vwhippie, the corbels would make it too gingerbready IF you use gingerbready corbels. The door with its woodwork gives what is a very simple exterior the heft and interest it needs, esp. with those beautiful tall windows on the first floor. Adding somewhat simple, "farm-housey" corbels would beautifully carry the whole porch with what the door does and balance it out. As for the old house thing, never say never until the pro says it can't be done. As I said, there has to be an electrical box in that wall for the light you've got. An electrician can tell you if a pendant light can be wired to that box. If not, it can't. But the age of the house has nothing to do with this particular subject. As I said, my house is 1880. I just added an outdoor lamp because when I bought the house, there was a three-bay window in this wall that had rotted out, including the wall, and it made sense to put glass sliding doors in there, so I did. But it's needed an exterior lamp. I finally had an onion lamp installed a few weeks ago. It was a piece of cake. He just drilled a hole, and wired the lamp to the box that is in the wall. FYI: I was with a couple of kids, a 16 year old girl and 12 year old boy, and I showed them the pics, didn't say one word about who was proposing what. Showed them the pics, and then asked them which new light situation they thought was best. The girl I asked first (boy wasn't even around) and she said the pendant light. The boy actually said, "I"d put a light in the middle" as soon as I showed him just the photo of your front door and hadn't even shown him any of the mockups or even said anything about anything. So he also saw the pendant light right away. Genius kid! Lol.

can you share a picture of the full front view of the home?

If you mean wrapped, like these, then I say yes. On the bottom, the wrap acts to help protect the wood. This wrap is too clunky for my tastes.

As the pros indicated, the roof is "wonky" -- and the more angles you add the more it costs and the more likely you are to have maintenance issues. Consider rethinking the roof to have one center ridge and one left facing gable and one right facing gable ... plus a smaller forward facing gable over your front entry door. Personally dislike a "hip" roof ... or multiple hip sections on a roof. Too much of a pain to ensure they're properly vented and if they're not, that can create huge costly maintenance issues. Would keep the entire exterior of the home one siding only. Having brick partially up the exterior wall visually creates an "unfinished" vibe ... as if you ran out of money and couldn't finish with the brick. Having lots of brick on the garage but not the entire house short changes the house -- as if you value the garage more. Also, if the foundation for the garage is not also already poured, instead of a three car garage pairing attached to the house -- giving the house a bit of a McMansion vibe -- and, lot size permitting, of course, consider creating a separate structure with three equal sized garage doors connected to the house at the kitchen via a screened porch or breezeway. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/ATeVpfMurrJkhaHlc5UYO3hEx6CFH8QZcHEWMHEKMf326HPzl7xVaec/