Personally , I think the existing colours suit the style and era , especially if you are keeping the heritage red . My tweak would be to do the window sills in heritage red , and the 'corner pieces' on the beams look too solid and pretty tacky to be honest . Invest in some really good quality corner pieces ( are they called filligree ? ) painted in the same butter colour as the beams , to tie it in . I actually like the red on the poles too -- it breaks the length and adds interest .

If you were artistic , I'd even be tempted to get a narrowish paint brush and brush some 'highlights' in the heritage red , on the filligree and even the surround around the round window -- don't go tacky and do every second 'beam' of the window surround , just maybe a 4 or 5mm wide accent up one side of each 'beam' , and around each swirl of the filligree .

If you wanted to change your guttering colour , the combo I would favour is a dark forest green on the gutters , a mid green on highlights and window sills and the bottom beam etc . Most other combos I can think of wouldn't suit the style ; or the roof .

I’d pay a few hundred dollars and have a colour consultation. They may even redeem cost against paint.

Hi Caz
Your house has a lot of character.
To freshen it up I would look at painting it white. Resene Triple Black White. It's a beautiful soft white but not creamy.
The red guttering, which you decided not to touch, I would paint a grey with a green edge. Perhaps look at Resene Half Gravel or Resene Tapa. What I'm trying to do is find a dark colour that blends with your existing roof colour.
For all the beautiful fillagree work, (what appears to currently be painted a shade of yellow) and poles, use a paler neutral with a green undertone like Resene Ash/Half Ash. If you want to accentuate the details on the poles or those corner pieces, you can double the strength that is used on the poles i.e. If you used Resene Ash, use Resene Double Ash.
Have a play around and decide what colour intensity you like for all the details but don't go too dark, just so you can see a contrast.
I think having the beautiful red tiles on the porch is fine and you don't necessarily need to keep the red on the guttering as it is drawing the eye to look at it. That scheme will freshen the house up beautifully.
No pictures of front door but a glossy dark grey colour, similar to the colour in the porch tiles will tie it together.
It will look beautiful. Would love to see more pictures.

Kim

Your ideas appeal to me.

Resene colours are unique and interesting.