Closing on this house soon! It is a 1950’s model house at the beach, so adding grass isn’t an option!

Removing the overly pruned, badly sited shrubs would help too.

??? How does "at the beach" negate the ability to grow grass???? Does this façade face the street or the water...I assume the street so it greets passerby's but all the action really happens in the back, and that 'lawn' is used as extra parking more often than not??? The brick and wood post holding up the porch roof are not in proportion are they...it's easy enough to clad the wood posts.....

What a cute house with great possibilities, congrats! I would look at widening the porch base, so the brick can be taken out and replaced with full posts that align properly going to the portico. Change house trim and door to a beachy color that compliments with the roof. Landscaping I'm sure you can figure out what needs done there. Have fun!

Demo the brick posts if you can and replace with simple wood pillars painted white. If you can’t demo them, paint them white and have the upper portion boxed in to be a similar size to the bottom. The shrubs are too heavy for the beach vibe.

I totally get the beach and grass problem. Try tall fescue. But landscape with a variety of beCh grasses, hydrangeas and black-eyed susans. at the foundation. Foundations do no require shrubs.
When we redid our landscaping we used @1” river rock over landscaping fabric around the foundation, about 1 foot wide to create a non-termite friendly environment. The rest of extended gardens are mulched with leaves we shred each fall. Shredded leaf mulch = fewer leaf bags to fill for yad waste recycling = no bags to haul to the road 🙂

Nice house! Looking at your pic, I'd extend the deck to the right, all the way to the edge of the forward portion of the house. Take out the brick pillars. Add a pergola over the extended deck, with three simple white posts to support the entry roof and the new pergola. Paint the door/screen door a beachy color, add colorful seating, and done.

I imagine the yard is mostly sand so you're right to not worry about grass. Look for easy care, environmentally friendly landscaping after you've been in a season or two.

IMO the brick postsbottoms are way too big for that house and also a feable try at adding Craftsmann detail to the house . Go square columns no brick and a new MCM type door All that overgrowth needs to be removed and the first thing to tackle is a walkway from the street to the front door . This is a good inspiration pic for some easy to do landscaping and where they show grass maybe a tree and more gravel for seaside

The brick columns are off center from the ceiling support beams, which is why the tiny columns to the support beam are off center to the brick columns. The best fix, as has already been suggested, is to put up temporary support for the roof and demo the brick and all. Replace with sturdy, centered columns. Cute shingles under the gable?

You might be able to salvage the brick, if you install a cross beam. I would do Craftsman type columns on the top. Something like this. The brown color is just for illustration. I would do it in white.

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I really like that!!!🥰