It reminds me of Greek revival farmhouses.

Please no to the Victorian door!

I think this house would look far better with good size window trim rather than shutters, although many had shutters.

Replace what might be asbestos siding with lap siding.

Here are some examples.

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I agree with Houssaon about frame instead shutters.

Don’t add details from other eras to tart up this sweet house. Focus on restoring all original elements you have- the porch for instance is a charming colonial revival porch. You appear to have original 2/2 windows so lee those and the original trim. Remove the replacement siding and restore the wood beneath.

Don't skimp on the hardscape. A wide, graceful front walk of stone or brick (instead of a straight strip of concrete) will add tons of curb appeal.

Are you renovating inside ? IMO you do the renovations inside first then work on the exterior. IMO we need more info like are you planning on taking this back to 1900 or are you wanting to update both the inside and outside since you say remodel that can mean anything.

Definitely not the door in your rendering. Does not fit the style of house at all. I also agree, wider trim around the windows, and no shutters. The original picture of the house, appears to have wider trim already. The siding is not right for the house, it has most likely been replaced sometime during the lifetime of the house. Good luck on your project.

@houssaon no problem on the door ... no against window trim... yes we are planing on replacing the siding with either fiber board or vinyl what you think? I really like the way they do the vertical siding board and batten... I know it’s a lot to ask but if you could make a rendering of your ideas that would be awesome I’m going to upload some more photos...

@HALLETT & Co. yes we do have plans on changing the siding to vinyl, fiber, or the vertical board and Baten vertical style... if your good with the computer I’m going to add some more photos and if you could add your flavor to it would be awesome..

@deegw love the ideas on hard scape if you could upload a rendering of your ideas im going to add some more photos...

@Patricia Colwell Consulting yes we’re renovating the inside ill upload the floor plan next week when I get it we’re making the second floor a master suite with his and her baths his/ hers closets and still leaving one small room for a nursery... would love your take on the floor plan when I get it. the down stairs has more rooms then the second floor.

@cat_ky yes we have plans on replacing the siding if your could with computers if you could send us your ideas im adding some more photos now

I’m going to add some progress pics

Can anybody help design some curb appeal into this for me???? pleasee :)

I hope you can save the portico. It is special. Your house has curb appeal already. I really like the buttery yellow with red roof. I would use fiber cement over vinyl. I understand that it has to be properly applied and the people who do it are certified. If it is not properly applied, it can cause rotting.

Board and batten is one of my favorite sidings, but I think the main house would look better in wide board lap siding. You can use board and batten on the L in the back. Browse the exterior photos for board and batten and you'll see most of the porticos are shed style.

Here is a good yellow for you to consider.

@houssaon do you know anybody that can do a mock up for me of your ideas like i did above? I have to turn my design into the city to have it approved.. the one above has the red roof has already been approved... I really want to get this right before the contractors get to the exterior.. or else then I have to do whats already been approved... thanks again for the reply

There are several professionals on Houzz that do mockups. Do a search for them in the discussion forum. You will see quite a few that you can hire. IIRC the rate is very reasonable.

https://www.houzz.com/pro/celerygirl/celery-visualization-rendering-images

She does great work. You can contact her by clicking the green "Send Message" box in the upper right corner of her page.

Celerygirl does fantastic mock-ups. Contact her. I could not do better than you have done already.

Do you know their prices?

http://realestate.boston.com/news/2018/06/21/paint-colors-can-impact-homes-sale-price-thousands/

Houses painted yellow command less money.

@BeverlyFLADeziner oh no what color do I paint it?

I'm sure you'll get tons of recommendations on color. I'm partial to whites, grays & greiges.

Interesting really need a mock-up of your colors.... I see people help people with mockups on here all the time when I need help everybody says go pay these people lol

The "free" mockups are usually for people without a PRO designation. If you need a mockup the expense should have been part of the business plan for your renovation. Did you get a quote from Celery? Was it too expensive?

I haven’t emailed her to busy I don’t know what pro has to do with anything..

I can do basic color mock-ups. Like I said not better than you did. Do you have some ideas for changes? I personally like the straight forward look of the existing structure.

@houssaon hey thanks for your idea I like your mock up what do you think about light gray siding with a blue roof?

Here is a great gray. I really like the red roof though. If you do gray, do a charcoal (medium gray) roof.

@houssaon Thanks for the mockup looks good. I think a dark gray roof will compliment the gray siding. What do you think?