Of course, we're all just guessing in the dark here since we can't look at the property history.  

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You don’t have to spend too much in the painting process and you must choose the color combinations that go best with the theme of house.

You can google tons of images for design ideas, but the beauty of this tape is that it is easily removable without any residue left behind and comes in a multitude of colors/patterns.  

Pressure cleaning is a good idea also but I think I would invest in 5 gallons of paint and roll it out with a decent color and it would make the curb appeal much improved. 

Folks I need your help with a fairly important kitchen designing dilemma:For a rather typical South Bay area SFR with a $1.2M-ish ARV, with white Shaker kitchen cabinets/stainless hardware & appliances, the color-du-jour grey "wood" flooring, similar but lighter toned walls, no wall paint in kitchen (narrow stacked stone backsplash)...............is a familiar, tried and true, "veiny" granite or a more uniformly colored quartz the more sought after countertop these days??  

Would adding another stain not help because it would make both the light and the dark spots darker?

I'm totally in the dark concerning this type of circumstance in your state. 

Those who can sign up for the different programs get a badge/sticker with different metal colors.

you could do a brick step-out up top rather than a custom cornice that could be very pricey. it could look nice if you color match the vintage brick or go the opposite and do a contrasting color (like white to match your windows and basement) to make the top stand out. attached are some examples of some top step-outs. the brick mason doing the re-pointing could probably give you a quote for doing the top as well.