Just as a matter of interest , which parts have you painted white ? A photo would be good haha . I hate painted driveways -- I think they look artifical and tacky , they can peel and look even worse -- I can't think of a positive personally . I'd waterblast or chemical clean ( DIY or get a pro ) and even if not perfect , it has character ! When that 'character' turns to cracks and weeds growing through and puddles then you dig up and re-do , or resurface in some cases , but I'm not a fan of resurfacing either . In other words , I think the driveway isn't too bad -- I could even live with the existing tiles if all the feature fittings were white . Yes , I know , they are slippery and you say cracked -- the bits I can see they look like they'd last a couple more years ? To me , I'd be more inclined to change the garage doors ( or paint if tidy enough ) before I did those tiles , but you know their condition , and your priorities and budget .

I'll make a different suggestion -- go and buy a litre of crisp white paint , and paint 1 of the columns , and see how it looks . I reckon its the colour that is the main problem -- match the colour to those screen doors and it'll look better . Mind you , where do you stop -- personally I think the gutter colour doesn't help either , those tiles are dated , even the bricks are of a certain era . A row of square columns may help , but I think embrace what you have , go crisp white columns , maybe charcoal gutters , waterblast the concrete , make the most of what you have .

We went with Indian black slate with a matt sealer. Looks awesome. Thanks to all who commented.

With those colours , I think you'd be better to go with a charcoal tile ( and a door mat to counter the heat ) . The garage front looks really nice , as does the garage door , and the charcoal on the upstairs . I'm not a big fan of the bricks , but they are what they are , and it looks like charcoal windowsills and 'tops' around the top . The upstairs is in an off-white or maybe even getting a bit of a steel blue tinge ( I can't quite ascertain , because it appears to be shaded , so I can't quite make out the tone ) , and I personally think that is the 'weakest' part of the build . To go light ( basically , it already is ) would look quite 'meh' IMO , and while I can understand the logic of having the wooden overlay in cedar stain to tie everything together , I personally don't think it goes well with that pattern brick , whereas a charcoal tile would .