Seek a local architect that can gather the information required to make appropriate recommendations. Four pictures are insufficient.

Will certainly do that… just hoping to kick some ideas around here with pictures showing trim details.

Nicely done Moorish Florida style that deserves better than Mickey Mousing. Adding a terrace to the left completely destroys the front symmetry. But a draftsman will draw you anything you want and it's your house and your money....

Ahhh…. The design forum. Haven’t posted here forever and was just immediately reminded how grumpy you people tend to be. 😂

We're not grumpy, we just know the Emperor does not have any clothes on and not afraid to tell him.

Ah, the ol' "not rude, just truthful" aphorism. Isn't that just code for being an unfettered d*ick?

"If you can't say something nice, don't say nuthing at all."

One idea is to change the color to a pure white. Trim details can be changed or removed. It will have been designed by an architect. You could review his current designs for ideas and possibly get his assistance if what he's doing now is interesting.

Alys Beach - Stunning Architectural Tour - Midlife Snowbird I can find details that may transfer to your house.

Ida - Ah, the ol' "not rude, just truthful" aphorism. Isn't that just code for being an unfettered d*ick?

No. It is part of an honest discussion, not a thoughtless insulting attack on members of the discussion by someone that adds nothing to the discussion.

Alys Beach, a New Urbanist paradise oozing moneyed good taste from the low millions. A perfect starting point.

As is, it certainly speaks to a very particular look, and while it’s not a look I’d be drawn to its cohesive and everything works with everything else. If it were my house, instead of trying to make it something else I think I’d work with it, by changing the colors to something a little crisper/clearer.

Grumpy would probably be something like this - it is kind of gaudy. I'd sell and find something better.

Frankly, the vast majority of things done to an exterior ruin the balance or introduce a competing style. It needs to be done with the utmost of care. I would not change a thing - you are spending money and possibly making it worse. The house is only 16 years old. There is nothing awful about it. If you don't like it, then you shouldn't buy it.

I do appreciate the dialogue! We don’t dislike the exterior and pictures actually don’t do it justice. It’s stunning in person. We love the Mediterranean style and will probably double down on that as we consider updates.

Gave me a few things to think about and kick ideas around with our architect. It will probably be a few years until we change anything, although I would love French doors to the exterior in the home office. Wouldn’t even require a patio… I just want more light and the ability to open it up.

Beautiful home...Good luck and happiness there with what ever you decide.

what a lovely lush lot - def not a pro but i would use one shade of paint (body & trim) to simplify the facade and clean up any fussiness, anything beyond that would be a good project for a thoughtful architect - enjoy your new spot, what a nice respite from our midwest winters!

I understand the wish for more light in any room of a house, but the symmetry of this building will get ruined by changing any of the front windows.

Painting the exterior is your best option for enhancing the Moorish influence. See the colors suggested by Beverly - they would all work nicely.

French doors or even sliders on the den will only minimally increase the amount of light in that room, while making it immensely more prone to water intrusion during a hurricane. Without an overhang, you're asking for problems.

Unless you live in FL and have lived /owned one of these houses, you don't realize just how faux the whole Mediterranean theme is! In most cases all that faux trim and details is only stuck on the front of the house and totally skipped on the sides and back. Majority of the trim is some composite product.

The ones that always catch my eye ... in the photo look at that floating "chair rail" on the lower wall to the left of the right garage door. Why?

We built a new house in an established neighborhood in FL full of this style. New houses have simpler lines and no arches. Many remodels are replacing the windows with impact rated ones, but keeping the same shape/size, but we also have a few remodels that have removed old windows and some stucco to change arched windows to simpler rectangular shapes. The headers are placed at the top of the arch all the way across and all they have is a few curved wood blocks on each side to frame the curve, so not as hard to replace as it might seem, but still a major expense overall.

Also, I don't have anything against faux trim/details and used them myself, but I applied them all the way around the house and had them painted in a way that made them look less faux, unless you are looking for it from 2 ft away!

You need to decide how big of a project you want to undertake, how much budget you want to allocate and if you care about resale value as you purchased during a peak RE period.

I should take a photo of the one house that is currently turning arched windows to rectangular and also gutted the whole inside of the house.

@David Cary nailed it:

"Frankly, the vast majority of things done to an exterior ruin the balance or introduce a competing style."

If you like the style, then keep it. If you want it a bit simpler, remove or paint out the trim.

Here is some updating for similar exterior. I like an idea of removing columns.

@Celery. Visualization, Rendering images - Wow. That is a great example of modernizing-without-ruining a Mediterranean house. I imagine this update was quite expensive since the window changes alone are $$$.
Gorgeous. Love the new balconies.

I really think the issue is you'd be better off with the trim colors close in value to the body color so the trim is "noticed" but all that stuff doesn't stick out. It will help it feel more cohesive.