I think you have a gorgeous house as is and I would not paint the trim a light color! I think if you concentrate on landscaping, wood tone garage doors and refinish the decking in the same color that it is. I would not mess with perfection I love your house !! that will give you the improvement you’re looking for.

Ok folks! An UPDATE! and call for more advice! After much deliberation we decided against painting the brick. Too expensive and too much work. We sampled several different paint swatches (some suggested by you!) and opted for a dark gray with a hint of purple (I know, I know, the majority said no to gray, but we really liked it with the red brick. And we are pleased!). We just purchased modernist light fixtures in bronze https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AINJ3F2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and plan on replacing the double doors with simple, full light ones that should line up nicely with the adjacent plate glass windows. The effect will be similar to the wall of glass that is the back of the house--so you can see right through from front to back! One of the biggest changes, however, is the elimination of the stone pillars in front! We just demo'd them and the difference is amazing. So much more light and the car port roof seems less oppressive. However, we need to clad the steel posts with something. Any suggestions? I was considering something much narrower than previous and maybe painted to match the house color? Would love to hear everyone's thoughts!

Instead of white or black windows, have you considered bronze? The white feels very stark and black lends itself to a much more modern design, which isn't for everyone. Bronze would complement the brick tones well. However, I would plan out the entire project, gathering samples of each, before making selections since they are so interrelated (trim color, door stain/color, roof material/color, window color). Viewing samples together can be incredibly helpful when creating a cohesive design.

Thanks everyone for the advice so far! I took a few more photos this morning and added to the original post. The roof is a orange-brown metal shingle roof made to look like tile. It's in pretty good shape as far as roofs in the pacific northwest go so we will keep it and clean this summer. The landscaping for sure needs work. The bushes and trees around the house are quite overgrown and we plan to cut them back in the spring. Unfortunately, shortly after we moved in we realized that windows are a top priority so are now deciding between black and white windows, which then led to thinking about how the windows will look with the rest of the house exterior, colors, trim, etc. I'm finding that house design is a little like if you give a mouse a cookie...but it's slowly coming together.