I can barely make out your front porch/brick area. do you have a better pic?

What do you think about doing some slat wood on the porch area? (yes, you could go over the brick)

you see how they have this wood around the window? something like this for yours.

same here. you could choose a color for your siding. I think something dark and dramatic would look great

here's a dark blue/black siding, bright white trim, and some wood elements

you could also do a vertical slat.

as for the roof, I'd prob do something in the charcoal or gray range.

this was a mock up I did for someone else. notice the more modern garage door and front door

but painting the brick black would also be an option if you want to do a lighter siding.

Thank you!! I love these. I was thinking slat wood too and you found pics than I could!

Here are some better pics

I also want to replace the front door

just look at mcm remodels on ranch homes, or something to that effect. (also try slat wood siding on exterior) I think you have a good house to pull off what you want.

in fact, check out this advisor on here. she can do some great photo shops. if you click on her page, you'll see what she's done. maybe she can do a rendering for you

https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/134715843/list/modern-renovation-my-renderings

and agree on the front door

Thank you again. Super helpful :)

I love your cottage style house the way it is.

Really attractive home. Liking the front porch as is. Would NOT paint or whitewash the brick; however, if you do you do want a more solid color, consider staining it, keeping the grout/brick look. Unless the garage door needs to be repainted, and if you like the garage door color as is, then you might consider staining the brick the same light gray color as the garage door, keeping the grout / brick look in place. Alternately, stain the brick a color you want to act as a frame to your front door.

https://www.google.com/search?q=brick+stain&client=firefox-b-1-d&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiggr2-4PfpAhXamXIEHWDxBtcQ_AUIoAIoAQ&biw=1366&bih=654

You could literally then paint all the painted surfaces, except the door, the same color -- whichever one appeals to you -- add white board trim around the white window frames and have a good look for your home and make choosing your roofing easier.

A medium/dark mixed shades of gray roof would work with most exterior siding colors -- white, grays, blues -- and the mix of roof colors will have a more clean look than a solid color with splotches of bird poo on it. Fascia and gutter could be gray or black or white, with downspouts painted to visually disappear against your choice of siding color.

A medium/dark shingles mix of shades of brown and tan would also look good, with either white or black fascia and gutter, again painting the downspouts, of course. This would work with brown or tan or green siding.

Would not put a contrasting trim color around the garage door -- would keep the color around the door itself all one (siding) color.

You should decide on all colors as a combination: roofing, fascia/gutter, brick (stain), siding/downspouts, window trim, -- you want them to work together. Too many different colors could have a cluttered vibe.

Last time I looked the gutter choices in stock at the local big box building stores were either white or brown but there are others available.

https://www.milehighgutter.com/gutter-color-options/

Since the siding color will be dominant, my suggestion would be to pick out your favorite siding colors -- just a few -- and consider what other colors you'd want with each of those, then decide from those few groups.

I also suggest you drive through some neighborhoods in your area and consider the color combinations others have used, paying attention to the difference in how the colors give off the vibe you want - do you smile or have a negative response or are you indifferent to those combinations: what reaction do you want as you approach your own home.

Exterior natural wood finish boards can be a great look and worth considering in a protected place but they don't really weather well, including/especially where they're getting direct sun, so, unless you're considering covering the brick and using that natural wood board look for the entire indented / weather protected front porch niche and that space doesn't get any direct sun, there is no obvious place to add those. Keeping/staining the brick either to match the garage door or to create a desired frame color for your front entry door likely would be a better option.