Some decor in the peak facing us, above the door. Or maybe some of those cedar shingles there if wood accent would go with siding color. Everything is just so eye piercing White. The walkway and the front porch steps and landing should be the same color.

I would do gray siding with a red door. And I would paint the hand rails black

I would remove the shutters entirely from the left window and larger shutters that fit for the right window. See brief article - https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/residential-architecture-101-shutters/

I like the red door idea posted by meghanm519 above.

One of the color schemes that works is like below: white with charcoal or black or even a blue/black (appropriately sized with hardware) shutters and a red front door. Landscaping is going to help your home tremendously.

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^Another similar color scheme: white, dark charcoal (or deep green like pic above) trim with coral/red front door and attractive landscaping.

If you remove all of your shutters and beef up your trim colors, I think the gray siding would look very attractive with a bold red door and a wood garage door like the colors below.

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What bothers me is the lack of symmetry. Everything is offset except the chimney. Can you make the porch wider and at least center it on the front door?

Thanks for all the replies.

frankielynnsie said:

Everything is just so eye piercing White.

The walkway and the front porch steps and landing should be the same color.

The white siding is going to be replaced with new (different color) siding.

Never thought about the steps and landing being the same color. Something to think about.

meghanm519 said:

I would do gray siding with a red door. And I would paint the hand rails black

Love that you suggested gray siding, as that's what we're thinking too. Not sure about a red door, though. Is white too boring?

About the hand rails, the ones by the stairs are rod iron, so could be painted. But the lower railing is vinyl, so not sure if it can be painted, or not.

Denita said:

If you remove all of your shutters and beef up your trim colors, I think the gray siding would look very attractive with a bold red door and a wood garage door like the colors below.

Love that you also suggested gray siding with a red door. There won't be shutters with the new siding. Just white trim. The red door looks great in the pic you posted. Just afraid of growing tired of the color over time.

ShadyWillowFarm: What bothers me is the lack of symmetry. Everything is offset except the chimney. Can you make the porch wider and at least center it on the front door?

Widening the porch would be a major project, as the step is concrete. Something to maybe put on the wish list though.

Paint the garage door and trim the same color as the foundation. No need to highlight it like a target.

The front door color is just personal preference. White is fine but I think a little pop of color would bring it up a notch. Gray with a red door is a timeless look. I see a lot of yellow/ orange/ turquoise doors now too.. those colors can look really really nice depending on the house style and exterior color..

May be some kind of modern?

As for me I like white with dark trim

Yardvaark: Love your garden design. Had considered enlarging the garden towards the middle walkway, but never thought of going the opposite way. Also love the pink anchors on the sides of the house. And the red in the wall garden. There's tulips there in the spring, and annuals in the summer. But usually a mix of colors. Love the idea of just one color, and thinking something like Salvia could work.

The only part of your design that wouldn't work is the large plant by the step, as we need to be able to squeeze in there to get to the water faucet. Or have you left space to get in behind it?

BTW, very cool that you erased the green bin! ☺️

Little Bug said" Paint the garage door and trim the same color as the foundation. No need to highlight it like a target."

The foundation is probably going to need to be a new color, so will consider your suggestion.

meghanm519 said "The front door color is just personal preference. White is fine but I think a little pop of color would bring it up a notch. "

A colored door definitely pops, however, with the new non-white siding, maybe a white door won't look so boring.

celerygirl: Cool mockups. Thanks for creating them. ☺️

Thanks, everyone, for your comments. It's so great getting new ideas and suggestions.

The guy was here yesterday to take measurements and prepare a quote. Asked what color siding he'd recommend, and his answer was "gray". So it seems everyone agrees on the siding color. ☺️Trim will be white. No shutters. The door will also be white. However, he is making the door a bit wider than it is now, while still keeping a sidelight, so that might help set the door off a bit more.

Once the work is complete, I'll post a picture, probably asking for foundation color suggestions. Thanks again, everyone. ☺️

"The only part of your design that wouldn't work is the large plant by the step, as we need to be able to squeeze in there to get to the water faucet. Or have you left space to get in behind it?" The drawing is a general concept, not a plan. I's up to you to refine ideas in an actual plan in such a way that they work. If this were mine would I let a water spigot prevent me from making the planting design be the best I could make it? Absolutely not! The spigot location was determined by the builder who wanted it to be somewhere convenient, easy to install, and cheap. I guaranty that he did not give a second's thought to foundation planting when he located the spigot at that spot. It would not be too difficult to move so that it really IS CONVENIENT.