No to painting the brick unless you don’t mind lowering the value of a very nice house. I would get a new front door , make a path that leads to the front door from the street not the drivewayonly. Then landscaping will work wonders on the exterior appeal I would paint the trim the darkest color from the brick and the garage doors too. A front door with more glass will be good like a MCM one.. As for the actual landscaping take pictures with you to your garden center with some ideas about how much mainteance you are willing to do remembering to mention the new walkway to the door.As for the style of landscaping go on line and look at different styles

Yes to painting the trim. I’m not fond of the dark bricks , I’d try staining them lighter if possible, to blend in more, they seem to “jump out” at me. Plants should not block the windows.

I think this house could really benefit from a front porch.

Mindi, the examples from Doug and grover look nice. Beware of any color that's too cool...like certain grays. They can clash with your warm roof and brick colors. No to painting the brick, but I like K Laurence's suggestion.

Wow! I think if you incorporated the suggested groveraxles porch design WITH Doug's design the place would look so wonderful, they have it all planned out for you!

I would suggest painting the garage doors and front door the same color as the roof. As far as landscaping, I really like Doug's design. If the budget is limited, I would recommend at least increasing the depth of the current landscaping bed with more definitive curves and adding a variety of small low-maintenance plants.

I like the idea to lighten just the dark brick so they blend better. Otherwise, the plan above are excellent. I would get a landscape architect out to look at it and make you up a plan with plants for your area. I would avoid putting a path through the middle of your yard, but that might be personal preference. Could be nice if people walk through the yard often.