Which every color you choose, what about a one shade darker on the brick portion.

It comes in several metallic shades.

I'm sure you don't see it, but a darker green, or even a barn reddish/brown would look great... or stay safe with a mid tone brown.

They seem to be out of control with this "AE" designation.Could someone clarify for me what it means for houses in the "AE" Shaded floodway zones?

I heard today that Builder Confidence had dropped substantially as demand has gone stale.Here is that article: Darker U.S. homebuilder mood not just due to bad weather

I'm naturally looking for another, darker explanation.

#1 is still pretty common in the publishing industry, as #1 pencils are softer (the graphite) and therefore produce darker markings.I assume #2 is standard because that's what worked best with the various technologies that were developed in the 80s (scan-tron machines, for example).

I would use two alternating tones of a darker brown or green base color.

I am not sure why this happened but can only assume the walls got darker with time.

By work...it needs a thorough cleaning and painting, some new shades, rug replacement in the living room and bathrooms (the tile elsewhere is OK), cleaning of cabinet doors, new countertop in the kitchen since it has burn holes in it, and new sinks.