We have a house in our neighborhood that is the same as yours in style, age and both siding and brick colors. Their garage and trim are the brown you’re considering and it doesn’t add anything to it, if anything it looks dated and old. :c( The reason, the colors in the mock ups Lars did don’t work AT ALL, is because there is nothing else around or on the house in those colors to balance it out. It’s also really impossible to say if they’d look good or bad with the brick from a picture especially when there are so many different shades of a specific color to work with. The only way you’d know for sure what will work and what won’t is to put some samples up with the siding color you’re going to use so you can see it up close and personal. That said, I can see why the purple isn’t something you or most people even would want to do. The gray in Beverly’s mock up looks good because not only does the brick have gray in it’s mix, but she’s also incorporated it elsewhere in the view to balance it out, not to mention that it’s a neutral color that is easy on the eyes. I’ve never understood the notion of trying to make a garage door less obvious. A garage door that faces the street is a large part of the front, why would anyone want to make it look like there’s a big dark hole in the space instead of using it in a way that helps the overall design? Especially when you already have an area between the house and garage that is also fairly dark. IMO the gray looks really sharp and would be pretty and unexpected with the taupe. It’s a fresh look and both of them are neutral colors that will allow you to add as much color by the way of flower beds and trees as you want.

Hi Mike, I'm Neha. To help you visualize better and choose the right color for the wall, I generated some images based on your flooring, sofa, and rug. I have mentioned the color used on the wall. Sherwin Williams White mint SW-Aged White SW-Grayish SW -Classical White SW-Aesthetic white If you could provide your floorplan, I can build a mockup of your space and help you better. You can also interact with the design and play around with colors and layouts.

Yes, the consensus above is right. The whole point of painting your front door an accent color is to bring focus to the front door (only) and have the other exterior doors blend into the siding. This is critical when selling your home as it gives that 'Welcome Home' feel right from the curb and guides the buyers to your front door. See insp pic below:

Just looking at your home again, Nina. It's really cute and while I agree with others that you could make a larger impact painting the whole house, I also realize that's not always in the budget. In the meantime, I'd take a que from Beverly's rendering and leave everything as is except I'd paint the portion above the door white to match the door and garage. The light fixture above the mailbox looks a little small so you could add something a little bigger and contemporary. You could install it a little more to the right to help balance the space since the door is off centered in that strip of siding. I'm not sure what your bushes are but I'd try to trim up the one to the left of the front door and probably replace the one to the right with something a little smaller. Small boxwoods below that front bottom window would look very nice. Edge out your beds and add some mulch, power wash your front stoop and sidewalk and it will give you a fresh look for your home. Whatever you end up doing I hope you enjoy it.