I am guilty of not reading the entire thread. However, I like the silver door handle, but I am not sure that I would be inspired to purchase petroleum-based produce. 🙂 The angled bricks next to the front door are also interesting.
The second floor door seems a little heavy for a second floor. Two windows (and no door) might look better, or a bay window might be cool, but I appreciate the problem of not having a variety of parts in a unique color like sand green. The black railings could go under each window, that’s a Spanish architecture thing (I think.)