Oh C'mon V Richards...every epoch has its treasures. B4 you make a mad run for it stop a while and consider the period and the reasons for the style...it can be extremely enlightening....unless its not the period you want to escape from but from some of the opinions. I spent many years of my youth outside of Australia living surrounded by old ruins in Europe. I forgot what it was like here. When finally I returned to Australia and found myself living in some of the 60s and 70s places..I found much to admire and wonder about. I may not have fallen in love with much of it but there was a certain mistique and a feel that I can still conjure when talking about certain places. Not saying that it was all romantic and pleasant but it conveyed something of the era and the kind of Aussie from those days.

I like the bottom left one in the first pic of the set of three you posted. What colours do you plan in rest of the house? The second sample in your first post has some nice colours that you could pick up as accents.

Hi Kirsty, could you please advise the colour of your vanity and whether it is a custom made one and if not, could you let me know its name and where you bought it. Also, what is the colour of your floors tiles and where did you get them from. (I have come to the conclusion that charcoal/dark grey tile plus a much lighter grey tile plus white on some walls plus a timber vanity or timber accessories in bathroom , plus white (or close to it) below sink counter top is the way to go for a beautiful bathroom. The trick is figuring out exactly what proportion of each colour to use and where to put them for each particular layout.

Sorry to have to say this but I don't think a new paint colour and some faux stone is going to make this house appear any more warm and inviting. It is typical of many McMansions and has been built to look grand and imposing from the front, so it is overscaled to dwarf visitors. I would be making some structural changes to bring the scale down to a more human context. The parapet at the front looks over-scaled, out of proportion and top heavy with all of those mouldings. I would be removing the parapet down to the roof line and adding a new eave and gutter, which will probably reduce the height by about 1.2metres. You may want to consider the same with the garages to reduce the height of the parapets, but these are less important. The new eave will also make maintenance easier as you probably have a problematic box gutter behind the parapet which is prone to clogging and overflowing rainwater into your upstairs rooms. The eave will also offer some protection to the summer sun. This style of McMansion should is so unsuitable to our Australian climate and is so wasteful of resources. Unfortunately a coat of paint is not going to fix the basic design issues. Have a look at some of Susan Susanka's work and writing to understand the importance of human scale and good design in residential architecture. https://www.houzz.com.au/pro/sarah-susanka-faia/sarah-susanka-faia?irs=US Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls