Here are some profiles (link at bottom), which you may consider. I went with a BA425A style, the style you're not sold on. BA=Base moulding, the 425= 4-1/4" in height. I thought about different style, and height, but considering I live in a 70's era bi-level, and the ceilings are only 7'6", I didn't want the ceilings to look lower than they are. I bought through the mill shop as linked, obviously you would want to purchase at a mill shop near you. The base & casings are MDF, which are primed & 16' long. If I were you, I wouldn't let anyone buy a bunch of 8' lengths, if it's not necessary. A couple of shots of the baseboard. Shoe moulding added to base in the kitchen. Here is a link that might be useful: Profiles of MDF baseboard This post was edited by Roof35 on Thu, Oct 10, 13 at 20:35

Thanks for all the suggestions. Off-white with a bright colored, mid century door was the direction I was leaning, so it sounds like I’m on the right track, @emmarene9, I think the small plants are boxwoods, but I am going to pull those out along with the stones and redo that bed with some more mid-century appropriate, Texas native landscaping - maybe grasses or succulents. And here’s a close up of the iron scrolling that you asked for (dirty and coated in that ugly green paint, but in good shape otherwise).

You can post the pics here in the comment section. It really is impossible to give any ideas without seeing what you have and knowing what you want to update.

Your wooden gate is a more rustic style, so you might want to modify it - trim off the dog ears and change the hinges. Agree about the porch post - the style is all wrong for the house. Boxing it in is pretty easy. Also agree about landscaping If you have paint or photoshop, play around with different colors for your trim and siding. The current colors are neutral and safe, but there's no pizazz. Looks at blues, grays and greens, which will work with your brick and roof. I'd paint the window trim too, and look into beefing up the trim with some additional, but simple, molding. I can't see the detail of your front door - if it is a rustic, colonial, victorian etc style, plan on replacing it eventually - and yes, a lighter or brighter color. I don't see how you could remove or replace the "beam" (if I am looking at the thing you mean - across the front, above the windows?) and come up with anything that is better. Your brick ends below it; it is appropriately simple; although it is too bad that it sits right on top of the windows. Perhaps you could paint it to blend in with the brick, but I think just painting it with the rest of the trim is fine.