@jactheshe, it would be very hard to imagine. Even digital photos of the colours together can look so different. And depending on how your house is situated & how the light plays on it, that changes things again. I was looking at a picture online of a house using woodland grey with colorbond dune. The dune colour looked completely different to the colour card on the charts. If you have some large lightweight boards around, I suggest painting them out with colours you're considering. Or getting a large sheet of foam core from office supplies or sign companies and using that. It would be light enough to attach temporarily on the facade & give a better idea of which colour works. That way the angle how the light hits the colour is accurate.

I really like colorbonds wallaby... they have some contrasting colours listed below... this might give a dark enough look without being too dark. however would you consider changing roof and trims first and then see how you feel about the brickwork? It might be all you need to do for an updated look. I'd maybe do roof and gutters same colour and then down pipes in a colour similar to bricks so not to stand out..., garage doors maybe the woodland grey?

Your correct , the colours that you have painted do not compliment your home. If you want to use the tranquil retreat, and make your home more 'modern', I suggest repainting all the red trim on your home and fencing in a charcoal colorbond paint. Look at your neighbours roof in the photo. This compliments the fence colours more than the burgundy. If not happy, with changing your home, yes repaint all fencing and wall in classic cream.

I understand your dilemma, colours are such a hard thing to choose, go with your instinct, window box sounds nice or just by adding beautiful planters so they sit to the right under your window could be the answer, my friend has a light coloured Californian bungalow with an old red brick path and driveway and it looks stunning,