don't know if it's supposed to work, but that house has so much "weight"-depth, dimension, mass, presence, something like that-that I think a front door that matches the other trim would be excellent. With the mass or whatever I'm trying to say of all that rich wood siding, you need something deep & powerful; different colors might look fussy & insignificant. It's a beautiful house!

Love that color! You don't think it would be too much green along with the cedar that has more of a green than grey cast, do you?

So glad you removed the shutters. They don't belong on your 1960s ranch home, even if they were put there by the original builder. Here are two articles to show you why: Shutters vs Shudders More detail about Shutters from Old House Guy I agree with you - no craftsman door. I will look for a door that is suitable for your ranch and others will jump in too :) The biggest improvement you can make is your landscaping. It is all jammed up against your house. Find a landscape designer to put together a plan for you that you can implement over time as your budget allows. Right now your landscaping acts as a barrier and not a sign of 'welcome home'. Wide & deep landscape beds with a wide entrance walkway open up your home. Good call on the black roof color for your new roof. Exciting times ahead!

Is there paint on it now? If so, you cant put stain on over the top. You will have to repaint it, or use a solid color stain (the grain wont show through, like regular semi transparent stain). I would try to do a color very close to actual cedar siding color.