Did they paint the brick? Can you get the paint taken off if they did. One house near us had beautiful multi red tone brick and they painted it dark green.

The brick is painted and the color underneath it is very bland and blonde. So we are OK with leaving it painted.

Too bad. Try taking a picture and using"paint" if you have it on your computer to try out different colors. Pretty house.

yeah, I've been messing around with that and have gotten more and more confused

Well, that's true in a sense bellburgmaggie, But there's no point in talking about spending 50K taking off the 1970s roof and replacing it with the original design, and doing all the HVAC work that will go with it, when that just isn't in the cards. When I win the lottery, that's what I will do. Until then I have to live in the house with jacked up proportions. But, if someone wants to play with sky's the limit ideas I have no problem with that, they just need to know I won't be taking their advice unless they want to pay for it. On the other hand a pergola or something creative could be a possibility. I didn't know a paint job was a major revamp. I hope that doesn't sound snarky. Just wanting to be honest with people about what will and won't happen. I should edit the original post to say major structural changes.

Do you have a photo showing the whole house, say, from across the street?

Are you painting just the brown trim or the whole house?

@apple_pie_order. I'll take one in the daylight. We are painting the whole house and doing a complete color change. in the meantime this one is from in front of the house at the curb

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Can you post a picture showing the actual front of the where the front door is , usually a sidewak leading to the front door from the street makes the front door more visibleinstead of from the driveway.

Yes I will.

Paint everything the same color. If it's in the budget, replace the garage doors and add a sconce at the front door. Maybe paint the wall with the four windows- adjacent to the front door-in an accent color to help emphasize the entry.

Laurie, if your lot is like ours, and the rest of our neighborhood, you probably don't have room for a side walk to the street. If you move the cars and take a picture straight in like the first one, then stand at the street and take pictures from left to right across the yard. If you go to the Landscaping forum, Yardvark has had people do this several times. If you remove the large bushes, it will open the porch up. We took out a small straight sidewalk and made it wider and curved it to come into the drive further away from the house.

whatever color you pick, paint the brown trim around the windows the same color as the windows to give them more "oomph".

gracie01, Yes! That's what my DIL suggested. thanks for confirming

Good photo, thanks. Is the roof gray or brown?

apple pie order, it's kind of a gray brown mix, there are also blue tones in it. Id say it's a dark gray with brown tones. These pictures might give you a better idea of the color

You might look at a warmer gray such as SW Agreeable Gray or Worldly Gray. Both look as though they could work with your roof. I agree with painting the belly band and corner beads, as well as the garage door and window trim, the same color. Then find a nice warm off white for soffits, fascia, and the windows themselves. I would remove the large bush on the right side by the entry to open it up a bit. If possible, I would also remove the tree. It blocks your entry and is very close to the house. I would worry about root damage to the foundation. If possible, I would switch to a full glass storm door and find a pretty color to paint it and the front door. You might also consider adding coach lights on either side of the garage along with large house numbers on the right of the garage by the entry to draw attention to the front door area. I would also pull the bush on the right of the garage doors and replace it with an urn planted with seasonal plantings. It would add height and draw attention to your front porch area.

I agree that removing the tree would be best. If that's not in the cards, remove the leaning trunk and leave the other two.

From your ideabooks, these two color combinations would look good with the roof:

When you are ready to paint in the spring, I suggest installing gutters full length across the garage and front door wall. Gutters that match the roof color will not show dirt. The fascia board can be painted to match the roof and gutters, too, or a bit darker.

We have discussed removing the tree. and definitely the holly bush. I do want to add lighting around the garage as well.

I think it would be a smart move if you can manage it, both from an aesthetic point of view as well as safety. I don't normally like the idea of removing trees but that was planted way too close to the house. Something forward of that, closer to the front flower bed by the corner of the driveway that will stay small, would be a good spot I think.

I’d try the red…you have the perfect siding for it…board and batten and the gable facing section of the house can handle it well.