Maybe the door would be good in red? But I always think that. Still.... Or how about a teal or soldier blue door? It's a cute, cute house. Maybe that horizontal rod going across the storm door is removable. I've had storms like that. If you could take the cross piece off, it would let the nice wood door show better. And the light that awmo3 posted would look great on your house. A variegated red-twig dogwood would be good, maybe on the left hand corner. They have nice bright red stems in the winter. (Oh-oh....there I go again with the red.) I'm in zone 4. My dogwoods are the nicest color I can have in the winter. Otherwise it's pretty blah in the middle of winter. You might also consider some Annabelle hydrangeas. They are so pretty in the summer and have a nice old-fashioned look. If you want to, you can leave the big pom-pom flowers on all winter and cut them back in the early spring. The blooms turn rusty brown color and it gives you something out there in the winter. And also one or two small evergreen shrubs would be nice out there so you have some dark green color during the winter. Then plant some daylillies and some asiatic lillies for summer color. If you expand those planting beds out a ways so they are deeper, and make them a curvy shape, that will add to the look too. If you leave the stained porch as it is, you could get some golden or medium brown cedar mulch for the garden and that will tie the porch color into the landscaping.

your house is more of spanish ranch, and the dream house is more of a tudor. what kind of roof are you doing? the same type or a clay spanish style, metal?? "I don't want my house to blend in or stand out like sore thumb". lol. well, then what would you like? If it doesn't blend in w/the others, it's going to stand out. It's good to be different. this body somewhat mimics yours and what you want, w/the pop outs done in a darker color. it still has the tile roof though. I don't care for the taupe-pink color, but imagine this in a warm white w/a tan or soft black trim. spanish styles look nice in soft whites w/black trim, some nice tile work or stone work on the body. this spanish style is one of my favorites. most homes like yours are light with a brown, black or that patina color of greenish/blue. do your home a favor and get a spanish style roof, or the metal roof (metal roof will last your lifetime). so some sort of talavera or saltillo type of tile. NM is the perfect place to have a home like this. why don't you look at Spanish Ranch homes and see if you find anything you like?

Very first impression is there are way too many narrow shutters and none fit the windows properly. What is not taken advantage off is the mill work over the windows. If painted the white of the windows, the windows would be lovely without the shutters. Shiny red front door…..

I absolutely loved the idea of extending the roof all the way to the right. That will fill the void there and make a big difference. My windows are vinyl-clad Andersen windows from 2004. They are in excellent shape. I don't know how well they can take paint. They are grey. Hence the rest of the grey on the exterior. I can't justify replacing them either. They're also inset windows which mean there is little wood being exposed on the exterior. I will change the dark color screens to brighten it up a little bit. Another issue is the roof. Because I have solar up on the roof, it is a bit tricky to change it to tiles. Plus, I have to make sure that the house tolerates the tile roof. it sits on a raised foundation on a small canyon. Although the foundation is rebuilt and very solid now, I am not sure if it can tolerate the additional weight of a tiled roof. The stairs will be tiled with traditional decorative tiles we see commonly in our neighborhood. I guess I have to now find the color palette that goes with the grey window frames. Thank you, thank you!! You've all been very generous.