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Pea gravel (embedded in concrete) driveway:

Like your shady lot.

Your roof looks almost purple in the pic.

You might be better served to begin by a redo of the roof to a more neutral color and then take another look at the overall appearance.

A roof that is mostly dark tan and/or light brown would suit your wooded lot well. A medium/dark charcoal gray would work, too. You might also want to at least look at the newer modern metal roofing; a dark green would suit the lot but not an overall color scheme of pinkish/orangeish/purpleish.

The purpose of brick is for it to be low maintenance. The idea of adding faux stone to brick is unappealing to me.

Though I have no personal experience with it, I understand you could stain the brick and concrete -- probably would result in a considerably darker look. Would not paint brick or concrete; paint inevitably peels.

Clear close up pics of the house siding, etc. -- perhaps taken different times of the day to get images without shadows, will get you better suggestions.

I have some things I like in my Outdoors ideabook

Thank you for the suggestions. The roof does at times look purplish-burgundy! I hate it, and have paid the price the last 16 years for not speaking up when the roofers brought a different shingle than what I had selected.

Close up of brick and siding with more light:

You don't seem to have an actual front porch. You might consider creating one -- a forward facing gable with the stone you like best used to build it -- at least as pillars to support it if not in the gable above.

Siding can be painted. Brick doesn't look bad ... it's mostly that purple/burgundy roof that is the problem as far as color but the blue stones don't help much either. Is there a reason the stones need to be blue? If not, you might consider painting them black or, better yet, replace them with the natural stone look your prefer and bury the blue ones as part of an effort to level some spot in your yard that you want more level.

Found some homes w/stone forward facing gable porch:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/380624605979173317/?lp=true

This one is brick w/stone entry:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/516647388485744402/

I have some samples and have driven around to see houses with Certainteed Landmark Classic in the following colors:

-Burnt Sienna (too red)

-Driftwood (looks nice, but maybe too grey?)

-Heather Blend (seems dark and also with some red)

-Weathered Wood in the Max Def, which is lovely but has a lot of variation (am trying to get to see a weathered wood in the Classic, which seems more uniform)

You might ask the local vendors for the addresses of homes with stone you're considering so you can drive by and see an actual exterior wall made of it.

A standing-seam metal roof would really look great on that house.

The brick is also very burgundy, which is my problem with it. The blue stones are actually more grey and are a one-piece fountain made of very natural looking resin. It is starting to age now with more dirt and lichen on the stones, and I have several blue-grey plants in the front that echo them. I couldn't find a more brownish fountain that I liked, and it seemed better to contrast, but in that picture it does seem to clash.

I have been looking online at standing seam metal roofs and would love one - when I win the lottery :-)

Check into getting the brick stained rather than painting or facing it with stone.

As to the fountain, there are Rust-Oleum 2X spray paints in a variety of colors, including different blues, that will even cling to plastic so it should cling to resin as well. Painting it might actually protect it from the sun a while and make it last a bit longer.

Another view of fountain, brick, siding with more accurate colors:

Cost the same reason why my own roof isn't a standing seam metal roof. :-)

It's also one good reason to do the roof only first (unless you're building a new entry) and then rethink what you do and do not want to change. Better to not risk making a hasty decision you may regret for another decade and a half.

Once you get your new roof with color changed and siding painted, you may find you dislike the brick less.

Do post a pic to update us when your roof is done.

Drastic difference in fountain color -- not as stark a contrast.

Neither your brick nor your siding color is ugly as is; looks better in that last pic.

I thought about painting the stones of the fountain, since I am familiar with the plastic-adhering paints, but since a lot of it is underwater or with water flowing over it, I didn't know if the paint would hold up to that.

I was trying to lighten the look, but staining the brick in a charcoal-brown to match the window frames would work, just a more dramatic look than I was going for (which was more blending into the environment). Like the brick in this house from my ideabook:

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Wouldn't paint the inside of the fountain -- tape a cover over it while you paint the part that will not be under water and leave the inside blue/gray

You might consider staining only one back wall ( or even just a part of a wall ) to see how you actually like it before doing the rest of the house.

Still ... wouldn't even do that till the roof is done and you can look at the home w/fresh eyes.

The siding is actually a really pretty brownish color except in the afternoon. When the late sun illuminates it, it turns very pink! I chose the color (18-20 years ago) by painting samples on the garage door -- on the East side of the house where the afternoon sun never hit.

I would never reface that brick. It's actually attractive, so the trick is to find colors that coordinate. Are you looking for a more dramatic look, or do you want to fade into the landscape?

Oh, you really shouldn't have shown me that metal roof ;-). The roof may last forever, but problem is, we won't be in this house forever. Nearing retirement, so although we love the house, we may not be here in 10 years. Also, I drove by a metal roof today (green) and the color was really faded -- I assume that's a problem with those? Building wasn't that old either. Plus, we've had four holes punched in the roof by falling branches (the downside of all those nice trees), and it was easy for me to fix them, but with a metal roof . . .

Looking for a lighter look that still looks "woodsy," not dramatic, though not mousy either. Tough line to straddle. Love this house, though it goes more towards the dramatic:

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But also love this one:

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Love both of those more than mine -- maybe I should be shopping for a new house instead of a new roof, lol :-)

In neither of those houses I love is there any brick, or burgundy :-).

I chose the previous roof and siding color to coordinate with the brick, and then had an overload of red/pink tones. The only other color in the brick is peach, which is worse. Although there is grey -- the mortar.

Goodnight all, and thanks for your help. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a second meeting with a roofer in the morning and we'll see where to go from there.

I totally disagree on the metal roof, Flo. And you know this must be serious because I never disagree with you. A standing seam metal roof is very contemporary, IMO. Way more than shingles.

Budget has already ruled out the metal roof, plus it would not fit the neighborhood. My house and the neighbor's are the only contemporaries (same builder) in our modest, mostly traditional neighborhood. But in researching the metal roofs earlier this week, I saw that they have been used extensively on contemporary and modern houses, especially those that are built with solar or green principles, since metal roofs reflect solar energy better and are more "green" than asphalt shingles.

Flo, thank you so much for using the phrase "80s contemporary style," since it gave me some search terms I had not thought of (for some reason). When I Googled 80's contemporary exterior, I was surprised at how many design dilemmas have been posted right here on Houzz about how to update these 80's contemporary homes! Led me to more good ideas.

So the roofer came today and we talked colors and price, and he will be bringing by some full-size shingles to put up on my roof next week. It seems the Weathered Wood is the one I'm leaning towards, but the one from Certainteed has more of a grey tone and a lot of variation (which I'm afraid will look too busy with my already splotchy brick). The GAF Timberline weathered wood recommended by Flo looks like it has less variation, and since my local Lowes carries it, I should be able to see it in person.

The Owens-Corning Oakwood Driftwood also looks nice: Driftwood

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