Is the sun on the front of the house a problem? I can see wanting a small portico or entry awning, but it's amazing how sleepy the house looked before and how awake it looks now. Regarding painted brick, I grew up in a house with white painted brick and no one ever complained about intolerable maintenance. The more unified front aspect could be a strong positive.

I don't have a way of changing house color, other than scrubbing some "paint" on it, which is messy. But I would definitely leave the orangey-brown zone and take it to some form of grey (that is not too cold) with white trim. Hard to tell what's going on with the siding vs. foundation, but it needs to be unified with extended siding, or the foundation needs resurfacing with some nice material. Is this a commercial or residential structure? If the former, the massive seat obstructing the walk could remain. If the latter, it would be better to get rid of it and convert back to a normal walk. If it remained, it would be best to plant something very low in it. I would advise getting rid of all the plantings, except the trees (which need to grow larger and have the bottom of their canopy's raised) as in some way they're obstructive ... especially around the entrance area. Don't interpret the drawing as recommendations of specific colors. It's not. It's just forms and arrangement.

Agree that the photo doesn't show the whole facade well enough at the moment. It would be great to see the whole house front. Also agree that shutters don't belong anywhere on the house at all. See this brief article https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/residential-architecture-101-shutters/ I do like your idea of the bougainvillea on a pergola - but that happens to be one of my favorite plants/flowers so I'm totally biased :) Agree with the tree pruning too OP except you probably need more than one pruned away. Consider also taking out the barricade of bushes along your walkway and redesigning the walkway and the landscaping so it is more open and welcoming.

All good thoughts. With winter still here, it is definitely not so green around the house at the moment. Looking forward to the spring show with wild flowers and everything in bloom. Neighbors on each side are using green, so I have moved away from that color. I have taken many of the different ideas and will be heading out to the house today for sampling. Excited to see what this day brings. I did give more thought about keeping the look more consistent inside and out. And of course, following the lead of the stone. Definitely decided to try some of the deep golds as ptreckel suggested. I am so ready for change I think I temporarily forgot what it feels like inside. Still bringing a few shades of gray that show up in the stone. This day will be interesting!