As always it photographs horribly...and, we will have the plants rearranged so you'll be able to see the porch more clearly.

Anyway, the steps will be rebuilt to span the width of the porch which will really make the entryway much more emphatic.

And finally, please forgive the ridiculously early Halloween decor! My son (3) couldn't wait to decorate when he noticed that our neighbors had their Halloween stuff out. I just went with it, life is short :)

If people scroll down about 1/3 of the way on this site, they'll see the available Hollandstone colors - https://unilock.com/products/classic/hollandstone/?region=5

A search for the Pisa2 colors brought nothing saying that it isn't available in my area (Maine). You might want to put a link to it so people can see the colors and offer their advice.

For the Holland stone, I might choose the Almond Grove or Sierra, shown below.

Where are you located geographically? The amount of direct sunlight you get could affect your color choice. I tend to shy away from light colors on the ground because I get so much glare from the sun, but if you are in a northern location, that would not be a consideration.

As for the colors shown, I prefer the Sierra, which I think goes with your house and also with the charcoal. The terra cotta seems to be adding something new to the palate that might not be needed. For me, the terra cotta is more boring than the lighter colors. I prefer the Sierra over the Almond because it seems less uniform, and I prefer a more mottled look for a driveway, to disguise dirt.

I would choose Terra Cotta only if you are going for a Tuscan or Southwest look or feel. I've seen a lot of that color in Seattle, and I found it depressing there because of the gray skies and rain. But that's just my own reaction to it, coming from more southern latitudes.

Very helpful!! Thank you all. My person did not have sierra as a choice but rather something called beechwood. I'll see if I can find a picture. It's nice, a mottled grey/greige.

I would definitely go with a more neutral color than the Terra Cotta and bring in color with plants, pots, and accents on the porch. The terra cotta shown doesn't look like real brick to me and I think will limit your color choices in the future for house and trim. It will really be the "star" I think, when it should be a supporting role. Especially when it will have a strong horizontal presence on the porch steps.

Your house/porch is very nice!

https://commercial.unilock.com/products/a-z-products/all/hollandstone/?region=3

Basically I need to pick a color for the steps (pisa2 line) and two hollandstone colors, one for the main part of the walkway and one for the border.

Charcoal seems like a good idea for the steps since our porch is painted charcoal. But is that a weirdly dark color to pick for steps?

Whoops, writing from phone--the picture of the bricks for the walkway shifted to the top of my post for some reason.

Anyway, this is important not only because it's the front of my house but also because next summer we are redoing a huge patio area and building a fire pit, etc--out of whatever color bricks we choose now. So a commitment! I hate commitments!!!!

How wide is the walkway going to be? Honestly, I find your pic of the driveway at the top of the post just too much. Assuming that your walkway is much narrower, I'd just vary the pattern in which the bricks are laid at the edges.

I wouldn't use black for your steps. Your house is often in shadows if I recall correctly, and your entry is recessed, making it even darker. Are your steps in the front of the porch in second pic? They're hard to see but I think they may have sample bricks on them?

If it was me, I'd ask your supplier if he can get the Sierra color for you and use it on both the steps and walkway. It's the most complimentary color, given the colors of your house and shutters. Think 'less is more'. :-)

Well, apparently he only uses pisa2 on the steps. I wonder what color of pisa2 hworks best with the sierra color?? I can't really see any of them.

I don't like any of them really.

Hi Cawaps. I'm in Michigan.

I should say that picking a color of brick just from a picture online is also dicey!! The colors I have as samples don't look much like the colors by the same names (and same maker etc). Not comforting and his shop is far away; a good hour or so.

My3dogs, I'm not sure how wideit will be. That is one of the questions I'm going to ask him.

Is there another manufacturer's product that's similar that you can look into?

This is my front brick patio and walkway that replaced flagstone I had put in years before. It's actual brick, and was installed many years ago. There have been no issues at all with it. If you look closely, the running bond pattern in the main part is bordered by bricks laid side by side with their long sides together. You can see it best at the bottom of the granite step at the lower left.

I love your red brick, My3dogs! See, I was thinking of a color like that. But you guys are likely right that it would introduce another element that is unneeded.

I don't know why my stone guy assumed there would be a border in a contrasting color. I guess it is just always what he does and maybe (certainly) what he assumes everyone wants? I find that's the case a lot around here and that I am the oddball who questions everything that they take for granted. :)

(Yes, My3dogs, those are sample bricks on the steps.)

I'll text this AM and ask about Sierra. I wish I could get a sample.

Ok , so I was told by my guy to go to a local stone placenta. They told me sierra isn't available around here in that particular brick shape (important because it's a well-priced option and we are already spending a ton of money between the porch steps, front walkway and huge back patio area).

so I got some other options, shown here against our charcoal painted porch and BM revere pewter painted brick:

Thoughts? As always, you guys have been so helpful.

I love autocorrect sometimes! A stone placenta...why would it think that's what you'd want to say? :-)

Lol!! I did not even notice that! Hilarious!

Ugh, so my stone guy confirmed he could not get Sierra here in that size. Thanks for the wild goose chase, man!!

So, what do you guys think of the mahogany that I posted above? It would be muted for sure. I wish I liked these colors better.

I did an image search for the mahogany and really liked a few I saw come up. I think my eye is tricked by the rug color on your porch. Some of those lighter colors just look so stunning with it and the charcoal paint. But, knowing that the rug isn't going to last as long as the pavers, I'd probably not try to match it.

Of the ones you show above, I like the Mahogany the best. I show it below with your house pic from above. My absolute fav is the Sierra, as it blends the house and shutter colors, but they said it wasn't available in your area. I'd ask them what it would take and how long to GET it to you. I agree that not making the colors available in all areas is just stupid.

Thanks...

the porch project is slated to begin Oct. 10. I really don't want to wait another winter to do this because our porch steps are in terrible shape.

I kind of like the ironwood, but a) not sure what he'd use for the steps and whether I'd like it since he is using a different material for those and b) whether those lighter colors will look OK when they get dirty. probably not

Ok two more options.

Beechwood

Sandstone (don't really like)