I think your house is absolutely adorable. It looks like it belongs in a fairy tale. A more whimsical door color and trimming the large bush is all that is needed.

Totally adorable! I would not paint the brick. Landscaping needs a little help but minor, really.

The landscaping is the problem. The meatball shrubs are not attractive and don't enhance the house. You don't give your zone, so it's impossible to suggest specific plants, but I'd consider a small ornamental tree near where the walk meets the driveway on the left, and another on the lawn towards the right front. All the shrubbery and existing plantings need replacement.

Don’t even think about mucking up the brick ! It’s by far the most attractive feature on your fantastic looking house. The only thing I would do is remove or reduce in size the overly large shrub.

As you can guess, I love your house ....

That is a cute house with lots and lots of interest. I don't know why you call it "drab". I'm not a fan of beige, but your stucco is fine. You might want to tone down the bright white trim.

The landscaping isn't bad, either. You could add some more flowers.

Too many people on Houzz ooh and aah at curated pictures and gushing articles about other people's houses and don't appreciate their own. Too often, they focus on one feature that isn't the best. But all beauty comes with flaws. Giselle Bunchen's nose is a bit big. But you never notice it. Too many homeowners do the equivalent of staring at her nose and complaining it is too big and ignoring the whole package. All of us commenters think your house is lovely. I hope you can see it through our eyes and learn to love it, too.

Giselle Bundchen has a big nose . . . huh, I barely even noticed that she had a nose at all. LOL

Now to get serious. First of all, love your house. The one large shrub on the far right is actually hiding part of the house so I would either remove it and have it replaced with something smaller or pruned (although it may be too large to be pruned back to where it wouldn't hide the house).

Regarding the brick, I never suggest painting brick as you turn a no maintenance product into a long term maintenance issue. Plus, I really like your brick.

My suggestions on the house would be to paint the stucco a darker shade, something in the gray/brown family to tie the brick and the roof together. If you do that the white trim becomes more of a feature. Then pick a nice color for the front door (teal, plum, etc.). That makes the front door the focal point for that façade.

If you're interested in seeing some of these ideas virtually check my web site, Creative Visual Concepts. I do mock ups to show you how your house might look with certain changes incorporated.

I, too, think your house is adorable. Remove the big bush and see what you think.

Look at your neighbors' brick on either side of your house. I would leave it as is, however your stucco siding could use a better color to complement the brick. And I see you have pink toned stucco siding color and a yellow toned front door-not good colors so close together. Love that slate/charcoal colored front door with your brick!

I wouldn’t paint the brick. The house has so much character as is.

As discussed, tweaking the landscaping would add even more charm. I don’t know what look you like, but my choice would be a more cottage style look, more natural.

Some ideas:

Just a general mock-up to show more of a cottage garden look:

If budget allows, I think a paved (and wider) path would look nice:

I am another vote for not painting or limewashing the brick. Turning a virtually no maintenance surface into a high maintenance surface seems counterproductive to me, and limewashing is one of those trendy things that will become the equivalent of the 60's avocado or harvest gold appliance but harder to fix. (I think I am dating myself . . . )

The paint color of the stucco and front door are uncomplimentary to the rest of the house, so I would change those and work with the landscaping, and then live with it for at least a year before doing something like painting the brick. I like the suggestion of a gray or brown that works with both the dark bricks and the roof color for the stucco, and a bright shade for the door. For the landscaping, remove the shaggy large bush eating the right corner of the house and replace with something that won't grow in front of the window. Let the tightly pruned shrubs grow out a bit and then snip as needed to allow a more natural shape to see whether you like them better that way. If not, remove them and replace the landscaping including some evergreen and flowering shrubs, something bright at the base of the stairs, and a groundcover to tie it all together. Plant the shrubs a bit farther from the building since the current ones look like they were planted too close, and make choices that are sized so that they won't need a large amount of pruning to stay in proportion. I like the idea of having the ornamental planting fill the whole triangle between the walkway and drive, and unless you want to see the street from the windows, putting in a small tree or larger shrub pruned to tree form there might work well.

If you want any specific plant suggestions we would need a location (nearest large city) and planting zone, or you can go over to the perennial forum and shrubs forum to ask for suggestions for your area.