Those tile roofs can alst a lifetime so have the roof checked anew garage door and a coat of paint will do wonders . Of course landscaping. Can you tell us where you are and what the homees around you are like. Is there a style you like , IMO those roofs are often screaming spanish style but IMO your house could with a new roof even be a bit MCM with those bricks. I guess I need more info. Also is the interior perfect ?

Lots of potential here! I think the first step is to decide if you want to keep the tile roof or replace it with shingles or standing seam metal. The roof leans the house into Spanish style, but that can be completely changed with a different roofing material. Of course, the neighborhood trend will need to be considered. I don't mind the cheerful yellow color, but that's another place you could make a change. Consider changing the garage door so there are windows in it. Larger house numbers hung vertically left of the garage door will be an improvement. Upgrade the exterior lighting. If you don't care for the brick trim/planter, you could probably stucco that and match it to the body of the house. I might remove that bench; it is taking up a valuable area for nice plantings. Landscaping will give you a lot of bang for your buck. I think that big bush on the left can go, unless it is a bloomer that just needs some management. Looks like you are in a more tropical region, so your planting options will need to take that into consideration. I suggest you search the box above under Photos for "Spanish stucco" or "Mediterranean stucco" to see some inspiration for the home and landscaping plants.

I love the tile roof and the character it provides. It’s a charming house. But it needs more cohesiveness.

The yellow paint is all wrong and I think the garage door is too (though I can’t really tell what color it is since it’s in the shadow). The sidewalk needs to be wider and not orange, and the driveway should be widened with some cobblestones. If you do the cobblestones along the drive, maybe you could have a cobblestone sidewalk too.

The more I look at your picture, the more I like the house. It looks well taken care of.

Paint the whole thing white. Trim black. Doors seem like backyard porch doors. Do you like them? Black garage door. Tons of landscape... new address sign and outdoor lighting. Not a lot a work to be done. Tons of potential. I’m excited to see what you come up with

TO answer your questions: There are lots of Spanish stucco homes in the neighborhood. There are also a bunch of 50s/60s home. And over the years they have been demolished to accommodate 90s bigger homes often with 2 stories or MacMansions. The tile roof is 20 years old so may need replacement at some point. Local regulations do not allow for metal roofs which is crazy I know but the neighborhood has lots of concrete tile roofs. More recently, a few have updated the roofs with the white flat concrete tiles instead of the concrete colored ones. https://www.archiexpo.com/prod/entegra-roof-tile/product-149663-1960151.html

Street view

Across the street

A few houses down the street

Twenty years old is nothing for a tile roof, correctly installed they last a century. Front door is characterless, since you don’t want to replace it I would spend money on fabulous large door hardware. Are the windows white vinyl? What color is the brick?

Beautiful neighborhood. Looks soo calm and full of trees which is awesome. I think it’ll look great. I see a house in there. I don’t think you were intending to show that one. But it would be my inspo. It’s the house to the right of the house you were showing in the last picture of the house a few houses down the street

So I used some cut and paste to implement some of your suggestions: 1. Stucco and paint the planters 2. Remove the bench. 3. Garage door with windows (should it be white)? 4. Added 2 lights on each side of the garage door 5. Vertical house numbers on the side of the house (smaller obviously than what I have). 6. I imagined paving 2 thirds of the front somehow. It may make it look bigger whereas now it is divided ib 4 sections. (what material would be best?) 7. Having low hedge on the left. and 8. Removing or trimming the bush so it doesn't cover the house.

I see lots of potential and the neighborhood is lovely. If you like it go for it!

I think the front door was done in glass to bring in more light. The old house had a living then dining right after the front door then a sun room. The sun room was then converted to a room and a new sun room added. So there are basically three spaces with no outside windows except to the back -on one side is the kitchen and one added bedroom and on the other side two older bedrooms..

Reimagined with a new front door.

No fake Victorian traditional door please. The simple door you have now is much more appropriate to the home. I do like the wide parking courtyard in front. I would not stucco the brick, you already have a fair bit of stucco!

In your photo titled "a few houses down the street" the little gray house in the middle looks very much like your place could if you decide to go with a more contemporary vibe. Your windows are taking it that direction. Perhaps with muntins, it could go more Spanish, but I think the windows would need to be black or maybe blue.

Mediterranean Pool · More Info

Mediterranean Exterior · More Info

THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE!! Hopefully the roof will not be changed soon as you suggested. Changing the window color or the windows is ot feasible although I LOVE the color idea. I LOVE the paint color and landscaping by mdln. Thank you Patrica, decoenthusiast, Little Bug, HU, Hallet & Co, and Kate. Did I miss anyone? The hubby is mulling over this. We'll see what happens.

The yellow color it is now is wrong it's too saturated. The neighborhood has earth tone colors. I think the tile roof is perfect for the house and neighborhood, I don't care for the cement color of those concrete roof tiles you pictured. A new garage door with windows, and a wood Spanish style front door.

Juli and decoenthusiaste and all: Can muntins be added to the existing PVC door to make it look more Spanish style?

Looks like and is can be worlds apart. I think it would be a good investment to change the front doors to wood and iron that are Spanish style. I wouldn't keep what's there.

No. You could get custom iron grills made to mount over the glass. However make sure you have an overall PLAN. Someone tried to push this house more modern- trying to make it traditional again will require more than a fancier door.