Timber and brick house built in the 70’s. All exterior trims originally painted Mission Brown plus colorbond on garage doors. Updated in the 90’s repainted with lighter sand colour to match bricks. Another paint job required for 2018... what paint colour would suit modern ideas? Fascias have been replaced and undercoated. Any ideas or suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks

what a great looking house, love the windows and bricks ...i would maintain the existing mid century look of the house by first repairing any damage and cleaning all the concrete, keep the varnished eaves, paint windows and trim white again and repaint the handrails in a very dark brown or grey and maybe a a bright colour like deep turquoise or acid green for the front door ..it would be so much better to embrace the original style of the house instead of attempting to "modernise" it too much...it's difficult to tell from the photos but with a flat roof the fascia might also look good in the same dark colour as the handrails

It has a sort of Tuscan/ Mediterranian vibe , and I like most of the features ( that chimney design is clever , for example , and the way the paving is wearing is great ! ) . You say about red trim , but to me it looks like a reddy brown , which suits . The bluey greeny board doesn't suit , and doesn't go with the roof either ( I assume the roof is all those charcoal tiles ? ) . Ordinarily , I'd say to lighten the render and go with a darker board -- probably charcoal , but then thats just a continuation of the roof . BUT I like the weathered vibe of the existing render , and I like how the windows etc works with the render too . So here's my 'easy' improvement -- leave it mostly as it is , but change 2 things . The downpipe and collector near the door ( the single story one ) I'd change to genuine copper ( not just paint ) ; and the barge board around the top I'd change to either crisp white ( the safe option ) or a metallic coppery bronze -- that references the downpipe but also ties in and transitions between the render and the tiles . A bit riskier , but IMO worth trying .

Thank you Dreamer for your comments. Good suggestion about the down pipe - hadn’t noticed that option. This site is so good for seeing things with fresh eyes. Attached a couple more photos to give an idea of the area. Looks a bit of a mess due to the renovations.