If you want to move away from cream and other reds, maybe charcoal grey or a lighter grey? I think the gutters, etc would look nice in charcoal grey (it even looks like you may have that colour on some of the gutters already), but I would probably do the timber cladding on the second floor a lighter grey as charcoal may be a little too dark and dramatic. It looks like it should be relatively easy for you to get onto your awning, so I would try various colours on the timber cladding to see what you like (i.e. paint a 1m x 2m section, wait for it to dry and see what it looks like in different lighting).

Hi Russ, what a great house. I’d leave the windows white as was typical of the era. It gives these triple fronted houses a lightness that would be lost if you painted them in something dark like monument. It would also look like you are trying to turn the house into something that it’s not. Far better to embrace and honour the original design intent than trying to make it look contemporary as it will end up looking confusing. I’d paint the eaves and the garage door though. The cream colour is jarring. Then concentrate on landscaping. That will make a huge difference and make this house really shine.

Hi Jacqui, You could refresh your trims, garage door, fence etc. in a lovely grey, Malay grey is a great colour, landscaping will make a huge difference, I would remove the tree near window to open up the area, widen garden bed add a feature tree to side of window and underplant with structural plants and grasses, remove conifer and relocate, trim up other tree into a more formal shape and mirror the underplanting, plant along fence lines with ornamental pears this will add an instant modern look, use a grey gravel mulch, a path to your new letter box could look fab also, maybe you could pressure wash the driveway then paint in grey also

I love your bricks too. In fact I would repaint trim colours the same as they are.