Hi Trudy, There are some powders that do a better job than others, but powder does settle in any lines one has. It can give a wonderful flawless look to young skin, but in mature skin it is best left for evening and pictures as chinacat said. Don't let a salesperson persuade you that you "need" it, because most of us don't. If you have very oily skin, or perspire a lot it helps is stay a little better. I wear a mineral foundation over my normal foundation very lightly to hide the red in my cheeks (it works better for me than a powder although that isn't how it is designed), but if I didn't have that issue I'd avoid it. Much more youthful without it. By the way, Mac products are very good. They have a lot of pigment in them and last. I'm unfamiliar with their foundation though.

If your budget is limited to maybe paint and column wraps I would do the columns, but probably not with a Craftsman style which doesn't really work with the house. A beefier square column, painted the trim color would work. I would look at painting the shutters a color other than brown. Right now the entire house is monotone. A bright color on the front door to make it a focal point (I like the teal chair color for the front door).

I agree with the first two responses; the shutters aren't right and don't match the style of the house (which is nicely proportioned except the brick does come up too high - could be corrected with paint or a strip of added siding.) The lamp post, the screen door, the garage door windows, are all quasi "early American" touches so popular in the 60's and don't suit the house. Think about beefing up the trim around the window sides just a little, instead of shutters, so that the windows make a bit more of a statement & aren' lost in the siding.. You don't have room to do so at top and bottom unfortunately. Then do as the others have said. Slate-y blue is another color that I think works with the brick, but I particularly like Patricia's suggestion. Our suggestions all have one thing in common - gray tones.

Waterproofing/damproofing is to guard against water infiltration to interior spaces, as the code dictates. You have no basement or crawl space. Often, when one hears "stem wall," especially those in the South, they assume a basement or crawl space because they are not aware of deep frost footings or retaining walls still being necessary for slabs on grade. I'm sure with ICF you also have underslab insulation, and a vapor retarder as well. So waterproofing just the outside face of a stem wall below the slab on grade will not contribute to anything. Otherwise, just provide protection per manuf instructions for the EPS against UV and pests.