Am not a big fan of the brick. Am going to suggest painting it. Once painted it can't be undone though. The brick color just seems drab and a bit dirty from the variations in it. Yes to a new garage door and yes to having lites (windows) in it. Nothing opens up a facade like windows and your garage door presents a fully flat facade that' isn't really appealing. It's unfortunate that your garage dominates almost entirely. It obscures your entrance. Would love to see some type of roof element added to signify this is the entry and to relieve the dominance of the garage. It's a pretty house. Good luck!

I, for one, have always been a fan of keeping the architecture as simple as possible. But if flower boxes are your bliss, go for it. Me, personally, I'd give them a pass. They're small, need frequent watering, and can be a bit tough during summer (due to being small and needing frequent watering...) Certainly feel free to changing the door colors. Even the garage doors, perhaps? Some tone in the stone on the side, I should think. If you want to break the harmony, go ahead, no problems there. Burgundy? Slate Blue? Something tasteful and not too far out of range for that house. ETA: I rethought that blue on second glance; it's too close to the siding. Grays are out too, obviously. Bad artist, bad artist. :-) Burgundy would clash as well. With those blue-gray tones, you'd either want to match (which I wouldn't care for), pull from the stone colors, or stay white, really. /ETA I might avoid most vines because...vines. If you do, please choose ones that aren't invasive, like clematis, which won't eat the house (I don't see your locale, which would help us out greatly; for some users, it might show, for me, it does not). Clematis would also blossom beautifully. I would not recommend some blooming vines like wisteria because, again, edible house. They'll try to take over and require a flamethrower to remove if your environment is compatible. It's hard to tell from just one shot, but it looks like a flower garden (perennials for minimal care if you like) to the right side of the driveway as you come up to the door would give you attractive flowers in summer and possibly winter interest if you choose some evergreens as well. That will break the colder lines of the concrete and brick (although really, again, I don't find them objectionable). If you're up for more care, an annual garden instead, or a core annual garden with perennials and evergreens, will give you even more color during spring, summer, and fall while still lending some winter interest. A taller accent like a fringe tree (locale dependent) might look great there as a shape that would really break the lines, too. Again, so many individual choices depend very much on where you are. But...congrats on your new home! It's lovely as it is!

What's your budget range for current changes? Are you thinking of painting, landscaping, or just a few new flowering plants?

I would unify the window treatments inside so they all present the same way to the curb. Add lantern lights that are 1/3 the front door's height. If your siding is faded compared to whats under the fan trim on the second floor window, paint can unify it. To help eliminate the boxy feeling that is emphasized by all the rectangles (including the walkway slabs,) you might add some curves and a portico. Here's a lovely rendition you could use as your template. I wouldn't be against painting everything white. Check with Romabio for masonry paint with a 20 year guarantee. These first floor windows have additional molding up top which you could do, along with shutters. A wider porch, curved wrought iron railings and a flat portico could give you a similar look. Traditional muntins in the windows would go a long way toward a more classical look. Landscaping will be the key to lowering the profile of the house, and you might consider a darker color on the bottom bricks (those below the sided entry and the rest at that same level.) Just carry a darker color at that same height on around the house to give the appearance of a contrasting foundation behind new plantings.