I did have a chance to see a pretty big swatch of the apricot at 3 different times, and late afternoon it was just gorgeous to me. The SIlverpointe I have less of an emotional reaction to and had smaller swatches but it seems like it will lighten the stairwells and the darker (as far as natural light) dining area. The flooring that's staying in the kitchen is light gray stone-ish laminate. The colors that were there were just not what I could have moved into: cream of celery soup green in the bedroom, a bright, kid-friendly green (ninja turtle green, I guess) in the office, lime green laundry room, bright orange bathroom. Not that I'm judging--I want the master bathroom to be the shade of blue associated with Egyptian tomb painting art, so that's my color quirk. Our upholstered furniture will be getting replaced, other than two tan fabric recliners. I've had that shade apricot with terracotta carpet, which was awful, and with a cream frieze, which was kind of "meh". I'm leaning towards some shade of gray with flecks but that's as far as I've gotten. It's great to hear that the colors so far are lovable :-)

The Home Decorating forum is really good with color, too (especially when working with a bunch of neutrals and various textures), so try to cross-post over there, too. :-)

I assume you and your buddies purchased this house to flip, right? Does the siding need to be replaced or are you looking strictly for a color change? Based on your OP it looks like you are interested in a color change and that the siding itself is in decent shape. I'm a Realtor and based on my experience (in a totally different market from you), the brick would be much more objectionable than the siding. Check with a local, experienced Realtor in your area to see if the brick would be a buyer turn off or not. If it isn't marketable, consider dying (not painting) the brick a color without so much variance. Others here have more experience with dying brick. Remove the shutters entirely. Change out the garage door to something that is more contemporary and that blends with the new brick color you select. Paint your front door an accent color. Change/update your landscaping. Clean up the stone planter area near the garage door. Trim your trees. Clean your siding. Paint the downspouts the same color and your new siding color if you decide to paint the current siding. Change out those stairway railings to something else - more modern/contemporary. Frankly, I probably would leave the cream color siding you have now and update the other things I mentioned above.

An expert paint person at the major paint stores can match your cream trim color with a paint to unify the trim with the aluminum parts. Match the downspouts to the color they lie against. This is just a little shed but the red and cream with a blue front door could be cute on your house. New landscaping will be the biggest change you can make aside from painting. Notice the red fence that matches the house color and the cream porch railing on the front.