hermustangs, if you'll read the "new to GW" thread below on this page (or if it's left this page by the time you read this, search for it) you'll find explicit instructions on how to post photos; very easy to do. I think you'll get many more responses if you include photos. I'm not good enough with colors personally to try to answer your questions without seeing the rooms. Good luck!

I would have selected anodized bronze,(not the powder coat brown) window frames. Stairs like these below could be a great addition to your home instead of what you current have. What could be more welcoming? This is how a gray might look IF THEIR GRAY IS DARK. Can't find the actual color chart, but APO looks to be a grayish white and I would NOT go with that. Garage doors can be painted in necessary because they are available in so few colors.

We are wanting to paint the side on our house but leave the brick as is for economical reasons. I am stumped on what colors to choose that will also compliment the brown brick and roof. I am wanting to do a darker siding color and a light trim color. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciate!!

The picture of your garage looks like the best representation of the brick. It looks mostly brown/taupe. It is not unattractive. Maybe you're just tired of it? I rarely recommend painting brick - only if it's truly ugly. Painting brick turns it from a no maintenance surface to a surface requiring maintenance - once you paint it you will have to repaint it when the paint wears down. Whether painting it would reduce its value is a question for a real estate agent, but personally I would never buy a painted brick house and I don't think I am the only one who would feel that way. I am also really over the white house with black windows look. Your inspiration photos tell me you wish you had a different house. :-) All of those colors are cool colors that wouldn't look good with the brick. The eaves on the garage look gray. If they were closer to a color found in the brick and you painted the garage door the same color I think that would be an improvement. The siding panels on the front would look better if they were the same darker color. Painting them white would not be an improvement. I don't think black windows are a good idea either. Most window manufacturers have some sort of dark bronze option which would fit the brick better than black. You could paint your front door a more vibrant color - something in the red/orange/yellow family or green. I don't know if any of these things would make you like your house more. If you love it for other reasons maybe you can tolerate it the way it is for a while longer until the trends come back around to brown.