Maybe I'm stuck in a time-warp but I love the fireplace, And I think the accordion window walls will fit your home style much better than the french doors. Your have a MCM home. Those have become trendy. I believe that trend will develop into a long-term appreciation for MCM style and that homes that have not ripped out and destroyed the original features will be more valuable than those that have. Just like a Victorian with original woodwork and other features is worth more than one that has been gutted. In a lot of markets, MCM homes with original features are going for big bucks. So, besides a coat of paint, I wouldn't change a thing. If you must change anything, please be true to the bones of the home. Don't try to make it into something it's not. Unless you're doing an entire home remodel, you could make things look incongruent. On the patio, are you talking about the niche? I don't know what that originally was. You could be right and there may have been a woodstove out there. If you have a source for wood to burn, it would be cool to have a woodstove out there. Both for outdoor cooking and to extend patio use into the cooler evenings and shoulder seasons. Be sure to have things checked out by a chimney person to ensure that it's safe to hook something up. If you don't want to go that route, I think it could be a fabulous place to create an outdoor storage for BBQ supplies. To gain more appreciation for this style of architecture, you might want to spend some time poking around the RetroRenovation dot com website. The Atomic Ranch website and magazine are also excellent with lots of beautiful, inspirational photos. Have fun with your MCM house! I absolutely love the exterior you've shared. What does the rest look like?

I move in, in a fortnight and so these were just taken with my phone and I can't get more photos until I move in unfortunately. This photo is an old pic of another villa in the complex (which has since been renovated) it shows the front veranda (such as it is) in better detail. I can actually get the paving around my villa replaced. I plan on re-paving the entire rear courtyard and so it would be ideal to do it all at the same time. But again, unsure of colors. I may also enclose the carport with a garage door.

Is this one house or is it attached - as in townhouses? To me, this entire facade looks very heavy with the mansard roof. If it is one house - I would pass. If it is a townhome community - then you aren't going to be able to change the roof on just your unit without HOA approval (typically). I agree with Hallett & Co. Not worth the effort, time or money except in very rare circumstances.

Your house is in the Tudor style One way to modernize is paint the timbers up top the same color as the house