jn344's image is beautiful; reminds me of Tuscany or the Mediterranean. great with the tile roof in the picture. Since you have a shingle roof, you could also go for a contrast to accentuate the stone, maybe a silvery or grayish sage green.

I love the sage green trim around the lighter front door, RL Location!!! I guess I like the green and brown as those are the colours of my Dad's house in Maine and it looks so great in its surroundings. Classic is classic for a reason! I think the green trim would really complement everything. Sorry about the windows. I hope you didn't find my comment insulting as I didn't mean it that way. There are pains and stains for vinyl windows, btw, but I've never used them so no experience.

What is the trim color in the rest of the house? If white, continue it in the kitchen. Bannister...post a photo.

Try to pick shingles, that are more solid color, than variegated, so there is no clash with the pattern of the roof and the pattern of the brick. I also totally agree with your husband. A house with painted brick, wouldnt even get me inside, if I were looking for a house, and one was for sale. The one in the pictures above, was far more elegant looking with the brick color than that boring all over white. There are times, it may be necessary to paint over brick, for some reason or another, but, most people want brick for low maintenance.