panjetty: I think the color a house should blend into the neighborhood homes. The exterior paint on a home should not stick out like a sore thumb. If a person lives in a San Francisco neighborhood where the houses are called painted ladies, you might paint your home purple and that purple would blend in for that particular neighborhood (photo below). Some neighborhoods (gated communities) dictate to the home owner what color house is acceptable, so the gated community neighborhoods always remain beautiful & cohesive. I do not disagree with you, but I always look around the neighborhood before I have my houses painted and I appreciate my neighbors who also look around the neighborhood and choose colors that blend in and do not "make a statement".

you will need to make Grooves in plaster and then paint.It will look like tiles.

Greetings From Dream Design, As per your Requirements we are suggestion you some changes -White color -where It is Grey -Dark Cream -Where Blue as it will highlight that area and also well goes with Bricks -and Trims take Dark cream -For Shutters you can also use Cream color So use the White and dark cream with combination as brick part is already dark If you need more help Pls mail us. Thanks Dream Design