Thanks so much. Guess what...The Mason was at my house today cleaning off all the old bricks. He told me that I MUST either paint my brick or put new brick on. Apparently the mortar on the house is old and not pre mixed. Therefore it is crumbling. He said the paint would work as a sealer... So Now I am Back to having to PAINT THE BRICK...uggg I am going to try Coastal Fog by BM and a Green for the shutters like Brookside Moss BM......

Your house is a gorgeous, classical, balanced, symetrical style, & I'd think it will look best with colors that are in keeping with that image...even if you have to think a while to figure out what to use! The brick & wrought iron & the very size of it give it weight, so you need colors with "weight" so that they look well-matched with the rest of the house, & since the brick has depth & texture, you want simplicity. Paint the downspouts as close to the brick color as possible to camouflage them. I like the way the house looks now, as far as matching & contrast, so I'd experiment with maybe charcoal gray or British racing green (deepest green in the universe, with a little black mixed in) for the shutters, & spanking white for columns & window trim. I like the red door, but if you want a change, maybe stain the door a walnut color & use the same color on the area above the porch. That combination might give the house a "lodge" kind of atmosphere... or you could go spanking white on everything but the door & use a deep Chinese laquer red on it. Whatever you do, it's a beautiful house, & you'll have a lot of fun working on it!

Having gone through the process of picking exterior colors, I agree with the above poster that you must get sample pots and try the colors outside at your house. Sample boards work - I used old boards and leftover pieces of drywall - because then you can walk around the house with them. I was amazed at how different a color looked in the front of my house versus the back. If the store where you plan to buy the paint does not offer the sample pots, Home Depot can make up sample pots in colors from other companies. You then have to test it against your paint chip, but it is amazing how well their computer is able to match a color. Do not try to save money by not testing your colors.

These both seem too large for your space and the first one would hang too low i believe. but the sizes aren't listed. You really have to do the math when picking lights for an entry with 9ft ceilings. The second one could work because its all chain but we have no idea what size they are for your "realistic" ask. this semi flush is from kichler the lacey collection