Painting a white brick house

Question:  We are in the process of contracting to have a new roof & vinyl siding put on our house. We have a \'tri-level\" split-most of the house is white brick, the mortar is a taupe color and the portion of the house over the garage has some sort of board siding on it. Also white. I would like to put on a siding in a color other than white. But all of the white brick houses I have seen in our area only have white siding/black roof? Any ideas? Or should I just go with the white & paint the doors/shutters another color?

Jake's answer:  One of the most difficult things to do is to try and pick colors for people over the internet.  There are so many factors to consider that I really try to avoid doing it.  Add to the fact that color selections are not my specialty; I have designers that help in that area.  A thought that does come to mind in your case is why not change the color of the brick?  There are so many cool colors out there and many paint stores offer color consultations, usually for free if you use their paints.  I suggest that you don't get stuck on the white color and go for something you really like.  Good luck!