I like the brown brick so would keep the roof in the same color family - dark brown and not too much variation. remove the shutters, they arent the correct size. if you need to replace the windows i would go with brown or bronze, not black or white. and i would keep the siding in the same brown and paint the garage brown to match and front door and any other trim that same brown. for me its a very pretty house and reminds me of my neigborhood growing up.

The current brown works well with the brick. Some people don't like a lot of brown. If that's you, you might think about corrodinating colors, like a slate blue or sage green for trim or shutters. Or a dark gray, which is popular now. If you think you might want to go in that direction in the future, you might look for a gray roof that goes with your brick.

If you're happy with the current colors, keep the roof.

Things you probably can DIY: remove the shutters, replace the front door (if the storm isn't necessary in your climate, ditch it since you have the porch roof for protection,) remove inserts in garage windows, cut back the part of the thick hedge that is blocking the direct view of your front door, if the "mulch" is gravel, replace it with a natural mulch like cypress which repels insects and over time degrades naturally into the soil. Avoid rock, dyed or rubber/plastic mulch. Where all is the brown siding on your home; gables and garage only? Is the front of the house brick, or is the entire home brick? I don't think your brick is as brown as all the brown siding and roof make it seem. If you find that the brick is a different color where the shutters were protecting it, pressure wash it to see if it can be returned to the true color. Don't feel compelled to go with brown for the roof until you've done that. Take a close up of your brick that you feel reflects the true color of it and use the pic to get help making selections from the siding that is available to you locally. Come back to this post and comment to show us the close up and the roofing choices you've found that may work for you. we can help you narrow it down.

Do not select a brown roof. That will be too much brown. Select a neutral roof that contrasts the brown brick. You want an faux shingle style for your roofing.

Thanks for these positive comments and concrete DIY ideas. I’ll see what I can do to determine the true brick palette. The house has white siding on the sides and back (not brick) and a small amount of batten on the lower wall of a sunroom at the back. I’ll take a picture of that. I do find the browns consistent but also a bit heavy. I think the front door and entry could be better assets without hedge blocking and some color. I don’t want to wedge myself in with this roof choice without some sense of trade offs.

I would do a slate grey, not brown. You can then do anything you want as far as colors. Brown is kinda limiting imo. Our roof is blue and it’s irritating to me that the previous owner didn’t pick something more neutral. You don’t need to paint the brick to update it. I think a slate roof, with cream, grey, blue or green would look really nice. It would still look true to the era but not dated.

IMO ot depends on what you are planning for style on the exterior. IMO this is a very simple ranch and can go MCM in style or a bit more traditional.Please do not think about painting the brick that is the fastest way to devalue the house. I wourl remove the shutters choose a roof in a shade of brown . This is my fave if going more traditional for style with brick . The other is taking the style into MCM mostly with a dark gray siding no painted brick but the landscaping is how it leans MCM along with the garage and front door. Take some time to check out brick exteriors to see the style you want. BTW neither of these have the shutters

Thank you! Seeing how design-eye folks think about a “fully elaborated” exterior for a property like this helps me to understand the different degrees of commitment, both aesthetic and financial, I would need to muster. Very appreciated!

To complete the view: these are photos of entry, siding and side yard, and back sunroom back of house. I don’t yet have clarity about the true brick palette - but with these you can see the back is almost all white vinyl.

I think I'd go for a black roof instead, then eventually paint the siding a dark sage green.