First thing is lose the shutters as they look awful on the double wide windows. Paint the front door a nice Forest Green as well as the columns and the porch. I would also remove the overgrown shrubbery. Look into removing the stone walkway as it looks incomplete. I would redo it in concrete all the way to the driveway and have the driveway blacktopped.

BNo shutters if you can anew front door not Victorain is style and not white.. Work on the walkway without the aquiggly shape . Make it the same width as the steps and then get to work on some landscaping . I do not like driveways in the country blacktopped I love agravel drive like they have in Britain it suits the house much more than asphalt but the drive needs to have structure even when it is gravel there needs to be a way to control the gravel.I think the bushes hide the porch and the red posts do nothing for the house .So trim the bushes to show the porch then add some colorful chairs and big pots of seaonal plants to liven up the entry.

I like the redwood porch, not sure about painting the columns or leaving.

I would pick out various greens and blues to test. I also love yellow with redwood, but not sure how you would find a yellow that would also work with the beige siding.

Get Samplize samples and look at them on your front door at different times of the day.

Depending on the color selected for the front door you may want to paint the posts the same or a coordinating color or leave as redwood or paint white to match your trim.

The colors in the rug play beautifully with the wood

The light blue would make a fantastic ceiling color for your patio, with a more vibrant blue door.

Looking at the trees next to the redwood you can see why forest greens are a great accent for redwood.

Mother nature also shows us how a lime green can play beautifully next to redwood.

As can a softer, mossy green

It’s a lovely home, but I agree that those shutters look ridiculous and the charming flagstone walk needs finishing. The squiggly edges do not add anything to the walkway - they make it look unprofessional.

I assume the steps and porch posts are painted. Will they stay that color? Your front door color will have to blend with that as well as your siding color.

IMO, shrubs reaching up above the porch floor and/or the bottoms of windows look scraggly and overgrown. What’s the height of the porch floor compared to the ground in front? Do you need a railing?

I like a curved walkway and love the flagstone but I would make it a gentle curve that is the same width from beginning to end Not the best visualization, but can give you a feel for what I am talking about.

To create curves for walkways or gardens I like to use a rubber hose to make my guide. Seems to give me gentle curves that work.

I like the squiggles. They add a less formal touch. I'd look at oranges for the door. I'd replace the barberry with something prettier, non-invasive, not-prickly and flowering. It's a nice house. Good proportions.

The porch stain and front door color selections shouldn't be made independently, you'll get best results if you take all the exterior elements into consideration.

Since dust is an issue, I'd go with a lighter stain on the porch and steps. Something like a light gray maybe, but darker than the roof.

Your dormer trim and window frames are white - adding more white will help tie things together. Paint the columns and stair risers white, stain the treads the same color as the porch.

As others have said, cleaning up the landscaping will help a lot. The shrubs should not be taller than the porch, either trim them down or replace with low growing plants. Think about the color in those beds, maybe a stone border, and how those colors will relate to the house.

The stones in the walkway look pretty uniform and may be concrete that was poured into a small mold and repeated? If so, use the mold and add on to the width and length to give the path a more gentle curve.

Dress up the porch by adding furniture and rugs and potted plants. Keep colors consistent. The front door color selection should help harmonize all the other elements.

I'd consult a landscape professional to do something about the bushes. Of course you can trim them or replace them but you could do much better I think. Still, it depends on maintenance as there is no point in adding flower beds or something if you don't want to keep it up. Then the walk way. After that the paint will be easy.

As others have said, get rid of the shuuters and also the sign. Either prune the shrubs to porch height or get rid of them. You need some softer flowing ones in the mix with a row of perennials in front.

I think I would paint the columns white and the deck floor a light gray. Paint the porch ceiling haint blue and the porch skirting white. Paint a new solid front door Essex Green or Navy.

That front door has to go. the victorian style just doesn't work w/the farmhouse look.

This is what you need

gave you lighter posts and painted the stairs too.

Obviously those shrubs all need to be cut down (but I'd prob remove them. they just don't do anything for the curb appeal)

This is pretty much how the porch, flower beds, and posts should look on yours.

This would be even better. remove your shutters, paint your posts, risers, and paint the porch and steps a contrasting color. Porch ceiling? Haint blue. remove those plants and you can have a nice open porch.

Haint Blue ceiling.

contrast trim around the windows. (better than shutters). diff door in the same color.

Notice how this flower bed is done. this only costs money in elbow grease.

wouldn't this better than those heavy shrubs?

This would be a nicer look. then you could decorate the fabulous porch

similar styles, but these have diff windows than you have. your thin shutters don't work on your windows. these shutters work on these windows because they are the right size

One thing that really jumps out to me and has not been mentioned is the screen is missing from the right dormer window.

I'd do the posts and risers in white, keep the decking and steps the redwood color. You mentioned dust. Anything dark will show the the dust and any decking that's light gets so dirty.

Keep the door sine you mentioned an attempt to control the budget and paint it a shade of green. I'm feeling a darker green for a nice contrast with the redwood and beige. I like houssaon's example.

Looks like a nice house with a lovely side porch. Don't spend money on replacing the door, get some attractive comfy furniture and enjoy the early morning and evenings on the porch!

I live in the country and bought a house with a looooooooong dirt and gravel driveway. The house had not been lived in for a while, so in addition to a new roof, I budgeted tens of thousands to re-grade and re-gravel and put newn confines on the driveway (since blacktop would be totally wrong for the neighborhood and the house).

Since it was impossible to do that work before winter set in, I ended up living with the old gravel driveway for months. I am never going to spend the money I planned to spend. Instead, my local lawn service tidies up the driveway each spring -- which was actually his advice to me when I first approached him to do the job. He said he would but he warned me it won't last. Just make it part of spring cleaning.

I think your porch columns need to be white to show off the charm of the house, and likewise all the front bushes need to be removed or cut practically down to the ground. You definitely want to show off the welcoming openess of the porch.

Take away the shutters and re-think the front walk. What is the most used approach to the house and put the walk there, and light it.

Doors with oval insets have always been popular on houses like yours. If you like it, keep it. If not, you are not being ahistoric. A lot of these houses were built and sold with an oval inset door on them.

Is that your house address over the porch entry steps? If the town allows, put your house number prominently at the end of your driveway instead for safety.

or with white posts and white trim