The house colour at the moment is good. In my opinion it is the boring front garden that needs updating. It is a 1980 home with certain facade details that can not be modernised with paint. Eg arched garage, port hole window. So putting in a garden with suitable plants for your area will help modernise your home. Timber accents and green plants always look fresh and modern. Can the arched porch be removed and a timber portico be installed?

Dreamer is correct.. it is the architecture that dates it, not the colour... and stronger landscaping would help

Thanks a mllion

I think the garden is okay -- its tidy , and there is a certain logic to it . Most of the existing paint/render colour is also modern enough too IMO .

I'd do the gutters and barge boards in a darker charcoal ( darker than the entry /planter/garage door ) so you end up with the main wall 'grey' , and 2 charcoals . It looks like the front door is mainly glass but with a wooden frame , I'd paint the front door frame in a bright red or orange , and the garage door the same -- that would add to the overall look , and a little bit of Wow ! As an example of that , look how pleasant that terracota pot looks in the picture .

I love the port hole window but it needs plain glass. I’d paint everything charcoal with a lush green garden. There’s a thread on here where the owner has just painted the exterior a dark colour. And his pictures and the inspiration pictures posted may help you. I’ll see if I can find it.

That would be amazing if you can find the thread, we are planning to extend the bathroom where the porthole is, so it will be replaced by a larger window

As bigreader suggests going charcoal or black would look stunning, replacing the round window with a larger one would look great, love black or dark houses, really make a statement and look fabulous, you have an ideal house for that, going dark all the arches will blend in seamlessly, adding a lush modern garden and you will definitely have the wow factor.

Thanks a million !! Do you suggest some sort of contrast, white gutters and roof support, white window frames ??

Nope. No contrast, your house’s architecture will be better without it. You could consider an eye catching front door.

Agree with big reader, no contrast .

Any particular colour tone/code you would suggest ?

If you’re replacing things like gutters or garage doors. Or want your shedding to match then look at using a Colourbond colour. Monument would give you a look similar to those posted by Julie.