https://www.houzz.com/photos/query/mediterranean-exterior/nqrwns/p/80?oq=mediterranean%20exterior&redirectoq=mediterranean%20exterior

thanks @decoenthusiaste! i have looked at too many sources and my head is spinning. do you have any specific color names you reccomend?

https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/color-overview/color-palettes/color-by-style/mediterranean-paint-colors

https://www.sherwin-williams.com/home-builders/color/find-and-explore-colors/color-collections/designer-expressions-palettes/tuscan-warmth

Check these out and pick three you like from each company. A warm white would be my thought, but I'll be happy to take a look at the ones you prefer and help you decide which is best.

Paint it the same color as the body of the house. You don't want to make it look like an afterthought. Let the garage doors be the focal point.

I'd go for cream. You need to dig up your old drivewzy or you'll have an acre of cement in front of your house.

I wouldn't really call your house Mediterranean. The style and lines are more colonial, but with the barrel roof tile. Looks like you did a big addition.

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A barrel tile roof doesn't make your home Mediterranean.

@Sigrid thanks! im thinking a cream too. i live in mn, so i have had to wait for the ground to thaw for any exterior work to begin. the driveway is going to be taken out and moved to where the garage addition was built (the old driveway in the pics will become a grass). the electrical pole to the left will also be moved and the wire line attached to the house will be buried.

@BeverlyFLADeziner i will post more pictures later that are close up and a little clearer. the bones of the house have a french-mediterranean vibe more than any other style i have seen. there are several arches and french-style accents that i will try to capture for you. the house (before the garage addition) looked very similar to your second pic, it had a flat roof/patio like that, but i had to take it down and rebuild that part, unfortunately. thank you for posting pics, i like the look of the last one.

@chispa love the pics! i will post more pics soon that are up close to give you a better look of some of the ”french” detail. yes, it has been an extensive renovation inside and out (they are just starting on the outside). the middle part of the house had to be taken down and rebuilt, so while they did that, i also added the 2 car garage. i really like your 2nd pic! what colors would you recommend?

@elcieg thanks for your input! i agree. i am leaning towards a white-cream (possibly a light gray) to make the doors pop. the stucco just got put on the addition, which is why they are different colors. what do you recomend for a front door color and shutter color?

@elcieg @chispa @BeverlyFLADeziner @Sigrid @decoenthusiaste here are some closer pics from before reno started and some during reno. appreciate all your feedback!

That warm yellow tone looks great with the fall foliage. Maybe you are more Tuscan than not. Try to pick up some golden undertones. Here are some good ideas for you, but this is a snip, so the links won't work..

@decoenthusiaste love that color! here are some of the cream/yellow colors i have always liked as inspo. what are your thoughts on these with the walnut garage doors and tile roof? thoughts on shutter color or front door color?

https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/af-475/lush

Here's a rich green with some blue undertones that would be pretty.

Your hip roof, side entrance colonial house is lovely. This may not rock your boat, but it is, hands down, my favorite look. Tone on tone with front door coordinating with the roof, so, in your case B.M. Somerville Red.