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1) Avoid what some call "The Blank Wall". Many of us have built it (especially in dungeons). While it looks imposing to attacking troops, it will look 'plain' and 'boring'.

2) Add Color variations: Natural stone is not 1 color. When painting add shading all over. Maybe randomly pick a brick and paint it 1 shade darker than the surrounding blocks. If working with Fieldstone, try not to paint any 2 stones that 'touch' each other the same color.

3) Change your Textures: Be sure to stagger bricks and seams. If you are working with the Gothic line of molds, use the decorative blocks from the Prison Tower Mold (mold #60).

4) Add Angles: If you do not mind a little sanding, get the wallbuilder mold (mold #200 for Gothic) and build the walls with a slight angle.

5) Decorations: Add decorative elements to the design, such as the bishop and gargoyle from the Gothic Panel Accessories mold (#43) or the dragon pieces from the Dragon's Teeth Accessory Mold (#80).

6) Vary your shape: Most castle's are not symmetrical in shape & size. Vary between square and round towers.

7) Incorporate different window styles. Use archer slits, small circular windows, and large decorative windows where appropriate. If you do not mind a little extra work, make some of the windows stained glass using Bruce's Stained Glass tutorial found here. Also, add in some balcony's on upper levels.

Vary height: Many castle's were built over a very long period of time. Many parts of castle's were added after the fact. So height was not usually uniform.

9) Don't go overboard. While all the suggestions above are good, too much of a good thing can ruin a great build and make it look cluttered & ugly.

Naloomi

P.S. for inspiration go here and follow the links.