Pale gray No shutterrs

SW Anchors Aweigh

SW Jasper

SW Roycroft Bronze Green

Wow!! These are great!! It seems so plain without the shutters. Should I leave them off?

A few additional options to go along with Melissa's good ones. Are you concerned at all about the dark discoloration above and around the door?

I also would change your stairs to a grey or natural wood or white.

If you like the shutters I would do natural or white as well.

I'm going in a lighter direction, just to imagine driving up to a butter yellow cottage-y lake house for a long weekend. This house has reddish roof like yours but blue shutters (if you're keeping) and blue front door. Do be careful with yellow choice, though, so it's not overbright--creamy butter yellow. Repaint your rocking chair blue or dark red, add red stone/brick pavers leading to steps.

Not that you want to spend time working on landscaping, but your lovely house would be even more charming with a white picket fence on the right side with climbing roses, if you have right light and soil conditions and a mix of different sized evergreens on the left side than the bushes that are there.

There's also sage and red (so you can echo red chimney, red shutters, and steps) Paint welcoming rocker red as well. Note the nice mix of plantings in front. You do want set-and-forget native plantings suitable for soil and light conditions so you can spend more time at the lake and not on the yard.

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Here's an interesting color combo--mustard and red--on a lake house:

Great options! Thanks Lisa!Yes, we are pressure washing today. A lot of mildew around here.

Siding in a chocolate brown close to your roof color. Trim in BM Crisp Romaine. Formal hedges & brick beds gone. Shutters gone. New country lantern lights at the door. Rail fence repaired and extended. Remove the bit of white railing Plant lots of native flowers, herbs, plus roses on the fence.

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Given the surroundings, I’d head towards a warm rustic feel. Dark blue or grey or if you want lighter, head towards a softer color. I think shutters suit your cottage, but should be wider and have a more rustic feel.

I find that once you start making changes, other items no longer work or look tired. Therefore suggest painting front/screen doors to suit and stand out, along with rocking chair, stairs and landing. Add new lights and a mat and your entrance will be really welcoming!

Some darker shades with reddish trim

Very pretty!

I love the wood shutters!