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The brick is the best part. It’s a real material you base everything else on. Remove the tacked on vinyl shudders (spelling intentional). Reopen the porch and see what’s there. Minimally it looks like you will need a handrail where the screening is currently.

Brick is a wonderful no maintenance exterior, so don't create extra work and expense for yourself down the road (repeatedly) by painting it. The siding doesn't look bad, but the roof color is a little unfortunate. Until it needs to be replaced you'll have to live with it. Remove the shutters, you don't need them (they don't fit the windows) and they're probably not original. Get rid of the curlique door. Whether you remove the whole screened in porch is up to you. If you're never going to use it you might as well get rid of it. Then work on the landscaping until it's time to replace the roof. When it is time, you will need to stay in the brown family because of the brick, but you can do better than what is there.

What a sweet house!

I would change the roof, but I am not sure what color (but not black). If It's necessary for security, I'd keep the gaudy grille but paint it black. (I actually think it's fun). I'd add black privacy fencing to the rear of the house, both sides. I'd leave the screened porch. Take off the shutters and remove all the landscaping in favor of plain green lawn BUT I would invest a lot in creating a flower and butterfuly garden on the curbside strip.

If I wanted to drop money I'd put in a herringbone yellow brick walk from the front steps to the sidewalk.

This GAF roofing

I like the look but if I did the roof in this color I would want deep-ish flower beds at the foundation of the house, a row of plantings at the sidewalk line, and very nice plantings across the sidewalk

I would remove the shutters, leave the screened in part. Remove that storm door, sidelight thing and the transom piece. Get new storm or screen door, center it in the opening and infill the gaps with framing & trim. If the current storm is less than 36" wide, then step up to a 36" screen/ storm.

I would also remove those two bushes where the sidewalks intersect. Maybe some of the others but can't see enough of what is up close to the house.

The roof color is a bit garish in the photo but it may look OK in real life. Replacing it would wait until it needed replacing AFAIC,

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I think the roof is a great match for the house. I'd also remove the shutters. I'd prune the two forsythias? to a more natural shape and so they match in size. If they are, indeed, forsythia, you can hack with abandon, they'll come back anyway.

I'd paint the dormer yellow. I like the funky grille. I think it's worth preserving original, unique features in houses that are relatively simple. Your house is nicely proportioned, I don't think you have much to do.

Love your house. Yes, open the porch, paint the door a welcoming color that would look nice with the brick (don't paint the brick!), and maybe paint the dormer siding. I am not sure what would work best there, but maybe someone here can photoshop a few choices for you. I would also add a cottage garden style garden if you enjoy gardening. Again, great house!

I believe the shrubs are variegated Euonymus, rather than Forsythia. They are evergreen and amenable to hard pruning. They could be shaped up to make a matching pair.

Oh, and please don't paint the brick.

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