Your right.. the buildings now detract somewhat from the feel of the map... I don't know how big you originally had planned for this map ... mainly cause there ISN'T ANY SCALE

If you have your buildings on a separate layer, I would just go ahead and either get rid of them and start over, nestling them around the forest... and try for a different more complimentary style of house.

And, probabyl me being a nitpick... but the water needs to be reworked... I can see the brush pattern you used... maybe this is the effect you were going for but it looks as if it was just kinda ... slopped over... or.... you just ain't got that far yet and i'm jumping ahead of myself

Glad that inline attachment worked... maybe upgrade you browser ? did it post alright before? or have you always had to post twice to get a pic to show up?