Leave the siding alone for now, it's not terrible. The garage door is blending in as well, which is a good thing. Invest in new trim and beef up the trim around the windows. Then paint the front door a pop of color.

thank you for the advice! are you suggesting beefed up light trim or dark?

Look at doing a dark stain on the deck, an ebony color.

Add your favorite color to the front door, red wold pull the color from your flowers up. And change out the storm door for a black one.

Change out the light fixture by the garage for something simpler and black.

If budget permits add a black steel garage door with vertical glass panels to mimic the ones on the right of the facade.

Much Thanks! I will definitely look into garage door option if there is some leftover money.

hi, have you considered painting the wooden handrail white... it matches your front door, window trim & makes it a more cohesive look.

You could possibly extend the left handrail along landing & down to the first step (L-Shape)

till driveway.

Extending handrail is gong to give a majestic appeal like make your house look bigger!

Your landscape could benefit from little change.

A shrub till the ht of main landing handrail,

a little taller plants next to concrete steps..

Light next to garage door is too close to top projection.

If possible lowering the fixture will look much better..

Have fun!

Add wider (5-6") trim (white) around each of the small windows, then add same trim around the entire set of 4 windows set (not each window) on the other side. If you can, trim out the arch window (you can buy flexible arch pieces as well). Frame out the front door and side window as one, and right over the in-between siding piece. The piece between the door could be decorative (meaning a small panel with relief (raised but still painted white). Make it look like it is one unit. Also frame out the upper window, over the door, at least the top an bottom larger and smaller pieces on the sides if necessary. Keep the garage the color of the siding as is, but also frame out the trim around it larger. This will change the entire appearance of the house at a very low cost.

P.S. Don't paint the porch..I like it the way it is now.

P.S.S. I wouldn't change the garage door until you have done the rest as you may not need to do so.

Thanks! So many great ideas to consider!

I don't see the color as dated at all. The whole house looks quite nice. I'd start by painting the front door, maybe black, then see what you think. I would not paint the front deck. I think I might like to see more cedar on the house though.

do any of you think that painting the front door orange is a good idea? thanks in advance for suggestions

Well, that opened a can of worms. The cedar really brings out the green in the current siding.

Maybe for now, a black door is enough.

I would go with charcoal/taupe for garage and front doors and for windows trim.

It is easiest and less expensive front lift up.

More iterations:

This is just a bit of lipstick to tied you over. You can paint the vinyl siding. There is a specially formulated paint for that.

I would also paint the deck the same color. I'm trying to match your paver steps.

There are kits on Amazon that provide magnetic 'windows' to dress up your garage door.

There is something wrong with the roof line where I have arrows pointing.

https://www.amazon.com/Magnets-Jones-Mountain-Decorative-Magnetic/dp/B07N1XCWC6/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_60_tr_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&refRID=HEHKB8XA25V4QMDR10YJ&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/Giani-Car-Weather-Resistant-Decorative-Garage/dp/B0765BW8DR

https://www.amazon.com/Decorative-Magnetic-Garage-Window-Panes/dp/B077HZ8DTW

https://www.amazon.com/Coach-Accents-AP240199-Heritage-Window/dp/B01BKK4OTQ/ref=sr_1_26?keywords=Decorative+Magnetic+Garage+Door+Window+Panes&qid=1556148442&refinements=p_72%3A1248909011&rnid=1248907011&s=hi&sr=1-26#customerReviews

https://www.amazon.com/Coach-Accents-Simulated-Garage-windows/dp/B004YWQYAK

There's something weird about your windows. They look like they're different sizes.

Not a fan of the orange-brown color stain on the deck, with the brown roof. I think the browns don't look good together. I'd stain it dark or paint it white.

How about blue for your front door?

save your money and do what grover photo shopped for you! you'll have the best home on the block. you will need a more modern type of front door w/glass.

Grover, what if you did a deep blue-graywith the wood?

these homes look gorgeous when redone in an up to date modern look. the wood slat siding makes this type of home

if doing the wood siding, I think a wood door would be overkill, so here is more of a modern type of garage door.

this type might work too

I like this darker charcoal and dark bronze/black trim color w/the wood

same glass panel garage doors

don't want wood? spruce up the bottom portion with a type of ledger stone.

if you do make the outside more modern, look at a door like this (not in orange

I would skip the orange front door on this house.

Before you paint the right portion of the house, remove that arched window and fill in with siding that matches the rest. Then paint. That window does not suit that house at all.

Barbara,,,if you bothered to read the comment right above it,,,I said, "not in orange". I posted it for the door style only.

it's not my first rodeo.

thank you everyone so far! you've all really gone above and beyond with your suggestions! Beth are you in agreement with Barbara that particular door doesn't work with Orange, or that an Orange door( possibly solid) wouldn't work at all? @Grover thanks for the paintovers, gives me alot to think about

if you went w/the wood and darker stucco tones (like a deep charcoal or deep gray) then orange could be a nice door color. But, putting that door on your house as it is currently would not look the best.

something like this would go w/your style home (but really not your current home colors)

orange is a great door color, but everything else around it has to be dialed in

The only thing that would go with orange front door would be your wood handrail.

These are earthy warm tones & would be standing out on your façade rather than merging or adding to its appeal.

I agree that it is best to save your money until you can really make the kind of impactful change that will give you the modern look you want. Making small piecemeal changes are not smart unless the are parts of a bigger plan that will eventually lead you to the look you want. I would get estimates for your idea version of what you want the exterior to look like. Budget how long it will take you to get there.

In the meanwhile, painting your door a burnt orange just for kicks. You can always paint it back.

Few more accessories like a charming sign post with flowers beneath, wooden bracket with flower basket, bigger bushes ..

kind of complete the picture of your house façade.

Notice the addition of handrail making your house look so much bigger!

"Before & After"

Your house is rather handsome with its clean modern lines and good proportions. It will be a very nice looking home when you can refresh the siding & roof over the years.

To my eye, the orange porch & railing dont work. Too orange & they obscure the entry. Perhaps look into a cable railing kit to replace the rails: modern looking & will open up the entry visually. Then paint the posts, porch & steps a color that works with the siding ( a coffee brown maybe?). Add modern or transitional lights in black. I think these two small scale changes would have a great big impact.

Lots of good ideas here. You have a nice home and lots of potential. I agree that a cable system would enhance the horizontal look as right now the deck slats conflict with the horizontal siding. A cable system would blend in and you could add it to the lower steps. Without a rail, it seems like a lawsuit just waiting to happen. Last and inexpensive would be to paint the deck support a darker color no matter how you do or don't change the color of the upper. Make that support blend into the background.