Hello hillarywaldron, I like the concept of the green with your style home. And I do like the idea of brass lanterns just not in the polished brass. Go for an antique brass finish instead as I've shown. You definitely need to power wash the house front and steps. And I'd eliminate the chair - it does nothing aesthetically. Get some large traditional planting urns and use mixed plantings (I've included an image for the concept). I would also suggest a very traditional shutter style with latches- not louvered - as shown in the one image. One other suggestion is adding a small portico. Even though your front door is recessed, the whole of your front facade is flat with no detail. A simple portico would add character and projection in one fell swoop, whereas the urn pediment detail you have now above the door isn't strong enough visually to carry the large house front, even if you add shutters.. You could still use the lights and urns, and then you can relocate your house numbers to the front of it. Food for thought... Karen Brass finish Urn planter idea Shutter style Portico with columns

We plan to paint our front door in a lighter color like Watery by SW. I want it to pop with the medium brown brick ranch home exterior. Do I paint the sidelight and middle trim the same color? Or do I paint it white like the trim on the house?

I was leaning towards black but thought maybe it was too boring. I was looking at BM Kendall Charcoal or a lighter Gauntlet Gray The shutters have to stay right now. Not my favorite but not going to convince hubby to change or paint them right now

Can you repost pictures that can be enlarged, particularly of the house itself.