If you must patch rather than match or redo the room, and if changing furnishings to set something in front of the wall damage will not work, then, for whatever you do add to the places where adding a picture would be uncommon, then the idea would be to have the changes to such uncommon places appear to be a deliberate addition for practical use or as art to enable to you to add something that will represent your own interests. While you may not want to hang a traditional picture in such places, creating an open niche https://i.pinimg.com/736x/6c/d3/87/6cd38715530988e123906cd55544a47f--wall-bookshelves-bookcases.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/736x/17/73/32/177332af450130b191410ad0755197e4--small-bathrooms-beautiful-bathrooms.jpg or shallow closet with door might https://i.pinimg.com/736x/50/45/59/504559ffa2d294c27069e3fe7868bc86--wall-stud-recessed-shelves.jpg or or covering the holes with a board (think upscale kitchen cabinet door or small unusual carving https://secure.img2-fg.wfcdn.com/im/65545158/resize-h400-w400%5Ecompr-r85/2975/29757638/sarwaedi-hand-carved-wood-owl-sculpture-panel-wall-decor.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/736x/20/37/a4/2037a47ef255482d7df48a70ccb1eb1a--wooden-art-wood-planks.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c9/57/4b/c9574b8af4133cba7c0d65a8cc34e780--wooden-sculptures-wall-sculptures.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/40/38/56/403856de62e7a312a8d1da529bb0826c.jpg or even add a single longer vertical board https://i.pinimg.com/236x/cf/c1/cd/cfc1cd8146717fe7834f2b15dc6fb97f--decoration-home-home-decor.jpg or even a plain wide shelving board affixed vertically, from baseboard to ceiling, and add unusual art to that, perhaps even wire or metal wall art might be considered -- their unusual shapes or groupings of related pieces could serve to cover unusual places even while being placed at not so odd a place. http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mFDzC8EXDcu6_ykEpWJU0Hw.jpg A grouping of birds over trees could cover spots high and/or medium and/or low. https://i.pinimg.com/736x/95/2a/42/952a421035a7bc268aa9d286ec673812--metal-wall-art-decor-art-metal.jpg or a tree w/trunk to baseboard might be painted onto the wall where repainting is needed. http://www.diarytale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_20170520_112906_AO_HDR.jpg Shelving might work in some instances: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f4/7d/d4/f47dd43af9c914cf59fa0c233c36bdf9--ikea-lack-shelves-lack-shelf.jpg http://homesforsaleinvictoria.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/small-wooden-wall-shelves.jpg https://img1.etsystatic.com/161/0/10532096/il_340x270.1226564361_f53d.jpg http://legambienteanzionettuno.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cute-small-wood-wall-shelf-set-of-2-great-from-barnwood4u-pertaining-to-dimensions-1024-x-802.jpg http://doxoh.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/small-wall-shelf-home-decor-with-creative-diy-wall-shelves-furniture-decorations-photo-hanging-bookshelves.jpg

It's not just the posts but what about the brick on the floor of the porch. Your brick looks good; wouldn't paint it. Not any of it and (the look of) your black metal window frames will thank you for it. IF this decision to paint the brick is a done deal, at least have it pressure washed before painting it so you're not painting of stuff that will expedite the paint flicking off. Also, if you're so sure painting the brick is the right decision, be proud of your decision and show us all picks of the whole house, before and after.

If this is to be a retirement home for the two of you, focus on creating a one bedroom home downstairs and make sure you are able to close off any upstairs or attic guest rooms to control heat exchange -- save on heating and cooling cost and potential for clutter and cleaning issues. If your garage is going to be 26'or28' of the 42' width permitted on the front road side of the house, put the garage on the limited window side of the house. Have a living* room behind your porch and an entry (entry that can be closed off from the rest of the house with a glass wall and French Door or sliding door) alongside that garage with the entry from the garage into the house within same front entry (space saving) -- and put your stairs in that front entry as well, adding another French Door to be able to close off the stairwell from the rest of the entry to save on heat/ac when upstairs/attic is not in use. Put the kitchen behind the back wall of the garage -- more cabinet wall on windowless wall -- and use high windows above shorter / lower easier to reach overhead cabinets, except, if possible, over the kitchen sink -- put a traditional window there. Behind the living* room, you'll want a hallway beside the kitchen. Behind the kitchen, create a family* room kitchen with both dining and sitting area that extends all the way to the back wall of the house -- except, build a closet or small storage room at the back CORNER of that family room. Building only a closet on that corner could create the "room" needed to block the neighbor's view of your patio from that kitchen/ family room side of the house to create the privacy for at the back of the house, yet still leave the patio large/wider than if between two actual full width rooms, thus letting in more light to your family room sitting area. Also, If you make your bedroom elongated -- longer front to back rather than wider -- that, too, could make your patio larger/wider (as well as make your family room sitting area wider) and let more light into your family room sitting area -- where I suspect the two of you will be spending most of your time anyway. On the living* room side of the house, behind the living* room and across from the island between kitchen and family room, create a square hallway with a door to close the hallway off from the kitchen/family room areas. From that square hallway ... have a door that leads toward the back of the house into your master bedroom, have a door that leads toward the side of the house and into a large walk in closet, and have a door that leads toward the front of the house into a bathroom with a high window. The reason I put an " * " beside living* room each time is because, with well placed recessed lighting rather than a central overhead light fixture, you could actually use that front living* room as your large formal dining room area. If possible, use the high windows where you cannot have a standard window. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/167970261073723332/ OR see if you can be permitted to create a bump out for a modified bay window with the larger center portion of the bay be solid -- for art -- and have narrow windows that open and close in the sides of the modified bay window ... each facing front and back rather toward your neighbors on either side of your home. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/496310821404734990/ https://www.google.com/search?q=square+bump+out+bay+window&client=firefox-b-1-d&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=KZbqRoZ5mvXeXM%252CRZ1bU2OJzUOxBM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQ9rJciHuSvHa90gXhXpSgPLElcfQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjK28f4x_TwAhW_EVkFHWABA5wQ9QF6BAgKEAE#imgrc=KZbqRoZ5mvXeXM&imgdii=HZ5HelmzkhSQQM https://www.google.com/search?q=square+bump+out+bay+window&client=firefox-b-1-d&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=KZbqRoZ5mvXeXM%252CRZ1bU2OJzUOxBM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQ9rJciHuSvHa90gXhXpSgPLElcfQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjK28f4x_TwAhW_EVkFHWABA5wQ9QF6BAgKEAE#imgrc=KZbqRoZ5mvXeXM

I think I would take off the shutters and do a deeper stone color on a new garage door without windows. I think your house is a handsome example of the period it was built and I really like the small paned window on the left