What is all that additional white fencing? White for the railings was a bad selection IMO and should be tagged for replacement. There should be a graceful way to get from the driveway to the door and the retention walls were a good start and should have been continued to the front door.

yes i am getting the white fence out, however would need a replacement cable railing ? i guess near the retaining wall to stop from kids falling ?

The rising walkway needs to be laid out by a professional to see what railings etc can be legally avoided and still be safe.

IMO the driveway and staircase should coordinate in finishes and materials.

would you say the garage door also to be a shade of grey ?, i was thinking since my stones have a bit of yellow (northwest blend manorstone), i might have to do a yellow stamped driveway like below to add some color or stick to grey , what would you say ?

The main problem here is the trim. It looks like you've used cedar siding for the fascia and little bit of garage wall, then trimmed it out in bright white. That all needs to go.

Cedar siding would be attractive on one of the planes of the house, but not the way it's used here.

I agree with Bev about the white fencing as well.

I'd match the garage doors to your siding -- you want them to mostly disappear, rather than dominate the front of the house any more than they do. Then I'd focus my effort on the right side of the landscaping, which is sort of ... absent, and also on making the front entry more obvious and more welcoming.

And don't do stamped concrete for the driveway. It always looks cheap and this house deserves better. Just do a smooth concrete or exposed aggregate, but don't try to imitate stone.

@groveraxle if we take the cedar siding and trims what do you propose to replace it with ? do you say stamped concrete in general looks cheap or would look cheap with this house ?

@acm any suggestion on how to make the right side landscaping and front entry more welcoming ?

Also if someone can please show me a digital version of my house how it would look with better driveway and some plants that would be great as i am bad at visualizing how it will all look :(

OMG groveraxle that is so so pretty, Is that siding that i have to remove and replace with or just color ?

can you please please add the smooth driveway that you were suggesting , and do i plant any flowers in the retaining wall bed

Savita, I think stamped concrete always looks cheap.

Stamped:

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Exposed aggregate:

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Broom finished:

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Thank you groveraxle , you helped me a lot. So with your design if I add garage door, should I just stick to grey right ?

I would get rid of every speck of white on this house:

Use gray, charcoal, cedar.

What I would do for the garage doors:

That looks perfect, thank you so much groveraxle, you are so gifted and awesome !!!!!!!!

She sure is!

some ideas:

So cute landscaping , thank you so much @ Dig Doug's designs

Make your front steps match your retaining wall:

Sidewalk to mailbox & what grover said.

@groveraxle , that looks nice, would you suggest to do something to the brick on right ?

Savita, I don't know if I'd do anything to the brick on the right. I can't see it well enough. If the brick can be matched, I might use it in redesigning the front porch and steps. This is where a designer on site could really be a help.

Thanks @groveraxle, I will consider all your suggestions. Thanks a bunch !

groveraxle I didnt know stamp drive way looks cheap. I am in the process of trying to make a decision as well. Great info.. .

Dig Doug's Designs Great design as well.