Hello fine GW folks. I have some landscape plans laid out, still pondering exterior colors. Hoping to pick up some colors this week to bring home and look at against our brick, which does have some green tones to it. What color black and red would would you suggest? Any other colors worth grabbing while out? You know whats funny? We have a full brick fireplace in our family room, floor to ceiling, and I painted the mantle black about 6 years ago and NEVER dawned on me to consider using it outside on the same brick... DUH! The same brick is also a part of our sunroom because the sunroom was added on after the home was built. So, lucky me, I have a brick interior wall to work with! I am however leaning more towards a blue/gray shade for that room. It will look beautiful I think with the brick.

Shutters on this house aren’t bad. The current ones look a bit too narrow, though. To look right, the shutters should be wide enough that they could actually cover the window. As for color, I like green. Maybe a sage-y green for the house body and then a deeper coordinating green for the shutters. Keep the white trim.

Our house is Guantlet Gray for the body and Dovetail for the finished 24 inch eves and I would tend to agree with your painters. I love both colors but the Dovetail is just a bit too dark to show a real contrast if that is what you are looking for. Of courser, being the eves they will appear darker but I would have gone a shade or two lighter. We are about to repaint the body of the house and we are sticking with the Guantlet Grey.

Ignore the folks on here who say to embrace what you have. The pink brick and especially the design in the brick are a very hard no for most people. If your house was historical and more spacious, the home design could get away with the pattern, but you have a newer home and while I am not saying that your home is small, it is also not a 10,000 square foot mansion on 20 acres. I like the idea of the stain. It keeps the design without it being overwhelming.