Your home is lovely. The first thing I noticed (and the only thing I don't like) is the little roof over the garage door. In my view, it sticks out like a sore thumb and I am not sure why it is there. Do you have to open the door manually? If you have that roof removed, the garage will not stand out so much. Also, you may not want any shutters, but obviously we don't observe the shutters on every window rule at our house (attached).

Some great suggestions, but not based on a realistic budget which you have not said anything about. I'm in the no shutters and no balconies camp. Both are out of scale and the balusters on the balcony look more like interior country style ones than classic exterior ones. Can't really imagine what your husband is suggesting. Be sure you don't end up with a jumped up look where nothing relates to any classic style.

We're in Southwest Idaho (not far from Boise) and it's a true East (back)/West (front) facing home. Morning sun in the back, afternoon sun in the front. I specifically thought about this with room placement. In the summer the evening sun is very hot. Downstairs, only the office and guest room will have full sun, while the large foyer window will let light in to the back of the house which will be shaded at that point. Two of my kids will have to deal with sunny evening bedrooms- but this is why curtains were invented. ;)

Middle picture is older than other two (we were in midst of removing all the front landscaping 👏😂👌), but the first and third are current landscaping etc. I posted the 2nd photo bc you can see the entire front of the house.