there are way too many colours going on here. Your home is a traditional style and yes the cream and green are traditional colours with the reddish brick however why did you put grey around the windows??also you have red scollops above the grey and it doesn't do the house justice. What colour was there before you painted the grey?? considering grey is a more modern colour I think you were attempting to modernise the externals. in saying that the roof would have been better to paint charcoal the cream in white and then the grey and then the driveway would be done in a grey stain. but if you leave it the way it is and cover the red scolloping above the windows the same grey and the bricks below the windows near the ground grey as well then get the drive way restained to the reddish colour of the bricks on the house and then it would blend more and look inviting.

For a real budget makeover you could reuse the slabs of concrete that are still in good condition and remake the path intermingling smaller slabs and planting temple grass or creeping thyme ( as mentioned) etc...lots of pics online for this. Maybe affording complete upgrade of your choice where you need it most.

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Slabs (and their reinforcement steel) should be designed by a structural engineer who will base the design on the soil conditions - this means that it is impossible to say from a photo if it will work or not. It also depends on the condition of the existing concrete. If the old slab cracks or moves there is a good chance the new slab will do the same. Most structural engineers (who are usually cautious and conservative) would suggest that you remove the old slab as they don't want to be responsible for any cracking in the new slab if the old slab fails with the extra weight that it was not designed for. If you want a higher ceiling to your alfresco area then consider a new flyover roof like this one, which overlaps the existing roof at a higher level. Best of luck, Dr Retro House Calls