A wonderful blank slate, surprised no one has commented so giving it a "bump." :-)

You should take these pictures to a local nursery. They often have a designer who will help you design a plan for your house. It’s often a free service. They will know your area well enough to pick plants and shrubs that will thrive.

You can also post this in the landscaping section of houzz. There are pros who will generously create a mock-up for you. You will just need to share your zone with them so they’ll know what plants will look good. Also tell the what direction your house faces. Good luck!

I gotta say, those windowboxes (?) look like the glare paint on a player's face, I don't like them.

You mostly need landscaping but here are a few other things to consider:

1. Get a much larger light and a stylish one, it should be 1/4 to a 1/3 the height of the door.

2. You'll need to move the address plaque down to accommodate a larger light. Maybe even change it to a horizontal orientation on the other side of the door. The current orientation causes it to get "lost" under the light.

3. Remove the brick lining the beds. You'll need much deeper beds to get anything worthwhile in there.

4. A new, wider walkway and front stoop would go a long way to making it feel more welcoming and like a home (I'm guessing that's what you're looking for?). Currently, it feels like an apartment building to me.

5. Find a landscape designer, not some joe-shmoe, to create a landscaping plan. As these can be a bit pricey to implement, some folks pay for a plan and then install them over a few years to maintain costs.

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Well there is no doubt that a landscaping plan is needed, but doesn't it bother you that the siding on either side of the front door doesn't align? I fixed that in the photo. Changed out your numbers and added a contemporary light at the entrance. The door requires a walkway from the driveway.

Have you thought of painting the blue a light gray or white?

With all above ideas plus painting

Love all of your ideas!!!! Especially the shrubs in the front along with updating the light and panting the door, there is a walkway from the driveway to the house which we like. Only problem is we are in Colorado where it snows until May of most years and is only warm from June to August, so the plants would be sad for a few years! But @celerygirl the Gray look with the red door is Gorgeous!! Could you possibly crop some stone veneers at the bottom of the house where the siding is? And also the unevenness of the siding bothers us too for everyone else lol! Thank you all!!

Please don't put a stone veneer at the base of your house.

Why? I like the look

I'd remove the window boxes. Window boxes only look good when they're bursting with beautiful flowers. That will only happen for a few months of the year, and will require frequent replacement of the plants in them. Watering will likely make water run down the siding, and will need to be done at least daily. I love to garden and have had window boxes several times. Never again.

@celerygirl thank you! These look great!! I like the veneer I think it’s modern. I most likely will go with the option that has the window boxes because of the big space in between the upstairs and downstairs windows

How bad would it look with white window boxes?

I think better way to have them with the same color as body

Those window boxes are completely impractical. Are you going to plant and water them with a ladder or from inside the house? They're inaccessible at that height.

They’re more decorative, lol just something on the face of the house when I bought it

Matthew, if you decide to add stone veneer, consider raising the right side to match the left. That will help close the gap. TBH, the window boxes don't do anything for the house unless you're going to keep them planted. Otherwise, raising the veneer height and adding landscaping with some varying height will help close the gap between the top and bottom windows.

I like that idea, only issue would be any sort of light being blocked to the downstairs by taller plants

You could add height between the windows and on either side of them. That wouldn't block any light.

In addition to everything else that has been suggested, you need trees. Trees!

Don't rule out plants, find a local nursery that sells natives to your area. You can make a pleasant landscape, albeit different from what I have in Illinois.

OK I'm not as good at the pictures as some others here, but this will give you an idea of how to break up the space between the windows. Tall shrubs/small trees. Choose ones that don't get too tall or wide so you don't need to prune. Keep them well away from the house and they won't shade the lower windows.

Sorry but those empty window boxes detract from the house.

I love all of these suggestions, thank you all!!

Outstanding ourfarmhouse! Pricey but a nice inspiration. I vote for loosing the window boxes, painting the house, landscaping to start.

What is the side and back of the house? All gray siding or...?

Love the @Ourfarmhouse ideas. You could approach the look by adding the wood siding suggested. Then paint the front door, and paint the stucco to match your existing siding.