thanks, was leaning that way, considering Key West style by adding shutters and color, or more Bahama style (?). Trying to change the facade up a bit, matching up the windows. Like that deep blue with the white trim. My first thought was white, trim color as accent, think this makes more of an impression. Railing needs to be replaced too. Will try it on photoshop. Appreciate your responding, thanks

For some reason, the full photo didn't attach the first time... here it is! Some really interesting comments. I am glad everyone thought painting the brick and shutters was a bad idea. I have been kinda torn about that. I definitely want to do new bigger, lighting. Sounds like painting the front door is popular, but I just bought the door and had it painted like wood. It is really beautiful. I will keep that idea for someday. A new rug and furniture is great idea. I was just thinking a few days ago about moving the sun to the back. I have a shrub there that should take up the space in a year or two. Thought about extending the porch somehow with large planters.

@showing my home love I have read through your comments and some of the additional comments. I worked for a real-estate attorney with the evaluation of property values and then as a real estate agent. 1. You were correct in the decision to paint your home - the lead paint was peeling and chipping - requires painting. 2. White happens to be a popular color at the moment, but I believe you made the right decision to paint the home sage. The color will allow you to have white trim and give you the contrast that makes your home interesting. 3. Sage Green is a color that many people like. It is seldom seen as an offsetting color or a negative color. 4. I would not paint the front door purple. It happens to be my favorite color, but I am in the minority - many people dislike purple. I would probably choose a front door color with broader appeal. This would be my suggested colors: Bold - Benjamin Moore Coat of Arms, Less Bold - Benjamin Moore Everard Blue Select a less bold color if your door isn't what you want them to notice and remember - Bold only if your front door is is perfect condition. These colors will have a much greater universal appeal than purple. When looking for resale value you don't want to overspend on renovations, but you must make everything look well cared for. Remove or trim back overgrown bushes and fill in with annuals when it is time to sell. Mulch all the beds. Buying expensive perennials will cost you more than they will return. When I am doing renovations I assume a 50% return on my investment. Whatever I am doing is going to have to bring me the other 50% of the cost through enjoying my space. If you are going to be there 3 years do whatever is needed to spruce things up, but know that 50% of what you spend is being gifted to the next owner and is that much less that you will have to spend on your next home. Your home will be valued based on the neighborhood, the square footage and overall condition of your home. It will sell if it is priced correctly given the 3 parameters above. To know how to price your home visit every home that goes on the market that is in your neighborhood/school district. Are they bigger than yours - reduce the price. Are they nicer than yours - reduce the price. Did they sell fast or sit on the market - if they sat they were over priced. Did they sell at or close to the listing price? Educate yourself on what is going on in your area and price your home right. Don't trust the realtors to give you the right information. They want your listing and will often tell you an unrealistic price because they know that listing your house and advertising your house will make buyers call. The buyers who call will likely buy a different home, but if they can hook the buyer with your house and sell them something else they still make a commission. This gets your hopes up - thinking you are going to get a higher price for your home, but if you price your home too high and it sits on the market and you will be forced to lower your price. Once a house is seen as stale the price people are willing to spend goes down. You usually end up with low ball offers from people who assume you are getting desperate. Hope this helps you with the decision making process.

I was thinking shingle roof when I mentioned the mix of light colors. While a shingle roof would have multiple shades of gray, metal roofs would be, as far as I know, one solid color -- some light colors and some dark. If you have decided on a metal roof -- great idea -- then, see if you can find white metal roofs in your area and see if they look good on the roof to you. Personally, I'd rather have the house painted white and then choose a light colored roof -- a light gray or tan (but not a white roof) ... especially if there are any trees anywhere near the house. Some trees are worse than others for dropping sap and some show bird poop and such worse than others -- things that would actually wash off a metal roof in the rain better than they'd wash off a shingle roof. If, however, you like the white roof that much better, you could always take a hose pipe to rinse off anything that shows enough to bother you. While there are light green an light blue modern metal roofs as well as the light gray ones -- and medium and dark gray roofs. Either white or gray would be more neutral should you ever want to change your house color again or sell the house to someone that might. Consider taking the time to actively look for a few in your area and see how they look once they've been installed for a while. Perhaps they don't show stain as much as I suspect they would. Perhaps the local Lowes or Home Depot could give you the general location of some where people that bought white metal for the roof and had them installed.