Just out of curiosity, was the design/ordering/communication your error or theirs? If it was theirs, they should fix it.

Put some matching blue siding on that front cream colored siding, blue door and embrace it.

I really like the blue roof. Is it within your budget to lighten the brick? Something like these photos.

Also, reducing the number of colors (siding, trim), landscaping with blue accents could help balance.

I would be sampling different grays to try to buffer the contrast between the brick and roof colors.

Thank you to those who have shared input so far! I updated the post a bit about our intent to update the front dormer/gable.

As far as lightening the brick, do you mean painting it? We have budget to paint the brick, and are open to it but hesitate because it is in good condition.

Romabio can help you change the brick color with masonry paint or stain which have some guarantee of durability. .

I wouldn't paint outside brick only inside brick I would paint the wood not white maybe a beige or medium color close to the brick color so it won't look so chopped up the brick is kind of cool the way it is and I see it has some beige in it maybe the house should go beige but that's Shades lighter than the brick but it won't look so chopped up it would look planned

the blue roof is fine.

I would paint the rest of the house a clean white. I would definitely paint all the trims white. Looks like the neighbors have the same color tim as you. Make your home stand out!

I hope you don’t paint or limewash the brick. Look how much character yours has compared to the one painted:

It’s so sad to me how someday there will hardly be any of these old treasures that have any original details.

Love hearing that you’ll be adding certain details to enhance this wonderful style.

I would get on some virtual painting sites to try out various colors with your nice brick. I think something warm would compliment the brick and roof both.

Would love to see ”afters” later. :)

I think the right cream, gray or charcoal color could work great!

Good luck!

Asked a friend that does a lot of commercial roofs. He suggested painting the roof.

This is the paint that he recommends.

https://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/products/shercryl-hpa

Some option with taupe/tan

The beige that I pick looks nice there and you could try a gray the Blue Roof would really stand out in the neighborhood just like a painted door and I like the blue roof and you could do white trim

or

Celery's taupe/tan visualization with a blue door works beautifully. Because of the heavily patterned reddish brick, the roof, trim, siding, you want to avoid adding a new color or white to avoid too many visual fields. The taupe is also low-key so will fit into your neighborhood. I don't know that you need to add Tudor elements. Because of the very nice patterned brick, you already have enough elements going on. It's a nice house!

Yes, love Celery’s first one, looks great.

My neighbor down the street has this same blue roof. (She purposely chose it.) It was shocking at first, but she had the siding painted a clean white and installed blue shutters and new white guttering. Now that the novelty has worn off, it looks quite nice.

Like the blue roof. Like the white but not the cream with the blue. I might paint the gable and brick around the door white but leave the chimney brick colored.

Do you have any photos of your home before the siding was applied in the gable. Your Tudor home seems to have had a facelift at some point. Could the siding be covering stucco? And traditional Tudor bracing? The siding comes down to the door area without any kind of band or lintel. And the siding appears to cover over the lintel of the window in your brick, too. I am just curious because you might find inspiration for your home in its past appearance.

Your house is BEAUTIFUL! Paint EVERYTHING - White, White, White. Embrace the snafu. The blue roof will be amazing. Imagine the photo Jinx posted with your stunning roof. A beautiful light fixture over the front door and voila. Please post your after pic.

Thanks for all the input everyone! Lots to think about! We have removed the siding from the front gable and, as suspected, there is only paneling and tar paper; no previous timber/tudor trim was ever installed. From what I know about the neighborood and how it was expanded and developed in the 30s it seems likely that our house maybe just got the most budget treatment the developer was offering - meaning cedar siding rather than timber/tudor accents. At some point the cedar was painted.

I think our hopes at this point are to try to highlight the brick and stonework as much as possible by choosing a creamy white paint for all the stucco and a dark neutral-leaning color for the trim including the timber/tudor detailing (possibly a very dark greyish navy or a neutral black with grey tones). The roof is obviously our pop of color/fun so we're undecided on whether the door will be a complementary color or not. I think blue planters on the stoop will be a welcome addition to balance things out as well. It feels a little like we're being pushed into a more contemporary color scheme as we try to embrace the roof and find a way to give the house a refined/intentional look, and I think we're coming to terms with this.

I'd be happy for continued feedback on this plan or other ideas that you might come up with. Thank you again for all the ideas you've offered!

The blue and brick look good together.

I'd be inclined to paint everything else white.

I like this beige stucco with dark trim:

Some other nice ones:

https://www.homedit.com/tudor-style-house/

So glad you aren’t painting the brick! :)

The blue looks good with your brick. I'd repeat the warm dark brown colour in the brick, on the siding and roof peak. No white or cream. Add blue flowers etc.