Hi Jane, Well, you are on the West Coast and I am over on the East Coast. Although, looking at the map of Florida, we are directly across from each other. I am in Port St Lucie on the Treasure Coast. Btw, I neglected to tell you that I like your house. And, OH MY! what I wouldn't give for those swanky double doors! The "older" houses in my area are older than yours. Many of the houses are 70's. Mine is 1973.. but loads of them have a 60's look. Mine isn't one of the more 'cool' looking houses, although it does have some elements of the 60's style..I will add more. Not talking about going totally Atomic, I just like some of the architectural features that I see here. It's so friggin hot here that I don't even want to go for the morning walk anymore. That's a shame, cuz like I said, I so enjoy looking at the house styles. I would love to hop in the car with my camera and just explore.. but even that isn't easy. Just like most of Florida, lots of areas here don't have sidewalks. We are lucky, my neighborhood does....at least, parts of it. I'm told if you are within a certain distance of a school there must be sidewalks. I don't like the fact that some areas don't have them. Plus, just another weird Florida thing, if you are lucky enough to have sidewalks they will run right through your front lot! I scrolled back up and see that your neighborhood is without sidewalks. It isn't safe...plus, even worse, at night it is so dark here. Again, seems to be another Florida thing...I can take a road, a fairly busy road, the same road that my house is on the corner of, and get up a few miles and no sidewalks...at night you cannot see a thing. I was riding in my car and did not see people walking their dogs, literally right at the edge of the road.. and you could not see them until you were right on top of them. Scary. I don't know why they don't light the streets better. I quickly learned that you must get out to the MAIN roads and streets to travel at night. Anyway, I will take my car soon to look for your house style in a neighborhood or two. If I do find it or something very similar, I will take a pic and send it to you. Good luck in your new house and new neighborhood.....it looks really nice! Sea

Because the brick around the door is sheltered by the overhang you could probably paint it without having to worry about damaging its ability to breathe. However, there is an alternative way to change the color of brick and mortar. I've been fascinated by DYEBRICK since I first discovered the company. The non-toxic, water-based stain soaks in so the texture of the brick is retained. In addition to traditional brick colors they offer LimeLike that can significantly whiten even dark brick. Final color is determined by dilution rate with the fixative. HERE is a photo of one job. The only problem is that people from the U.S. and Canada have to order the product from England.

Try pressure washing the stone and concrete. Would not paint or white wash either. You could use the existing steps and sidewalk as a foundation to which you could attach pavers of your choosing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c385eN9Tvqw Gray siding wouldn't necessarily be the best color with a brown roof but if you're hoping to swap out the roof within the next few y ears, you might be able to paint the brown roof shingles a dark gray or black until you can replace it and go ahead and get the gray you prefer. https://www.google.com/search?q=How+to+paint++roof+shingles&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiyy_zbmrnoAhXGM1MKHUrTDcQQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=How+to+paint++roof+shingles&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIECAAQGDoECAAQQzoCCAA6BQgAEIMBOgYIABAIEB46BAgAEB5QujlY3Wtg3nVoAXAAeACAAf4BiAHiDJIBBjEzLjEuMpgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1n&sclient=img&ei=VS99XvLMEcbnzALKpregDA&bih=628&biw=1366 Your window frames are dark. Would not add shutters. Consider adding white frame boards all around the windows instead. For the large blank area on the left, consider adding pressed metal exterior wall art. https://www.touchofclass.com/marielle-tree-wall-art-brown/p/H373-001/ https://www.google.com/search?q=pressed+metal+exterior+wall+art++sunshine&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj0sbaznLnoAhVCh1MKHXlRDRoQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=pressed+metal+exterior+wall+art++sunshine&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1CU_wRYtIsFYMDvBWgBcAB4AIABXIgBzAWSAQE5mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWc&sclient=img&ei=GTF9XrTBB8KOzgL5orXQAQ&bih=628&biw=1366 When your new siding and painting is done, your landscaping choices will make a huge difference. If Aucuba bushes will grow in your planting zone, they would be a good cover for your stone -- they keep their leaves and look good year round.

WO, the schmear needs to be a little heavier. Here,,,I did a quick photoshop w/the stone (I photoshopped another stone that is washed a bit lighter) and picked two main colors. the cajun color could be pottery or the front door. also gave you wrought iron lantern light for the garage. here's the combo. if you go to colorsnap app, you can upload your home and punch in these colors. See below and I give you ideas and color combos this is what I had in mind for muting the stone. Schmear- you don't have to go this heavy, but if you did this, then you could copy the stucco color that they have. I've posted some others too. So imagine doing one of those options above w/your stone, and pairing it w/one of these white stucco colors and darker trim shades: I have a similar style home and chose Swiss Coffee and Wrought Iron. I have a charcoal spanish style color roof tile. But your terra cotta would look lovely w/this duo. I would suggest doing some iron hardware for your garage door and new lights. if you like the blue/green accent color (see below) This stone has more of a german schmear more warmer tones showing through. go w/the bronze accent colors if you like this. OR, try the romabio classico lime wash. Diff style house, but look at the stone portion. imagine that on yours, muted like this, along w/the white and dark trim tones. I did find one home w/some similar stone out front. Can you see the diff? I photoshopped your stone on this pic. This is exactly what I mean by muted the stone color w/the romabio. or a mortar wash. If you use the Swiss Coffee or Cotten White (colors below) You'll get this look on the stucco. Here are some colors ignore this style, but see the diff in stucco color? this is the white I mean along w/the darker trim I love this one. The softer white, darker bronze/chocolate trim, copper accents, and a blue/gray/green accents color (plants, ceramic pottery, front door color, etc) the blue/green shades. if you like, just accent w/this blue shade. maybe the door, or on the trim This is what I was thinking w/the darker fascia trim and maybe some wood accents.