Would NOT paint brick. If you feel you really need to change the color, would sandblast it.

I see you’re changing the windows which would have been my suggestion. Just had mine done and it totally changed the look of the house. I think the problem is the trim not the brick. I’d change that color to a soft gray first. As for the posts, it wont look bad to be on one side of the house. An identical house to yours is in the neighboring subdivision and the posts look fine. They are cedar though. That house is painted brick and looks nice but I don’t know about maintenance. Try the other suggestions first before painting the brick. They may be all you need. I’d replace those two trees in front of the porch for something more colorful like hydrangeas and paint the the door a bright color.

Thank you for the reply! I actually have to paint the brick for varying reasons so don't really want to discuss that part of it, just would like suggestions on what color body, trim, and poles. Would love to drive by this other home for ideas and see if I like the idea of the wood stained poles as opposed to painted poles - other neighborhood in which direction? Like your landscape ideas, too.

The house near me is a medium cream with sort of olive green shutters. Cypress is big here so lots of people use it. I must say it looks nice. Kind of makes me wish I didn’t paint my old cypress shutters.

A light color may show dirt easily considering the trees in the front yard and a dark color will disappear in the shadows. Accessible beige would look nice with SW sanderling on the trim and SW cadet on the door. I’ll attach some pics of some color schemes that could work and assuming the stained doors would be your posts.. The house styles are wrong but you can see the colors.

Alos once I changed my windows, the tint gave off a bluish color that made my blue door (SW Riverway) look better, so waiting until they’re in may guide your decision.

For this one, the door color could be the stain for the posts.