They stucco'd the beams? No.

Okay, first, gutters can be painted, yay!

Second, I'd like to see this house in a shade of cream.

Third, replace those beams or find a way to strip them back to wood (not sure that's possible, I'd just replace them). Those should be wood beams, not stucco.

Fourth, enlarge your porch area to the right under the window and out toward the street more. Grass should not be growing up to the house.

We were told that the beams are written wood wrapped with chicken wire so we've been dreading opening the stucco to see whats in there. My concern of extending the roof over the pergola is loosing the sunlight. We even got the tile for extending the roof but would have to replace the beams first.. Kris can you recommend a certain name for cream color? and what about the trim, same as exterior or a/two shade lighter? Good point about grass not touching the house, would you say that paving with concrete is better or laying the pavers as in Vstavay pic in ok? - really like the look of the extended patio - thank you! Corinne, I like the look of grey exterior and white trim with red roof but our house is very small and interior is already grey color so wasn't sure if exterior and interior being the same/similar color is ok..

Here's a great warm color for red roofs - you can leave the dark brown at the gutters but paint the rest of the trim that isn't around a window to match the house . . the decorative squares sort of date the house. I would paint the stucco beams (better than dry rot beams) and the horizontal beam support a dark brown so they match your gutters, but then do the body in a warm white (it will look like tan - outside you have to use colors to look like whites) and consider a Mexican tile sort of blue for your entry door.

Back with colors to test ..

I didn't say extend the roof. That would ruin the look of your home. Extend the porch, your concrete or whatever surface you choose and change out the beams for wood.

Try BEHR Whipping Cream or Pot of Cream

I'd remove all landscape (except grass) ,. Extend porch as Kris suggested, probably widen walkway to the driveway (can't tell from pics how wide it is). Planters across front maybe extending to driveway parallel with porch / walkway. Hard to design without Birdseye view of your yard.

Test bm light khaki https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/color-overview/find-your-color/color/2148-40/light-khaki

for the body. Use brown on the horizontal beam and post that hold up the stucco beams .. they can be either color but will likely look better dark.

For the front door, test bm azurite https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/color-overview/find-your-color/color/cw-670/azurite

If you do concrete, get it colored and add a salt finish, and layout your control joints / ask them to saw cut them in so it looks like big stones. Pavers would be more meditteranean .. red brick pavers are pretty and can be done in a basketweave pattern just for your courtyard . . leave planter space so there is some green between yard and house .. pocket planter for a columnar yew tree against the side wall perhaps . .

I like the idea of the yew tree in a planter on the side! Thank you for suggestion on finishing the concrete. Lots to think about now:))

Belgard has beautiful pavers, if budget allows.

I would paint everything the same white color except your gutters and all of the beams. Otherwise do as LDE suggests.

You have a very attractive house and I
agree with Kris May's suggestions for improving the curb appeal. I'd also do the
following:

• Replace the concrete path with a beautiful, warm colored paver
  and use the same paver for the new patio area by front door. Place ceramic
  or terracotta pots planted with flowering plants on the patio. For the
  hanging baskets, choose ceramic hanging planters filled with trailing
  flowering plants.

• The existing shrubs overwhelm the front of the house so I
  suggest removing them. Create a flower bed on the right beneath the
  window. Plant it with a mix of low growing shrubs and perennial plants. Around
  the edge of the bed install aluminum lawn edging which stops turf grass
  growing into the bed and keeps mulch and soil in place. Saves time on repetitive
  yard maintenance work! This picture
  gives you an idea.

• I get the impression from the picture that the existing shrubs
  may have been planted as a privacy barrier. If you want to keep some sort
  of privacy barrier, I'd plant a couple of small flowering trees or multi-stemmed
  flowering shrubs in the lawn (not too close to the house). Use the same
  lawn edging to create a 'tree ring' around them. Choose trees/shrubs which
  have an open, light appearance, nothing too dense or solid looking (see
  picture of Chokeberry shrub below). If you ask your local garden center,
  I'm sure they'll have some helpful suggestions.

The most low cost improvement would be to paint out the excess of trim in the color of the house. It would calm the look significantly.

This type of door is not right for the house and if you could replace it that would be best. Still, doors are expensive, so if you can just paint it a different color that would help too.

I am not ignoring the other goals mentioned by others above. Those things take money and careful planning and the help of professionals. I hope to encourage you to do what you can while you are deciding the rest.

Is the right side of the house brick?

Painted the house cream with brown rafters.

Emmarene has done something else that would make a big positive difference for just a few dollars - widened the trim around your existing windows ... easy to do .. I agree that the Victorian style door is not best for a modern Mediterranean style home, thus the suggestion for painting it a strong Mexican tile blue. Thanks E for show and tell - a picture tells a thousand words! Also- where you have mature shrubs .. just trim them severely - 1/3 size until you get them down . . much harder to tear out and plant again in drought climates .. mature things have value just deserve being shaped back ..

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Hi designerblock, like a few others have suggested, I would strip the beams down to wood and create an actual patio space underneath the beams instead of having grass there. If you want to cover it for protection from rain or snow or debris, there are glass and acrylic options that would let you keep the space bright and full of sunshine.

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Mediterranean would be nice. I'm not sure if they are easy to find. Then paint it. Probably anything other than a fan door or a Craftsman.