Hello Allie, you have a beautiful home. The stucco and stone are a wonderful idea to modernize. A soft gray stucco that leans more towards the warmer tones, rather than blue or green tones could be beautiful. Can you remove the window grids or are they in between the glass. Remove them if you can, and paint trim black around the windows. The wood door could be enhanced with a richer stain. I would try not to paint it. Wood front doors are a natural element that compliments stonework. The house is very square/boxy looking with no soft lines. What would you think about cladding the columns with cedar as well adding some archway in the overhang, staining the same as door. The base of the columns can have rockwork also.

Many thanks for the recommendations! Yes, the grids can be removed, will try that. thanks for the advice re: staining instead of painting for the door and inspo for adding curvature too.

Sorry but stucco and stone do not say contemporary to me. You have a contemporary home except for the front door and grids in the windows . Sorry but Christina how is that pic contemporary at all? get 2 contemporary chairs out there if you need seating and paint the siding . A ton cheaper and IMO a much nicer look than stucco and stone . Maybe at least post pics of the stone . You do know you have stacked stone now right ?Then go t work on the landscaping.

this is our current home that we’re leaving. maybe my terminology is wrong calling this stucco and stone - more masonry accent? i want to recreate this dreamscape in our next home except it makes no sense to go to this level which wouldn’t fit the new neighbourhood.