update this traditional colonial home elevation to a modern transitional style simplify and clean up architectural details while maintaining overall symmetry and proportions replace ornate trim and heavy moldings with minimal flat stock trim increase window scale slightly and reduce muntin grids for a cleaner look remove shutters or replace with simple functional panel shutters update front entry with a more contemporary surround simplified columns cleaner entablature and a modern lantern or pendant convert dormers to simpler forms with minimal trim and no decorative pediments introduce a mix of materials such as smooth siding or fiber cement with subtle texture and consider adding a natural wood accent at the entry update roofline details to be cleaner and less bulky with tighter overhangs add larger more contemporary windows in the wings fewer divisions more glass simplify the sunroom detailing to feel more modern larger panes thinner mullions use a modern color palette soft white or light neutral body dark window sash black or bronze minimal contrast trim maintain the overall massing but create a more refined current high end residential look consistent with new construction in 2025
