Thank you for the suggestion! I will browse that group for some ideas! Yes, we love the house, and the overall look. I just wonder about the monolith of green paint... could we freshen it up? Dark grey?

Hehe. I like that green, but you're allowed to be tired of it. I could see doing two colors instead of just the one.

Maybe visit the home dec forum, too. They're pretty good with exterior paint and they won't hold you to fusty old period colors like the old house people might.

http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/decor

Please don't update to 2017! What you have is beautiful, what you will get by remuddling will not be. A little paint, with the trim. door, windows, and body in complementing colors will have it looking great!

Updating is a dirty word. In fact, you should strive to un-update the remuddles that have already been inflicted on the house from previous owners. That green is looking awfully 70’s avocado but I think it’s a later “sage green” 00’s sin. .

The house needs at least 3 colors for paint. A body, a trim, and a window color. Plus a door color. But first, if that’s vinyl siding on it, it needs to all be removed and restored to the original.

Talk to the local historical society and see what kind of history you can sleuth out for the home. It’s missing trim details and a whole host of things.

Paint. That's it. Replace/repair anything that is showing rot with identical pieces.