if you paint it lighter it will show up more against the dark look of the glass.

Personally, I would consider replacing it with solid doors for privacy. You have the upper windows for light.

If you remove the grill and keep the glass as mentioned, I would use shirred curtains on the interior glass.

Less Tuscan would be new doors with no scroll work . IMO the white looks worse than the black and for sure does not make it look less Tuscan just cheaper . You might be able to remove the iron work. The house is a very specific style so care needs to be taken not go too far from that style

Since the door is recessed, I think you’ll get more impact overall by painting all the brown trim the same color as house and lighten garage and front door. This combination will give the home a fresher Tuscan feel vs what the door alone might do.

If budget allowed, painting cream would also help.

I like the doors. They're kind of cool. I wouldn't worry about Tuscan, so much.

Though they’re not my style, the doors don’t bother me as much as that ( what appears to be ) stark white on the stucco. That color is more suited for a very modern home IMO than yours. I agree with Patricia’s comment. I think a warmer neutral would look much better.

IMO painting the stucco a much darker tone would be a bigger issue than the door

Only changing the color of the doors won't make the house look less "Tuscan." The doors are recessed so much that you can't even see them in your first photos.

The bigger issue is that the whole house is that style, so if you want less of it, you either build or buy a totally new house.

I agree with Diana Bier. If you want your house to look less Tuscan it will take more than changing the scrollwork on your front door. It will take remodeling the entire house. Even then, there isn't a whole lot you can do with the massing of the house. So, will suggest that you just embrace the style unless you are prepared to spend major money on a renovation.

It's amusing some Design Dilemma folks who wind up with "Tuscan" houses want to change them since Tuscany is one of the most gorgeous ltalian locations. Maybe think "Napa Valley" instead. The stark white you have only highlights the basic bones and structure of the "Tuscan" style you're trying to deemphasize. There's not a whole lot you can do about that except move to another house. Not sure why you think a black recessed door is the problem.

Change out the white paint of the house for a medium cream taupe from the stone that also echoes your driveway. The so called Tuscan features you don't care for will recede a bit.

I agree with you, housegal about calling these types of houses/decor "Tuscan." I actually started a discussion about this a while back. None of these homes look vaguely like anything in Tuscany!

@Diana Bier: It's the arches and curliques! Maybe Tuscan will come back after home buyers get tired of the white and black farmhouse look. I mean, who knew baggy jeans for women would be back?

WHAT, baggy jeans are back? ;-)

I refer to these houses as 1990 to early 2010 faux-Tuscan or faux-Mediterranean. Many new buyers in my area of FL are spending time and money taking out a lot of those faux/frilly details. Taking arches out and replacing with larger rectangular windows. Frilly detailed doors are being replaced with taller larger rectangular simple metal and glass doors. Mostly just one color for the stucco and any trim. I call the new versions modern-Mediterranean as many have kept the barrel shaped roof tiles, but gone with mid/darker brown colors, instead of the original very orange tiles. The simplified houses look much better.

Edit to add that going from arched windows to rectangular windows is quite easy with block walls. At first glance you wouldn't think it would be, but the original opening was rectangular and then they used wood framing at the top of the block opening to create the arch. So you remove the old arched window, remove the curved wood framing at the top and then put a new bigger rectangular window in the hole. I only know because I have watched several being demo'd and was surprised at how "easy" it was.

regarding the paint color lookimg stark white . here is the previous color .conpatred to the new color which was supposed to be more of an off white . i thought it would make the house look more "mediterrranan " . im not ax designet obviously . maybr i shoukd just "embrace" the tuscsn style lol

Oh, my. You already had the right color! The white is usually for Mediterranean styles with orange tile roofs. Honestly, why don't you just leave it then? Life is too short for redoing things then redoing them again when you could spend the money on new baggy jeans. Yes, embrace what you have. Whatever developer people decided on the Tuscan trend should be made to remove the useless curleques and frills for free!

"Life is too short for redoing things then redoing them again when you could spend the money on new baggy jeans."

LOL!!!!!

I be actually did buy some baggy jeans that also have a button fly !!

Please stop. You keep making it worse. That stark white just ruins the appearance of a house that should look 'soft' and rural. The dark brown trim is too harsh also.

Unless you plan to blow the house up, it's going to remain Mediterranean. Better to embrace the style. What I see is that you have an acre of paving in the front and little landscaping which doesn't help the house. Some trees are required to minimize the house IMO.

There are some trees here is a pic (ignore the Christmas floats lol )

More front yard notice the big trees . Most people are saying keep the front door as is and lean into Tuscan it seems

Relocate the flagpole and plant a spreading tree there.

The stone bumpouts seem heavy and need more plants like shrubs for the low one and tall, narrow arborvitae and climbing vines for the tall one.

I think people are saying tone down the Tuscan and embrace the Mediterranean.

These double doors are a similar color to the garage doors and fit with your architecture / Sonoma look.

https://rustica.com/stronghold-double-front-door/?srsltid=AfmBOopzoLmGN7z-UDbJvddZdMJWYxr2yxkn0L3AVTxjQMAl-a9nv373

Here is something in Alder with a lighter yet complementary color:

https://www.krosswood.com/products/mediterranean-knotty-alder-arch-top-speakeasy-exterior-double-door?srsltid=AfmBOop9OrPNn1Vh5RFmginiQxN_FaBul8hL8Q84QYL46G5Cnoeime2u

Thank you su much for the suggestion ! I had not considered having front door that matches garage doors ! Great idea

Speaking from a manufacturer’s perspective, I wouldn’t recommend replacing just the scrollwork on an existing iron door. Once the iron is cut and re-welded, the original factory-applied rust-protection coating is compromised. Even if the welded areas are repainted, it’s very hard to achieve the same long-term durability as the original finish.

AtGlory Iron Doors, we actually see a lot of homeowners intentionally choose Tuscan-style scrollwork because it adds warmth and character to the entry. Your door looks well made and nicely balanced, and the scrollwork really suits it.