The 4 columns look perfect just the way they are, they help make the house look even more modern. I would not do a thing to them.

@cat_ky That is very nice to hear someone say that! Do you have any paint color suggestions since the house is due to be painted?

Pick a color from the stone to paint. I don't care for the Asian doors with the MCM garage doors. Neither are complimentary to your contemporary home. Here is similar stone with charcoal gray and some wood treatments.

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@decoenthusiaste do you have any suggestions on how to update with some wood treatments or how to make everything look more cohesive? the front door came with the house and we thought it was pretty (also expensive so we kept it since we did major renos all throughout the inside). the garage doors used to be rotting and didnt work properly so we replaced them with the modern ones. it has made a huge difference from before but dissapointed that it doesnt seem complimentery. would you have not done windows on the garage? since we wanted a very modern look it seemed like the best option to us. i realize now we could have easily not matched the garage doors to the front door color, but live and learn :(. we have made all the decisions for our house and we are the first to admit we are not home designers, but with the exterior we are trying to make minimal changes but give it a new modern look like the photos you sent without doing anything major this year. We love the older flagstone because its reminiscent of our grandparents home, but definitely want the house too look updated and cohesive. not put together like people that dont know what to do or dont know design. :(Any specific details you are willing to add would be much appreciated on how to make it better!

I would use the same general scheme of lighter body darker trim in closely related colors like it is now, whatever color you pick. I would paint the garage doors the body color of the house; I don't think they need to be emphasized.

Just a thought….I would fill in the spaces between the windows above the garage doors with the same width trim as is between the windows on the house. I think it will tie the two areas together. Measure the width and see if they are the same. I would then paint the house and the trim all the same color. I don’t think that they need to be highlighted with another color, even another tone of the same color. The dimension of the trim is highlight enough. I hope what I am saying makes sense! I would go for a dark brown/black color for your entire home. Like SW Iron Ore. Modern exterior lighting. Modern landscaping. No cypress plastered near the front of the house. You don’t have the room for that. Simple, modern, sleek!

I agree with palimpsest. Paint it similar colors as to what it is now. I also agree about painting the garage doors the body color of the house.

Please show some photos of the rock and the front door.

@apple_pie_order i will definitely do this and tag you!

As for cedar/wood you can go this way. Make horizontal wood insertions at the top and bottom of windows and paint garage doors to match.

I agree that you should pick the color scheme from your rock. Love Decoenthusiast's images.

Thank you so much for thr renderings @Celery. Visualization, Rendering images! so awesome!!! what color should the house and trim be to go with it? do you think the trim and columns shoukd be lighter or darker than the main house color?

It can be both/ Light trim looks good with dark. But if you want to get a modern look I would go with darker trim.

I like where Celery put the "cedar." The interior of the entrance around the doors could also be cedar. Paint the rest of the siding in the darkest and/or lightest charcoal grays of your stone. Here they've used two shades of gray. The window trim and vertical elements can be black or clad with wood. Of course, you don't have to use cedar if you like the color you have for the garage now. Just continue to insert that for the wood parts. What is your plan for the drive/parkway? I don't see room for any trees by the house unless you remove a great chunk of the pavement. Trees can't be planted so close to the foundation; they'll cause trouble.

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How about this colour combination as inspiration?

Lighter siding in pale greige, black windows, white trim...

The picture shows wood railing so your front door can we a medium colour wood stain and I would paint the garage doors the same colour as the siding (leaving the only front door as the focal point).

We absolutely love your suggestions @decoenthusiaste I'm going to post more pics for landscaping suggestions. Going to try to do some mockups with your color combos.