Have you had pavers with grass between like that? It’s an edging nightmare. If you have any type of runner grass you will regret it. It looks like you are trying to push the house much more modern, if so skip the shutters.

Shoji white with no shutter houses and wood clad square columns and light brown roofs:

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Front yard flagstone pathway and patio--so nice!

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Hallet is right. Don't leave grass between pavers if you're going that direction. Maybe just do simple pavers that lock together so you don't have to do edging.

White is on the way out. Keep looking for a attractive color.

Make sure you test the Urbane Bronze. When I tested it in my bright FL light, it looked like old dirty faded gray-brown! I went with a richer darker brown and will let nature fade it naturally!

What is the peculiar looking bed in the middle of the lawn on the left side with the dead looking trees? That certainly is not helping the look of the house.

Curious if anyone has experience using Benjamin Moore Gray Mist for an exterior paint.

In looking at your rendering with the standing seam roof on the porch, it doesn’t look as good as the consistent roof across the whole building. So I wouldn’t go to the expense of changing the porch roof, if the whole roof needs to change keep as is or change the whole roof to standing seam.

Equally, keeping the garage doors the color of the building will keep them from dominating. The highlight/contrast is in the shutters. Squaring out the columns is looking good in the renderings, and certainly gives your home an update.

No shutters they never belong on double windows. Keep the same roofing everywhere. The paver idea could work but not in acurve they need IMO to be straight on I do not see brick so not sure about that. I think a real white would be a much better choice Are you trying for a much more modern look?

Patricia, yes, we are hoping to update the home as much as possible knowing we have a fairly traditional home. Here’s a rendering of the home without shutters. It looks more modern, but I worry it looks too stark. We’re searching for the right white and leaning toward a soft white like Shoji White and there’s another home in our neighborhood that used BM Gray Mist, which is really nice. I’m exploring samples now. I’d love any advice you can offer on the front wall up, columns, 8 3/4” smooth siding, squaring off the landscaped area and bordering with metal edging, etc. Our windows are vinyl and they are a soft tan color, so curious if we need to try and match the window color or if it didn’t matter. Thank you in advance! I’ve attached the home as is to show you the difference.

Am liking the updates except for the pavers. A landscape architect should be able to assist you with a better design for the entire front yard. Will also suggest that you consider adding a gable to your porch roof that that it clearly denotes the entry of the house. That will also help break up the long linear nature of your home. Good luck!

Agree that the pavers seem too random/casual. Maybe something like this picture.

You have a fine home and it looks great with those fake shutters cleared off.