I posted on your other thread, too. Glad you are tackling the windows! That little ankle-peek window is odd, as if the architect was trying to do something remarkable rather than memorable -- although it is hard to forget! It serves no obvious good purpose. If you are contemplating changing or getting rid of it, consider moving it up to just under the eaves. I asked on the other thread if you are replacing the amber glass panes. They are true to the age and character of the house, but limit your color choices both inside and out, and make it look like the house is inhabited by heavy smokers. (Is it obvious I don't like it?) A clear watered or plain glass would be better and simpler, and detract less from the lines of the house. A simple pergola all the way down the side of the garage would make a stunning entry way and set off the front door nicely. If you extend it four feet beyond the front of the garage, even better. Do you have enough privacy that you could put in full-glass front doors?

it's not a craftsman. adding a porch and stone will not make it one. It's a post-war stucco bungalow. how do you plan on getting this look, onto your home, without spending oodles of dough? What you could do is modify your home to include a porch, maybe extend the left side out front, but you're talking about a remodel. You could certainly do things to spruce it up, but how much do you want to spend? Trying to DIY this could look really bad when completed.

The proposed addition would make your house very similar to houses around me from the 70s. Some homeowners have brought the entrances forward, or embraced the tunnel and added a gate (or done nothing). If it were me, I would go for a courtyard or atrium where the tunnel to your door is and add a killer gate on the front of the house. Some visualizations (I’m not saying these are necessarily good-looking homes, fyi). I’ve had this photo forever and I love what they did with the cedar around the windows. I’d paint your house white with the windows on the right side of your house trimmed in cedar and other cedar accents. I’d suggest getting an architect, but this is a great place to figure out what you like and what might be possible.

Hi Jessica- Congratulations on your lovely new home! Enjoy it in good health! If you need a larger door, can you just get a larger door without it being a double door? Are you able to move in furniture through the back, e.g. a patio or sliding door in the back of the house? I agree that the shutters should be the correct size and not be fixed, they should be able to be closed (be functional) and you can get shutter dogs to keep them open. I like the door the same color as the shutters, some shade of green would be nice. Beverly's landscaping looks great. Some colorful perennials would be nice in front as well. An alternative is the hedges as Beverly shows and window boxes with colorful perennials or annuals. Or even plants with colorful leaves like coleus. Window boxes are way easier to take care of than getting on your knees. Window boxes are usually white. Unless you get ones made out of cast iron. If your neighborhood is one where people walk up to your house, you might want to think about putting in a walkway from the street to your front door that is attractively curved with plantings along the edge.