In addition to the landscape recommendations, I would consider (1) painting your front door a bright color to make it stand out, (2) adding planters along the bottom of the "deck", and (3) removing that table and chairs and putting some sort of wall planter on the portion of the wall before the stairs. Something like one of these:

I love yardvaark's rendering! In addition to those ideas, I'd expand the porch/deck all the way to the end of the house - where the table and chairs currently are. (Definitely move them elsewhere.) Then bring the stairs to midway down the deck, to approach the house straight-on rather than from the end of the deck.

I'm not in love with the deck color. Match one of the colors already existing on the house.

Those flowerboxes are teeny-tiny. I'd make them at least twice that big.

Do you need all that concrete? You could have the area not in front of the garage jackhammered up and do something nicer, like brick set in sand or stone set with bluestone dust. If a prior owner did this, maybe they liked low maintenance and didn't particularly care about design.

To make the front door more inviting:

• paint it a bright colour (leave the side door on the deck beige)
• get a new address sign and put it between the front door and garage. the size and the white will make it "pop" and the location will designate that as your main door.

A light that matches the others placed where your house numbers are now would look better than the high black one that's currently between the two doors.

Bigger flower boxes on the windows. Bigger shrubs beneath them. Grow a climbing plant between them as shown.

Love kariyava's idea of lots of greenery along that windowless wall.

If the spot with the chairs is where you want a patio area, I suggest expanding the deck so that it reaches that corner and has stairs to the driveway in the centre as littlebug described. Their current placement makes them look a bit like a small afterthought and not an inviting lounge area.

Some good ideas presented to improve curb appeal but the concrete pad looks like a great place for the kids to play and joy ride. Painting concrete, especially with children playing on it, will become a nuisance to maintain. If feeling a strong need to go in that direction, at least consider stamped concrete as an alternative to paint.

In addition to the ideas above: that windowless wall next to the "upper" (front?) door needs something to break it up. Depending on how much light you get: climbing roses or clematis, ivy, or even narrow planters with tall grasses. Some mirrored balls on stakes can also provide height and visual interest. Plus: the kids will love it!

Also: repaint the patio to be a less prominent color, and if budget allows tear it down and reconfigure the steps so it doesn't feel it is choking off the whole front door. Then you can even place some nice urn-shaped planters at the bottom of the steps. (I think the upper door is the front one, right? The lower door looks like it's going toward the garage.

Reducing the width of the dirt driveway by densley planting - trees, shrubs and adding larger rock, gravel, or stone over the dirt is a way to create a appealing entryway to the property and restore privacy. Add a large wall sculpture or attractive piece of free formed wood to the side of the house at entryway and move the table toward the front of the house a little more to create a "patio feel", yet allow the use of the drive as a play area. Continue to allow shrubs and trees around the frame of house mature.

I would eliminate the door to the garage- it really isnt necessary as one can enter through the first garage bay. Then expand the front entrance. Differentiate the concrete with a walk path (you can stain concrete or other decorative methods)

I think something like this would be aworth a try instead of the little deck that really serves no purpose These ideas bring the focus on the entry and also eliminates the sea of concrete.

Here's a few more ideas and thoughts.

Since you have a deck on the other side of the house (in 3rd photo) and generous land around you, I'm guessing this is not your main entertainment area. I agree with Yardvaark about the plantings. IN the quick sketch attached, I just cut away some of the excessive concrete and extended the bed, but (hopefully) left room to back the car into (or for the table in chairs if they need to remain). Also added a columnar evergreen on the corner to soften it. For the deck, I change the railings to metals railings for a lighter look for the deck, added screening below the deck, and added a color to the front door. The planters are larger and more of them to fill the corner. For the bare wall, there is a lot of art that is made for the outdoors these days. Pick something you love to use as a focal point. You can also add vertical house numbers, like comelyhomely suggested next to the door.

Good luck with your project!

My understanding of OP stating “The front entry is on the driveway” was that the door on the ground is the one they’re looking to draw attention to, not the one on the deck, but I agree with pp that having the main entrance be into the garage seems odd.

some ideas:

So the front door is by the garage, not on the deck? Do you want people to use the front door, or go up the deck to use the other door? Do YOU use the deck door, but you don't want visitors using it? I'm a little confused.

If you want to direct people to your front door by the garage, how about putting a wreath on it, and a very large welcome mat-not a little dinky one, but a large one. Also put your house numbers by the front door. Maybe put some large potted plants surrounding the deck to conceal it a little.

Add statement-piece urns, big troughs, and movable statues might break up the monotony. At least, these are not fixtures which require heavy digging when you're fed up with them.

Thanks everyone for these great ideas! I will be using them. I appreciate your time and suggestions!

Please post an after picture :-)