Thanks, lyfia, yes, I wanted to post over there but I could not find any instructions on how to post photos there. Luckily I just googled the net for those instruction for Gardenweb posts and just found a poster who had the same problem and got an answer, so using that info I just reposted my question over there. Is there a somewhere on the Garden Web homepage where they give official instructions on how to post pictures on the forums?

Home Decor Forum, for sure. But check out BM Sheffield Beige. I have its more saturated sister, Lenox Tan in a couple of places. Nice shades, both.

I am not seeing French Country, but I think your cabinets, black accents and the stone fireplace would welcome B.M. Silver Lake. I suggest you paint the fireplace mantel the white of your woodwork.

i have a bunch of pics here, so use your imagination and try to vision what I think would look good on your place. Love you metal roof idea. I think you should update the home (the 60's were good, but it's time for a facelift) to more of a mid century modern vibe. there are a few ways. First, Paint. yes, paint the brick (With Romabio of course. it's meant for masonry and has almost zero upkeep. look it up. Not the lime wash one, the masonry paint. you can have it tinted to any color so, imagine if the siding was done in a dark charcoal, and the brick below painted a soft white or gray? Or you could reverse the colors another poster on here painted their brick and was looking for another color option for the siding. I'd do your window trim in a dark color. here's a before/after from another poster on here. looks good eh? painted brick, white siding, dark window trim, AND she added the wood slat on the porch area. Wood is necessary! so the other option, composite wood siding (Hardie) on the 2nd story, just like this. paint the brick oh, and more modern garage doors. that's a must I love this one. similar style home to yours. you could paint the brick white, do the composite wood siding, trim out the windows, new garage door, front door. (this is my fave) next comment i'll post more split level pics