I think a marine blue for the front door would look good with the brick and roof. Then, can your window frames be painted? maybe navy there, or dark green, or dark butterscotch. Paint the gutter across the front the same color. I think certain shades of red would work with that brick too This doesn't strike me as a house style for shutters, but maybe a bit of slim wood trim around the windows and a bit more around the door -- the door seems kind of lost in the façade, added trim would make it have more presence. Something simple and fairly plain, though. This isn't a fussy house. You could hang a piece of wall pottery on the wall on the right of the door. Get pretty, good sized pots to place on either side of the steps to make them seem more anchored and generous (or, rebuild the steps a bit wider) Is there a porch across the front or is it just a planter ( can't tell)? I'd replace the metal post with a more substantial square pillar and maybe build up the edge of the porch to make it stand out more. I would repeat the lines of it on the other side of the house with a new planter wall, but build it a little deeper to the house to introduce some balanced asymmetry and have room for a small tree. I think repeating the straight lines in that way will work, but I would also like to see a slightly curvier, ground level bed in front of the planter -- that would be a nice spot for bulbs and ground coverplants/stone and some things like bird's nest spruce, coneflowers, hostas and heuchera. Have those beds meet the sidewalk a foot or two ahead of the steps. BTW after the first year or two, once the plants fill in and if the beds and planters are kept mulched there should be almost no weeding needed. In those planters I would rip out the current shrubs and put a mix of textures, heights and colors -- say if it is pretty shady (and depending on your location) maybe a couple of threadleaf cypress, large hosta, a small to mid sized grass, ferns, liriope -- just to name a few possibilities. Perhaps a narrower growing boxwood at the corners. Rhododendron? Nothing that will grow very tall in front of the windows. A Japanese maple, or a simply framed trellis with a rose or clematis, to soften the corner to the right of the door and fill the large blank gap. But overall not too crowded with plants, because you want to maintain a bit of a sense of simplicity even as you use the plants to soften and add interest. To dress up the sidewalk you could line it with some pavers, maybe a mix of squares and rectangles, and plant some small ground creeping plants alongside. I think this house has the potential to look really good! Hopefully someone can sketch some of the various ideas for you.

These are great suggestions! Currently the door is a pale blue; harbor haze by Benjamin Moore. It’s a very subtle/neutral color, my husband was convinced I painted the door white. We will start with the landscaping, shutter removal and larger lanterns. Grover- I love that color!! Is it slightly darker/tanner in your photo or is it just updated with above suggestions? We will have to revisit siding; I agree that it may be too much gray to have it the front especially with the gambrel style home. Unsure of if it looks stranger to leave it mismatched or to go with it (1 yellow side, 3 gray)

Yardvaark: Love your garden design. Had considered enlarging the garden towards the middle walkway, but never thought of going the opposite way. Also love the pink anchors on the sides of the house. And the red in the wall garden. There's tulips there in the spring, and annuals in the summer. But usually a mix of colors. Love the idea of just one color, and thinking something like Salvia could work. The only part of your design that wouldn't work is the large plant by the step, as we need to be able to squeeze in there to get to the water faucet. Or have you left space to get in behind it? BTW, very cool that you erased the green bin! ☺️ Little Bug said" Paint the garage door and trim the same color as the foundation. No need to highlight it like a target." The foundation is probably going to need to be a new color, so will consider your suggestion. meghanm519 said "The front door color is just personal preference. White is fine but I think a little pop of color would bring it up a notch. " A colored door definitely pops, however, with the new non-white siding, maybe a white door won't look so boring. celerygirl: Cool mockups. Thanks for creating them. ☺️ Thanks, everyone, for your comments. It's so great getting new ideas and suggestions. The guy was here yesterday to take measurements and prepare a quote. Asked what color siding he'd recommend, and his answer was "gray". So it seems everyone agrees on the siding color. ☺️Trim will be white. No shutters. The door will also be white. However, he is making the door a bit wider than it is now, while still keeping a sidelight, so that might help set the door off a bit more. Once the work is complete, I'll post a picture, probably asking for foundation color suggestions. Thanks again, everyone. ☺️

The teal looks great with the siding color! I would paint the storm door to match, to make it stand out more. Beefing up the columns is an excellent idea also. I don't think shutters are quite right, and not cedar, but if it is possible I would add beefier trim around the windows and do consider a darker color on the trim, perhaps a darker shade of the siding color. If it were my house I would also paint the visible foundation to match the house, and do the tiered gardens on the slope as suggested.