Glad to hear that mid century has some appeal. The main upside I see is that this entrance facade lends itself to a midcentury modern upgrade. Midcentury featured materials (wood, brick, etc) in honest and straight forward ways. Natural wood siding on the upper gable end, a midcentury entrance (door, more natural wood, lighting, and numerals) are relatively inexpensive upgrades. I will try to share the look of the materials I have in my mind.

@calidesign Thank you for reference photos. I am such a visual person and those are so helpful. I hate the color of the rock, but at some point this home will become a rental, so I don't want to change things that don't need changing just to suit my personal taste. Appreciate your point of view. @misecretary Great and important question! Definitely more of a beige! I have added additional pictures above that hopefully give you a better idea of the color of the stucco and the rocks. The trim & windows are all the same color as the shutters. I am not sure if that should change in the future. @uoflcardfan77 Thanks Kevin! Great tip on the door. I will check your website out.

I would never paint the brick. Too many folks do that these days...and one day it's gonna be an ugly mess when folks want to remove that (later owners or whatever)...or b/c moisture gets built up behind the bricks (b/c they can't breathe). I'd pop a beautiful vine to grow on a tall trellis so that it surrounds the entire front door for a stately appearance. But of course, you need normal landscaping too. You'd probably be amazed at how some simple landscaping would soften the front of your home's appearance. I'd also want to lighten the front door color....since it seems so shaded. SHUTTERS: I personally don't prefer the current shade of gray on your shutters. I think you could find a color that pleases your eye more. Have you considered removing the bottom-floor shutters on the main part of your house (leave the garage ones and the top-floor ones)....and make the front door more of the focal point? Sometimes that's more of a hassle than it's worth...b/c then the part of your brick that was under the shutters may need a special cleaning. . Like others mentioned above, before doing any major overhaul (including removing shutters), I'd: 1) landscape (for sure) and 2) try to make the colors be more pleasing to your eye (ie. find shutter colors to. And yes, as someone mentioned, I personally would like a darker....if you're ever at the point of replacing the roof. I think this house would be prettiest with browns being it's color point...and no gray involved. But you have it now...and just need to work with it....and not against it. . Use this color tool. Find at Sherwin Williams a beige color chip that matches your brick. That way, you can try to match colors to your brick color. For instance, I just guessed at the color of your brick and chose Kilim Beige as your color & it showed these corresponding colors. -- . https://www.sherwin-williams.com/painting-contractors/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW6106-kilim-beige You could play around with it. Of course, you could use any color tool. I just googled and used this SW one. You'd be amazed at how much more you'd like your homes appearance if you have matching colors & landscaping, I think. :)

What a nice house. It looks better when you can see the full length of the right most window. Can you bring that bush down in height or move it to the corner of the house? Here are some of my favorite exterior colors from Benjamin Moore.