Remove the shutters. Paint the front door

Thank you! Any suggestions for the paint color? And should we paint the porch floor too?

Another thought we had was to remove the railings but we're not sure if that makes sense

Check with construction codes before removing railing. 30-inch requirement- which is the maximum deck height you can have without a railing.

Can't see much of the porch floor. Is it wood or composite? Maybe a charcoal gray from the stone for the door

Beautiful home and yard.

If it is the "red" you don't like, you could keep the shutters (would) but paint them, perhaps one of the lightest colors from the stone -- or go the opposite direction and paint them your personal favorite bright bold color.

Since, ideally, you'd be removing them to paint them anyway, take them off and see how you like the house "naked". If you do leave the shutters off, you could re-purpose them to create a DIY project (or donate them to Habitat for Humanity).

Cart: https://www.homedit.com/wood-shutters/window-shutter-diy-kitchen-island/

Hinged together with legs added, they could create a short privacy screen for your patio .

Or they could be used as art in whatever way suits you.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Leisure-Season-Folding-Patio-and-Garden-Privacy-Screen-PS9662/204988875

Is your front porch floor also painted "red"? If so, that might well be a large part of the "dark" look. Would not paint the stone front exterior wall but you might seriously consider repainting an already painted front porch floor a lighter color.

The shutters and the front door would look good in a glossy black. Or remove the shutters, but still paint the front door completely black - no white around the lights.

You might also consider adding a soffit light on the left front corner to match the one on the right front corner.

I would change the maroon to more of a chocolate brown or to one of the colors in your stone.

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More white under the porch would brighten things, but I don't think you can remove railings.

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You could change the siding color to match a color from the stone and then add white shutters. The porch floor could match the mortar color.

Wow, thank you so much for all the feedback! jck910 and suezbell, yes, the porch floor is wood painted in the same maroon color. I'd like to paint it a lighter color but unsure what color to use. I'm not sure pure white will work, and I feel like painting it a gray or slate color will not help with brightening up the front/entry area. Any thoughts on a good color? Would a light sage green for the floor and door work?
Celery, good point about the railings, I think we're going to leave those alone.
suezbell, great ideas on removing the shutters to paint and for upcycling them if we go that route!
houssaon, I really like the idea of painting the shutters and door black but wouldn't this make it look even darker?
decoenthusiaste, thanks for the inspirational pics! We have thought about painting our siding, we'd been considering something like a slate blue color but unsure what would work best with the architectural roof color. Any feedback on this?

It's going to be hard to compete with all the maroon the roof provides. You can change the color of the shutters, door & floor and I would look for inspiration from the rock walk for colors.

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Light gray porch paint, black door and shutters if you keep shutters

That taupey porch floor Beverly mocked up looks good though.

We did light grey with black shutters. Cranberry door. (roof is red till we replace)

The picture Beverly did looks really nice.

I actually think it's a gorgeous home... I would just lighten the shutters. Red roofs are a pain. But your home is already beautiful.

It is a nice home already. I'd remove the porch railing and lighten the front door color. To push closer to the farmhouse look, change out the landscaping shrub-balls to something more natural. I realize that wasn't the OP's question, though!