My neighbor's house had cedar shakes; they replaced them with cement shakes, like a Hardi plank. This kept the traditional style of their home, but allowed them to paint their house the color they wanted, and it is virtually maintenance free. After seeing that, we replaced our redwood lap siding with Hardi plank. We painted it, and after 6 years, it still looks great. We definitely don't miss the maintenance that the redwood required. I am sure you won't miss the cedar maintenance either. I would consider looking at that product and keep the traditional style look of your home with either shakes or lap siding. I would also do true architectural shingles on the roof. It adds such a beautiful dimension to the roof, and would add interest. They are more expensive, but have a long life. I do like the current color combination of your home, and I like the portico in the photo grapefruit1_ar posted. EIther the clean lines or the portico, it could go either way. Such a great classic style.

Before I scrolled down to your inspiration pictures I was thinking paint the stucco more of an earth color and change the front doors and garage door, possibly to a wooden/wood look door. So I think you're heading in the right direction. If you're interested in seeing some virtual makeovers of the house check out my web site, Creative Visual Concepts. I can show you how different changes would look.

At some point in time, cheap "updated/modern" window were installed. Possibly around the same time as the aluminum siding. Just intalling architecturally appropriate sized windows with muntins will restore the colonial character to the facade. This house below reminds me a lot of yours. I grew up a couple towns over from Marblehead, MA. The section of Marblehead known as Old Town reminds me of what your house could be. Here's a site with some pictures of houses in that area: https://historicipswich.org/2016/02/03/colonial_marblehead/

Thank you all for your comments! A few answers: the arches and the rest of the exterior are original to the house. What we know is that this home was the featured "model home" for the original planned community in the late 1950s through early 1960s. The homes were built by the Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin) to relocate young engineers and their families to their new Central Florida HQ where they worked on projects related to the Space Race. It is a flat top ranch and my best guess is the builders were trying to go for a "hacienda" or Spanish Mediterranean-themed Mid-Century Modern home. The homeowners (relatives of mine) have maintained it in very good condition, but I've never seen a MCM like this anywhere else. They've asked me to post for some of this group's collective wisdom on what to do with this and I appreciate any and all thoughts! The original red tile walkway is cracking and they just want to honor its unique MCM heritage, while also updating it a bit.