Is this the front view?

No, the side view.

That is a fantastic color. Will you be using in the front as well?

Just on the dormers. We aren't painting the brick. For the trim color, we are thinking SW alabaster.

I like that color, too....good with the brick. Alabaster is also nice.

I don't see a lot of historical homes where I live. But, to me the red front porch looks like it needs to be white.

The red on the front is brick.

Sorry, I meant the front porch wood floor looks like it should be white instead of painted red.

I agree the red porch floor is too bright of red. I plan to change that. I have looked at escape gray, also. What do you think about this shade? I saw this on a house and stopped and asked the owner and they gave me a sample.

Environ Green has too much of a blue cast to it. I would look for a green/gray with a bit more brown/red in it.

I like the other one you're considering more...based on how it's showing on my screen.

I'd paint the stucco, trim etc. white (alabaster or other) Then add black or dark gray shutters for the windows where possible.

Yes, we've discussed adding shutters where possible to help break up the color a bit. Thanks for everyones ideas!

@BeverlyFLADeziner what color would you use for the main stucco color?

Like I said, .....white.

White is fine for a contemporary house but I can't see it for this beauty. White will be too stark.

Take a look at SW Shagreen 6422 or Celery 6421.

I might also look at Rice Paddy 6414 or Roycroft Mist Gray 2844.

Agree that stark white has a way of making red brick look dingy - avoid! Or use sparingly for only the trim/porch posts as you have, making ita warmer creamier/beigier kind of white.

Can we see a pic from an angle -- one that shows both the stucco side AND the front side? The roof and roof color is very visible and a significant part of the house's look - be sure to incorporate it into your color scheme.

My sister has a Dutch colonial. They went with white siding (BM's Swiss Coffee) and green for the trim (BM's Tarrytown Green). It looks great but their home has all wood siding...no brick or stucco.

Why is your stucco wall so very irregular in surface?

We haven't moved in yet so I can't take new pics but here are some other pics we have. The patch on the stucco is where it's been repaired. It's just waiting to painted.

House needs a washing to see the actual color of the brick.

I think I would do a greigier/beigier something that relates better to roof and brick, & of similar value as brick (I think thats correct term to describe lightness/darkness?). And maybe light cream (not stark white) for trim/porch. This is one of those occasions I think where less is more - you have all these different elements, and something that ties them all together I think is a better choice than introducing another color.

Hmmm I think I need to learn how to do that (change colors in a pic). Could we see something darker/browner to better relate to brick and roof? By griege I was thinking something midway between gray & brown. The above looks very blue and reads almost as a white, at least on my monitor....

If you have a spare shingle OP just pull something out of that, or if you are reroofing then look at that in relation to your red brick. I too have a steep, very visible roof and Im telling ya, that really does play a major role in how your house looks. Jjust google "colors that go with red brick" - lots of possibilities out there.

cpartist, you may need to fine-tune your monitor, the color is actually more of a green-gray... I have to work with color all the time, my monitor is white-balanced and fine tuned with color controls to make sure things are correct.

It wasn't me who commented on your color itsALLart. It was Current Resident. Like you I too work with color daily and on my monitor your house color reads as a lighter version of the color swatch you posted. Yours does read gray/green. I am showing a more yellow green

I think a deep blue or navy would settle down all the red but still look cohesive and bright.

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