Thanks everyone for the ideas! We have decided on paint colors. Urbane Bronze and Revere Pewter. I was just updating on what we have accomplished so far :) Lascatx...ha we did put another arb to the left of the the door. We know it grows well there, and we are kind of modeling it after our neighbors, who keep theirs pruned and they are smaller. The previous one was never pruned by the owners :( so it was very wild. I did just finish reshaping the beds. It might be hard to see, but I have both sides curving out by the sidewalk, and then some curves going around to the side of the house on the right side. It was hard work!! I would LOVE a cottage garden, but with children under 5, I will be doing low maintenance for the foreseeable future. I think I may add some potted flowers here and there. I will update when we get more accomplished! Im happy with what we have done so far, but sometimes the middle stage looks so sloppy and unfinished. We'll keep on trucking! :):):)

thanks! grey-greens now that's an idea, I will look into it! nothing is really finished yet but I'll try and post a good shot of the kitchen and bathroom soon. the pink bathroom was definitely what clinched the place for me!

Really nice home Would remove the shutters from the downstairs windows and use them to double the width of the shutters upstairs. Would replace and widen the forward facing gable over the front entry so your new (more substantial) front porch posts are farther apart -- but not blocking the downstairs windows. Do seriously consider enlarging the front porch at the same time ... wider (window to window) and deeper 6' -8'. If you have prefab concrete front steps, see if they can be moved forward. Would also raise the peak height -- ridge line -- of the forward facing gable over the entry so it is higher and against the upstairs exterior wall so the sloped sides of the new forward facing gable are just below the upstairs windows and shutters. With the brick primarily cream with some dark gray, you could choose a light brown siding -- tan but without pink or yellow hue -- and use that for your garage door as well. Paint your wider upstairs shutters either dark brown or the dark gray you actually like but keep the fascia and windows white. If you could have a larger front porch, that likely would prompt some landscaping changes. You have shrubs that bloom that could be moved to create a truly beautiful privacy hedge for a front/side yard patio on the right front/side/corner of your house defining the patio area. https://www.houselogic.com/photos/yard-patio/front-yard-patio-ideas/slide/patio-as-focal-point/

I think this tone of muted soft green would look super against the wall and add more interest. https://www.target.com/p/interior-paint-eggshell-emmie-s-room-gallon-magnolia-home-by-joanna-gaines/-/A-53429067?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000012510727&CPNG=PLA_Storage%2BOrganization%2BShopping&adgroup=SC_Storage%2BOrganization&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=c&location=9001966&targetid=aud-812560175683:pla-359796305270&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1247068&ds_rl=1248099&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuJv9gpGQ7QIVCqGzCh2yxAYvEAQYBCABEgKCfPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds