Your home looks really well maintained. I agree, it'd be a crime to paint or render your brickwork. I'd think about having the roof painted a mid to dark grey and putting in either glass or wire balustrading so as to give a more open look to your front. Updating the light by the door with a more modern design will also help you update your look. On the balcony I'd be looking for stone/stone-look-a-like tiles that will pick up the warm creamy yellows in your brick - eg Beaumont Tiles outdoor range in the colour Tuscan Sandstone (Beaumont Outdoor tiles - engineered sandstone). To tie with your roof, I'd also replace the green and white striped awnings with grey ones in the same shade as the roof. If your window frames are the same colour as the garage doors and front door, I'd leave it - unless you're going to paint them all.

Twould never say that. Saying it is just nice to be. would not want to be the alternative would you? Happy to be with aussies, and India Indians, and Americans, all of them, and europeans, and Afrikanis, and Asians, and most of all Polarites! If I left anyone out forgive me, this is wearing me out. Just for the roos on board. brewhaha! Poor little aussie op, she did not ask for this.

Hi. I think anything other than straight lines would be your best bet. Offset planting of trees and gardens forces you to create a winding path to the front door and is always a good place to start. You could have it branch off toward the driveway for interest and practicality as well. You don't have to stick to the design you already have. The wall on the right has no windows so planting a couple of larger bushes and/or smaller trees at random in that area would give streetscape appeal. I would not have them too close to the house though. It doesn't cost a lot if you purchase your plants/trees over a few months. Sort of like this pic but not as crowded. The road and house have straight lines and nature is more curved I think. The area that was covered could be used as a sitting area with large pots as it would not be seen in a direct line from the street. So basically taller planting toward to street but not too many that your security is at risk. Walk out to the road and have a look at where your privacy is compromised or what you need disguised. A couple of cheap ideas for pathways.

Maybe paint facials white and put some white cladding in front gable so eye drawn to that not windows not a blue tinged white eg not dulux lexicon but warm white to go with cream blinds eg natural or polar white or grand piano 1/4 strength would also go nicely with woodland Grey and jasper - cb basalt also goes nice with woodland Grey maybe go 1/2 strength on walls as it’s a nice neutral black/Greywhixh would detract from purple tinge