I agree with the other comments, wait until you white wash, but I would be tempted to paint some colour of the walls if you cannot remove the trim (it might be there to tidy up the joins).

Hi Sean! You're right, it's nice to preserve the vintage feel. I would advise against the very light blue or very light grey. Instead, I'd consider a medium grey with blue in it instead. Or even green in it. Try Dulux Tinker (blue base) or Dulux Viridis (green base). You still won't get a particularly beachy look with the brown brickwork, but if you introduce sand coloured elements here and there the blue or green greys will work a treat. Also carport ceiling/eaves could have a nod to the warmer sand colour (Dulux Ecru) as an example. Just suggestions of course. Have fun with it. Giulianna

Thanks so much for the advice everyone! i will talk to my parents about adding a fence, trimming the greenery and doing something about that red brick! me me - they brought the house off the builder in the 90's - its like a weird light grey with the green paint trims - the inside was worse, apricot as far as the eye could eye!

We recently updated an apartment to sell and got great feedback from the buyers on the paint - Dulux 1/4 Lexicon low sheen on walls and Vivid White high gloss on doors, picture rails and trims.