If you can't change the window to larger, maybe you can balance it with shutters or something... but a look on Google at mid century homes, most seem to have all different sized windows. They didn't matchy match back then; they built more from the use inside out. The door color could change to a contrasting color. I guess people here are liking the exterior siding but I am not a fan of the vertical. But I guess it's in keeping with the style. Also the people who said no to stone. Actually, there are a lot of mid century homes WITH stone; and a lot with brick too. Most of the homes have a mixture of the two. I think it'd be beautiful and you could do a fence of wide wood horizontal planks.... Contrasting color on the roof line and around door and windows... Maybe plant some square boxes of flowers.... you could do that under that bedroom window to balance it if you can't make that larger. Look online for homes to see what they did. Go through the neighborhood to find others and maybe get ideas. Attached a photo of one that is a little like your home. That's how they updated. That wood fence/partition in front is very mid century and in vogue right now.

That Architectures 101 article on "Shudders", suggesting their removal in about every case where shutters are used, keeps being put forth as the final holy dictum on the subject. Personally, I reject it, thinking that today's use of shutters have moved well beyond actual or simulated function and have become, just trim ... another way to add some interest and detail on an otherwise dull and bland box. Accept it as the maxim if you will, but I think this shutter removal fad will run its course in another decade or so and start to be mentioned in the same way as "that's so 70's" ... or whatever decade you want to comment about that has little to offer today. Can't figure out why someone would say that landscape beds need to be serpentine. That can't be true because there are countless instances where it couldn't possibly work or be good. And the snakey serpentine is almost always bad. The bed line should geometrically fit the occasion. It's usually straight lines, curves, or a combination of the two. Maybe some angles thrown in. There is no blanket rule that fits all houses. The foundation planting does not seem to fit well to the house. It seems to have the urge to smother the house, but seems also to be simultaneously suppressed in its endeavors. The unbroken roof comes across as an uninteresting element and the house seems exposed. Some small trees off of the corners would help these conditions. the burning bush off of the right corner could be such a small tree, but this one is most likely too close to the house for that. The stoop could stand to be larger and not smothered by plants. A clearer path from the drive to stoop would help, too. The yard overall seems exposed so maybe some street trees could be fit in, too.

It just needs some character. I would paint it a nice nautical blue, white trim and an inviting sunshine yellow front door. I'm curious about that item next to the sign in front. Is that a pipe that goes into the house? I'm a vacation rental property manager (16 yrs., including Brigantine, NJ) and I don't think your home has rental appeal right now. First, I hang clothes out to dry and have no dryer, but vacationers aren't used to that. Remove the drying contraption and install a good W/D set. The place is hemmed in by all the asphalt! I see some of it leads to another building. Is that a separate property or just storage associated with the house? Can any of the asphalt be removed or replaced/covered with pea gravel, crushed shells or other material that is more "beachy?" All of the patio/walk material around the house is far from adequate, interesting or inviting. Again, replace with more appealing and beach-appropriate materials. Change the storm doors for solid pane ones. On the side facing the ocean, find a way to open a door onto a new balcony/deck that will also provide cover for the lower area. Not knowing the interior layout, I'm guessing, but the three windows could be changed to a triple French door, slider or retracting/stacking glass panels (your budget may be a concern here.) In front where people park just put a pergola all across. I suggest you watch the Netflix series titled "Stay Here." It is chock full of ideas, DIY and marketing tips that will help you if this is your first rental venture. Pergola to emphasize your entry Deck idea for ocean side.

Hare some ideas for enhancing the patio entrance (the one that is actually used). I have assumed that some sort of divider between carport and patio is needed to protect young children. The edited photos below show options ranging from a full wall with door to a simple iron fence with gate. You can choose the degree of privacy you prefer for the patio area. Some of the photos show thin overlay pavers used for the walkway between the two entrances, tying the proposed new entrance walk to both doorways and differentiating the walks intended for people from the driveway/carport intended for cars. The current storage closets at the back of the patio look like later additions and look temporary in their quality of construction. I've shown them removed and replaced with sturdy, lockable storage closets under the left side of the carport roof. Placement there would make the roof's asymmetry look purposeful. (I've assumed that if the roof meets property-line setback requirements, the closets would too.) There were no pictures showing how the area left of the carport is used, though, so I don't know whether this suggestion is workable. The patio looks like stamped concrete that has not been truly finished. I've shown it stained brown (like leather) instead of pink, sealed, with the very wide and deep joints filled. Consult someone knowledgeable about joint fill material (grout/mortar? polymeric sand? fine gravel?). Order of staining/sealing/filling will depend on the fill material chosen. As for colors, I've used white for trim/gutters and ceilings, pavers/stains that tone into but do not match the brick for walkways/patio, charcoal gray that is close to the roof color for everything that isn't paving or trim. These are some ideas, anyway; you can see what you think.