Houzz idea submit 1/14/15:

We bought a new house (see photo) but now we are wanting to enhance the exterior look of the home. We live in a subdivision where the exterior of the houses have a mixture of stone, brick and shake. We were limited as to what we could do for the exterior due to it was a builder speck home. We also preferred to have a side entry garage but the lot was too small. So, with the 3 car garage showing in the front it somewhat takes up most of the front exterior of the home. Does anyone have any ideas as to how we could enhance the front exterior? The houses in our neighborhood are more craftsman style homes and we have to somewhat stay in the guidelines for the subdivision. We are thinking more of like adding additional stone where the board and batten is located (the sides are brick) and/or stone arches for the the front porch. A mixture of colors would also be great too. Since everything is sort of neutral. Also, maybe even more roof peaks...just thinking since it has somewhat of a flat roofline. Not quite sure what we could do...I have included a photo of the home (any mock ups will be great too). Just purchased so it looks like selling is not an option. :) Thanks for any ideas.