Ummm....can I be totally honest without offending? Because I really don't want to offend....but I do want to give you some good feedback. I saw a close-up of that material on a different thread and I don't like it at all. I do like real stacked stone, but that particular synthetic stone looks very fake to me. The blending and shading of the colors on it look unrealistic. The dark color of one stone should not bleed into the stone next to it. It just looks like sloppy workmanship at the factory that made it. I am not a real big fan of fake stone. Our local Olive Garden resturant has it all over the outside and inside. From the road or parking lot, it is gorgeous!! But once seated inside where I am right next to it....it's pretty bad. I have seen some fake stone that looks pretty good, but most of it only looks good from a distance.

I agree with Joanie to work with the fireplace. One problem I see is that the white window treatment to the left suddenly cuts off that brick wall. Could you post a picture of what it looks like behind the verticals? And use different window treatment? Maybe also paint the walls a different color? Also, the white blinds on the window of the brick wall seem very jarring. If you had a glass window hung there and art work above the fireplace, it would look a lot more cohesive. Also, a gas insert and mantle would be great. If you don't like the brick, you could also try white washing it. The other thing --- and I can't find anybody who's done that -- -would be to try built-in shelves. maybe someone can play around with photoshop.

Very nice! Glad you did not paint the brick. I like your dark red front door colour, but it would look even better if it was repeated somewhere. This would also tie in with touches of dark red in your gray brick. For example, add a dark red pillow cover over your white pillows. The next time you choose plant materials, consider adding plants with dark red flowers or, maybe even better, a dark red leaf colour. Maybe coral bells (heuchera) do well in your climate - there are many with red or mahogany red leaves. Red leaf Japanese maples come in various sizes. For annuals, fibrous begonias with dark burgundy leaves. Winter interest with red-stemmed dwarf red osier dogwood.

Cindy, your home is absolutely gorgeous! One idea — the pinkish brick walkway seems to conflict with your red brick, and a bluestone or gray stone that ties into your roof color might be pretty. If there’s room it would be ideal to widen the planting bed along the house on the right so that it matches the bed closer to the door, rather than narrowing.