I would get a new front door and lantern lights 1/3 of its height (add matching lights flanking the garage door instead of the motion spot,) add a walk out to the front curb, close up the windows on the garage door, and improve the landscaping with curved beds flanking the asphalt and walk. You should consider painting the dormers to match the roof shingles and recede. They are the first thing I saw, then the garage, and last your front door. That's backwards.

Painting the vertical trim the same color as the stucco or painting the stucco the same color as the trim should help. If you are lucky, some of the photo shop people on here will show you what painting the stucco the same color as the trim; vertical trim the same color as the stucco; and all the trim the same color as the stucco would look like.

"a hip roof is stronger" Its not a matter of strength but of shape. Less strong uplift forces are generated by a hipped roof because it has 4 sloping sides. However, all sloping roof shapes perform better if the slope is 7 in 12 or less so the 9 in 12 hipped roof of the OP's house could be a problem in Florida. Gable ends are required to be reinforced at the apex where a high wind can generate an outward force. A hipped roof insurance discount would not apply to a house with a hipped roof and multiple front facing gables so I don't know why that issue would be relevant here. As for architectrural design advice, my intent was to offer a broader perspective on house design themes than what is currently offered by builder/developers and internet house plan marketers. To me they are unimaginative variations on the same few commonplace ideas that are therefore unremarkable and not appropriate for someone who would like their house to "stand out from the crowd". Since I design houses for a living that's something I take very seriously.

Simplynatural, maybe that’s the word I’ve been looking for to describe my dislike of the exterior…disconnected. I think I love the black shutters, unfortunately the beige part lays flat with the window so you can’t put the shutter over it . Perhaps I can paint that part? I agree about the black railings. I do believe the pergola brings everything together color wise. But I realized it would look beautiful in the summer months but not so much in late fall, winter, early spring. What do you think if I were to put windows in the garage doors and maybe paint the trim black?