Kevin, You are more than welcome to head over to Smaller Homes and post your question. We lean towards the wonderful little ranch you have. Do a search for ranch, curb appeal, etc. on the forum. Link is below. Here is a link that might be useful: Smaller homes

I agree the door needs changing out, thoughts on what would look best? I know landscaping is a must, but it's winter here so no moving of plants until spring as I want to replant them elsewhere. My focus is on the exterior of the house - the porch is my major concern and what type of windows to buy, do you feel it's too busy with 6/6 grids? I wanted Andersen 100 series casements, but as they will open onto the porch walkway I think that's not really an option so am going for Andersen 100 single hung or Marvin Wood Ultrex/Andersen Woodright 400 series in double hung. The foundation will probably get wrapped in a bluish grey stone. Right now figuring out railings on the porch, color, look, etc.

A portico over the porch would be a good idea. It will keep the home from feeling so flat. I don't love the idea of shutters just because the windows aren't all the same style and IMO they're too small. I think investing in landscaping once winters over would make more of an impact.

Its a very handsome house. Re curb appeal, what strikes me is the vast amt of pavement, looks kinda like commercial space... but that just may be the angle of the camera. Ths is more of a question. How much space do you need really in that section of driveway which goes past your front entry. Can you bump out flower beds (currently full of gravel - good choice, given that you cant really grow anything in that narrow space) . And the entry walkway - even two or three feet would help, but for a decently sized border youd want at least 5-6 feet width to allow lush, generous growth of .... maybe decorative fountain grass interspersed with perennials / spring bulbs, would be simple, not too high, easy. I dunno, its a thought! I like the placement of the trees in front, but you may want to limb up (remove the lower branches) from the two in the center to maintain a little more visibility to the street. A new door light wood tone or color, midcentury, but with more vertical lines like this to repeat vertical-ness of the windows.