Not sure where you are, but we looked into re-stuccoing in the SF Bay Area and it was prohibitively expensive--much more than repainting, and *that* is going to be insanely expensive too. It may be better in other parts of the country where labor isn't so expensive, though.

What condition is the current paint job in? If it's in decent shape, I might just live with it while you work on other projects. You might discover you want to do interior renovations that you'll need to paint after anyway, and you might get more bang for your buck from other projects (e.g., garage door, trim, etc.)

Hi, Im in SoCal, too. I agree with Artemis. I like the colors you have now, actually. Maybe you just need to sand and caulk the trim work, and repaint that.

Since you mentioned replacing your lawn, I’d focus on that first. It will make a big difference. I really think it is a cute house.

I think I like a bit of a darker charcoal roof, but the colors already there seem really nice to me.

We’re replacing the roof no matter what (probably going with a slightly darker grey) and I’m sure doing something with the trim will help a lot! And you’re probably right—as we. build out a garden in front we could probably lean into warmer-colored plants that would play nicely with the color we’ve got…thank you both!

Any thoughts about trim color? And we’re probably going to replace windows—I was going to use black frames if we were eventually going to make the siding lighter, but maybe we need to stick with white. Thoughts? Thank you!!

I can say I painted stucco in a house I used to live in and it made it look a lot better. As long as the stucco isn't decaying/peeling anywhere I don't think you need to redo it. No harm in looking into how much it would cost before getting new windows. I think the black windows with white body is a fad, but see what others say. The color you have now isn't bad, maybe just a new trim color would perk it up enough so you're happier with it? Would be a lot less work and expense.

maybe just go in with a more modern shade of that green and a darker roof, and trim.

For roof, I would suggest that you look at a gray/brown mix - one of the variations of "weathered wood" that so many shingle manufacturers offer (they aren't all the same). That will give you more flexibility down the road with picking colors, and still not add the heat gain of a darker gray.

For trim color, I think that a butterscotch/caramel that coordinates with the current stucco could be nice.

looks like the homes in my area.

do you want to paint your stucco or keep that cream color? if keeping it, choose a warmer charcoal color roof tile. or a warmer gray.

do a dark trim color.

replace door/color

and remove those dated garage door window panels.

since you're redoing the landscaping, try something like this

if you can replace the garage door altogether w/a wood or wood look, great!

Dark gray stucco, wood accents, xeriscape yard. this is a warmer gray that works w/the brown roof.

Celerygirl did a mockup for someone and came up w/this rendition for the front yard. you could copy something like this

Or, try doing some large cement pavers w/the drought tolerant plants. (ignore the board and batten, but just look at the color combo) I also like the dark garage door.

I have a very similar home to yours (this was two years ago so ignore the overgrown plants)

I did a charcoal cement tile, Swiss Coffee STucco, and Wrought Iron on the trim.

Down the street we have a rental. We did the landscaping w/the xeriscape, kept the original roof, and did basically the same color combo. we added the cobble walkway

Here's the before shot.

here are some dark trim colors you could try.

Thank you! Also--your orange tree looks so healthy; I'm jealous!