We put white wood trim around ours and it looks better. Looks to be about 3 inches in width. The top one shaped out on an angle
Sorry I don't have a pic to post. .

Another view (the garage window was recently replaced)

Is this a trick question?

If you want "more white trim around our windows", then put more white trim around your windows.

Thank you so much, lefty47. I wasn't familiar with the James Hardie product line and just checked out their website. I also hadn't thought of casement windows. Thank you for the great suggestions. Hopefully the drought will end in California and the watering restrictions will be lifted. Our lawn isn't doing too well this summer. :(

HI -- Why waste time and energy on maintaining a lawn these days . You could have" No Mow" grass (Eco grass ) , that is drought tolerant and you don't have to cut it . There are also many ground cover plants and combined with vast areas in stone and decorative gravels the only thing you need to do is pull an occasional weed . There is also - pea grass - and Japanese grass . The trend and smart way now is getting rid of wasteful lawns .

No need for additional window trim, it looks great now. The patio and walkway are just great. Now you just need to do landscaping. Your shrubs are really boring as are the flower beds. Get thee to a landscaper! Add some interest on your patio with a bright orange Adirondack chair and pots of flowers.

Hi. I agree that you house looks good already, but if you're going to do something anyway, I have some suggestions. I wouldn't paint the house another color; it already is a great color and matches the flagstones. I'd paint the brick a darker value of the same color on the house already to "anchor" it and still stay within the colors in the flagstone.

If you want to change windows, then you could apply a wider trim at that time, but you don't really need it. I agree no grids would look better than the colonial grids you have now. It looks like the windows above the brick might be into bedrooms. If you do choose casement windows, be sure they are sized properly for emergency egress.

I'd add some plantings to the left of the flagstone walking up to the door, but I'd check into varieties of drought-tolerant plants. Then you don't have to worry about not watering them too often with the water problems in California. Grass needs a lot of water.

Good luck!

Thank you again, lefty47. Our neighbor up the street has drought tolerant plantings and we just heard a friend talking about Eco Grass. I need to check all of it out (especially if this drought continues).

It's funny, planmaam. My husband and I were just wondering last week if we should paint the brick. We just painted the house (Sherwin Williams Dovetail is the color you see in the picture). Instead of trying to match the brick (which was there when we moved in), I tried to match the flagstone (which was something we added). The brick stands out (in a bad way) esp. because the plants in front aren't mature enough to cover it. Inside, on a relative's advice, we did exactly what you suggested: the brick fireplace is a darker shade of the walls. If we take the plunge and paint the brick, we'll make sure it's a darker shade than Dovetail. That's a really great tip to anyone who has brick work they plan to paint.

And, thank you, Dar: Adirondack chairs are in the works! (Hopefully by next year.) That's a great suggestion to add pots/planters too. I'm going to start researching colors for those now. I wish I could have taken the pictures of our house in the fall. That's when the candytuft border we have in the landscaping blooms. It's really magnificent then. :)

Thank you all for the great suggestions! Really appreciate them! Our last place had zero curb appeal so I really want this place to. :)

Here's some planter ideas...Hanging Garden Trellises from grownsolutions.com can be hung in front of windows, for a natural air conditioning privacy screen effect, or in front of bare walls as a lovely focal point for otherwise difficult areas. They are also portable so you can move them out of harms way during inclement weather.

Use a wider trim even up to 5 inches