I just did some Googling and found this blog entry with front door makeovers. I thought of the 7th one down for your house - the one with the coral door. I'd just use wide boards and trim them in some nice trim. It doesn't have to be fancy - just the extra width will add importance to the doorway. If you Google 'front door trim' and look at images, you'll find hundreds of designs. Here is a link that might be useful: Front Door Makeovers

Pros sometimes give conflicting advice here. Sometimes they even contradict themselves. Sometimes people hire pros out in the non-virtual world and then pros on this forum contradict them. It's true that there are design principles that are incontrovertible, and it's also true that sometimes people have other equally compelling factors at play. Time, liquidity, time in combination with information...all these and more can play a role. My sense is that linking the appropriateness of internet manners to the legitimacy of design principles or the emotionally difficult nature of the critique process is a false equivalency. If the desired outcome is adherence to a tacit protocol, the protocol should be less tacit in nature and should be referenced (e.g. linked) when the protocol is broken. That facilitates learning and dialogue. So does the Wild West approach. All roads lead to Rome. Or is it home? That said, my pick for Houzzer to have a beer with is one of the harshest speakers I've ever seen here. This has absolutely nothing to do with getting free design advice. I would just love to meet that person. Pretty sure its geographically prohibitive, but just sayin'.

I love red doors, but, I dont think red doors fit y our house very well. I like black doors too, but, I dont think that would look great on your house either, it would make it too dark by your doorway. I do like teal, and think the right shade of teal, could easily work.

Architect time. I see you have a rock outcropping on the side where you're thinking of expanding. You may want to go back to the original plans on file at City Hall to see who the architect was and if there are any interesting comments about the rocky land. You could also look into changing the garage spaces to hold three cars. In the meantime, if you want to make your entrance more visible, a simple painted or ceramic "Welcome" sign on the wall visible from the driveway would do nicely. Pruning the shrubs and trees at the right time of year could show a walkway, too.