when was the house built?

My house is a shade that I call "mint green" (no idea what the actual color name is, as it was that color when we bought it). I happen to like it a lot. Here's a picture of our porch from Halloween.

Back up and give us a picture of the whole house as it looks today. From this small-slice picture we can’t really see a lot.

I can see, though, that the porch posts are way under sized and so are the shutters. The bushes are straggly and poorly placed. What color is the house now? Pale yellow?

I dont mind the shutters, but, the porch posts, really dont go with your house at all, and they are way too skinny. Your house could use a power washing, and you can paint vinyl siding, you just need the right kind of paint. However, once it is cleaned, it might look a lot better to you. You definitely need to redo some of the landscaping, and get some color on your porch. Some colorful pots, with pretty plants would look really nice. A better picture, where we could see the whole house would be nice, but, what I can see, looks like a cute house, once the siding is cleaned up and the landscaping done.

The posts need to be bigger IMO those windows should not have shutters at all I have certainly seen much uglier houses . Maybe a good cleaning of the siding will help and IMO new windows with no grids would be better . Some new landscaping will add a lot and a walkway from the street always adds a welcoming feel to any house it also allows for some nice landscaping.

Thanks for the suggestions. I agree about the shutters. I have power washed the house and, although it looked cleaner up close, it did not appear to make a difference from the street. I am thinking about landscaping as well, just not sure what it needs or how much I need to budget. I think it has a lot of potential.

Here is another picture. The yard has been mowed, shrubs have been trimmed, but just another view I have of the house. The siding is a pale yellow. I am just not a fan of the siding, I think it looks cheap. I would like the trim around the windows to show (like my neighbors to the left), but unfortunately they are covered with siding.

Congrats on your new house! It’s adorable and has a lot of potential. I agree with everyone else ... replace or clad posts with something larger, new paint (maybe a slightly brighter yellow?), remove nonfunctional shutters, remove bushes. Maybe search for yellow home, aluminum siding, bungalow and see if any inspirational pics show up?

Since you seem unsure about landscaping. Go to a local nursery and have them come to your house and draw up a plan. You do not have to do everything on that plan at one time, just add things, little by little. By having this plan drawn, it will make sure you are not wasting money on something that will be little to no value or give you better curb appeal.

This is a charming house. The posts which look skinny and misplaced are bringing it down, as well as the siding which is looking yellow ish, and uninspiring landscaping. The shutters are non functional and therefore should go. I would paint the siding, maybe a deep blue? Replace the posts with something simple and strong looking, none of those furniture curves. A bold door color could be fun too. And then do landscaping appropriate to your region.

Also you need to add some trim across the front of the porch (currently is only a row of siding) and across the top of the window on the right of the picture. If you do remove the shutters (I don't necessarily agree with that, but they currently are too skinny for sure on the right windows) probably beef up the trim around the windows - making sure all 3 window trims match. Otherwise the window will just look puny.

One of the things that give it a "cheap" look is the lack of, or inadequate (such as the skinny posts) finishing touches like good trim.

Go to a siding website manufacturer website to look at all the options for trim. You can upload a good photo of the house too, and try out different colors and combinations.

I dislike brown roofs for the most part also - especially when matched with yellow! Most are a shade of brown that is hard to work with. The photo AB posted looks great though, if your roof is close to that color then you do have several options for a siding color.

Last resort - even asphalt shingle roofs can be painted (Behr makes a paint specifically for this), but just like painted siding, it won't last forever and will require touch ups and eventually full repainting to keep looking good. My painted aluminum siding needed work after about 10 years.

Shelly, the siding does look to be in bad shape so if you could replace it, that alone would make it look better. There are a number of colors (navy, sage green, taupe, etc.) you could go with that would work with the roof color, which I don't think is that bad. If you did new siding I would look into a more substantial white trim around the windows and maybe not put the shutters back. Also changing the columns on the front to a more substantial white square column would enhance the look of the house. If you're interested in seeing some virtual makeovers of your house check out my website, Creative Visual Concepts.

The bones are there for a very attractive house. It just needs a little work. BTW, I don't think your house is ugly.

Yes, your siding appears to be in poor shape along the upper right roof line. Is that recent damage or has it been there a while? I ask because you might want to have it checked out first to see what is going on under that area under the lifted siding first to take care of any damage. If no damage, then great, just repair the siding and paint. If there is damage, then you may need to replace the siding. But check first.

Just a comment: I don't think your home is ugly either :) It just needs someone to love it back into proper condition. Do a few repairs, some repainting and landscaping that is more up to date. I would change the siding color and the posts as mentioned above. You have lots of options. I lean toward a sage green particularly since you have a brown roof, but what is more important is what colors you prefer.

Cute house. Agree with most, give your siding a good cleaning and some maintenance, and replace your two posts with one large one in the corner for now. Down the road change the siding or paint and beef up the window trim.

I don’t think your house is ugly! If you have the budget to replace to change the color, then that’s what you should do! The brown roof would not look as bad to you if the color was not yellow. I do agree the posts look a little skimpy which would not be a major fix. Drive around your neighborhood and take pictures of the houses you like and that will help a lot in your future decisions.

I don’t know that your window trim is covered with siding as much as the windows have no trim on them. I dont know how hard it is to add trim after the fact.

leaving off trim is done for cost reasons. some people just leave it off in the rear of the house. Our builder gave us that option. We elected to do trim everywhere on our house and glad for it. Adding trim could make a big difference