shutters; and then your garage door. Wood with natural finish (rather than paint) can go a long way toward transforming the look of a home. IF you are going to repaint what is painted ... and this is a matter of personal opinion, of course -- putting off whites with white can make the off whites seem dingy by comparison. If you don't want true white (trim and fascia and shutters porches, etc.), you could choose a truly dark brown or, at the very least, if you choose an "off white" by any name, use the same off white color for all those painted parts of your home. Exception: Black shutters could also work with a brick home with a brown roof and white elsewhere. Just a note: If you're considering changing the landscaping, that usually has the potential to make a lot of difference toward curb appeal. One issue to consider is how much maintenance are you willing to do (or have done) and how much maintenance would any changes contemplated require.

Big props to Flo! Those colors look great. You will be very disappointed if you do white. The weathered wood roof seems like a safe choice, and you really don't want to worry about a leaky roof. Depending on what those big shrubs are, you may be able to severely prune them, but not right before winter, or the new growth won't have time to harden off. Fall is a great time for new plantings, so their roots can grow over the winter.