I'd start with the garage doors. Right now, the eye us drawn straight to them instead of the porch and front door. A darker colour thst blens with the brick and kind of fades into the background. I assume you're not painting the brick. You might consider painting the bullnose although I kind of like the traditional look of the green.

Anything less than a light color over all of the house will just be lost behind all the landscaping

The porch area is a place to start perhaps...paint that all white or a very pale color...

Painted brick can completely change the identity/style/look of the home to a more casual feel....and usually calls for other changes so prepare for that possibility

Just want to say, this is an Australian house, and I don't see as much painted brick here as there apparently is in the US. Stuccoed, yes, but not painted.

This house is a modern version of a true Federation house (named after the period in which they were popular, around Australia's Federation in 1901). Tile roofs, corrugated metal bullnose roofs over the patio, and fancy fretwork or wrought iron filigree in the framework under the bullnose, were pretty common in the era. I think that's what Diana's comment about stripes on the porch refers to: it's actually the corrugation in the patio roofing.

Here's a photo of a heritage cottage with these features:

I have been bingeing on “A Place to Call Home” and thanks to your post, I know now the architectural style of the family home of Ashwood Park.

Wow, I'm taken aback, and apologize if I denigrated any particular style of home.

I would suggest that you research the period and style and try to emulate it as best you can.

Diana - just to be clear, I didn't think you were denigrating anything. I just thought you might be unfamiliar with the quirks of Australian styles, and therefore you might be seeing stripes which are actually shadows in the roofing material. I wanted my comment to be educational, not critical in any way.

jmm1837, yes I am unfamiliar, and didn't want my comment to be taken in the wrong way. It's funny how that corrugated roof looks like stripes! Thanks for educating me on a style I didn't know about!!