I'm back. I think paint colors are the least of your worries here. Someone tried to make this a colonial or something and the whole thing got out of hand. Either the gable or the overhang has to go. Since the gable seems the easiest to get rid of, let's see if we can't improve the front while keeping the overhang. I'm sure those columns are structural. Let me see what I can do.

This brings back memories as I lived in the North Dallas area in the 60s. Your trees are wonderful. I would focus on making significant changes to the landscaping to update the exterior of your home. I do think getting a more MCM front door and painting it an accent color—teal or a bright green would be interesting and draw attention to it. Get rid of the wrought iron gate and put in one with cleaner lines. Get a new porch light in a rectangular shape. If you search this site for MCM exterior I’m sure you will find examples that appeal to your taste. Definitely get rid of the shutters! If the pole light in the yard isn’t functional and you don’t need it, I would remove it. Get rid of the ground cover under the large tree on the right side of the house. All of the landscaping is so mature it would be best to start over with a fresh design plan. You can work with one of the local nurseries to design and install new plantings. I think re-landscaping like some of the pictures Beth H shared would make a huge statement — just decide if you like the more structured looks or curving beds since either one would look fine with the house.

I think this one is doable. since you're doing the roof, have them do this and elongate the porch. bring in chunky cedar posts, new door. love the white brick. (romabio) Here's the Before: this one was almost like yours w/the metal porch. look how they redid it (painted brick, revamped path, flower beds, porch posts, painted windows, extended porch) what about this one? painted brick, black trimmed windows, simple overhang (like above) slightly different porch posts. The slate tile porch, extended over to one side, and the pathway w/flower beds, really add a lot. I like this idea too do a little arbor, redo the porch w/some coposite wood decking, or maybe some black slate tile w/wood steps. Get a more modern door. I hope you go w/a dark charcoal roof tile. I reall like this one too. what do you think about extending your porch under either window? since you're redoing the roof, adding a wood arbor like this wouldn't be too diffult. (can those windows be painted or are they vinyl? They'd look great trimmed out in black) And, I really like how they painted this porch deck and added the tiny flower beds in front of it. here's the gable you mentioned. porch is simple. what do you think about painting the brick? Look at Romabio Lime Masonry paint. all natural. what if you extended the roof over the front door similar to this? bring in some chunky cedar posts, new door, NO shutters. maybe paint the trim of the windows. They painted the brick black in this one. looks great w/the cedar Or, do the brick in all white. ignore the right side. you can see how they built onto the front porch and did the overhang w/a gable. this is going into the farmhouse vibe rather than the mcm vibe

It depends on budget and how much privacy is required. With being so narrow, you’ll probably need custom (if in budget) and suggest a simple roller blind that works well with door. https://www.blinds.com/p/blindscom-economy-light-filtering-roller-shades/542121?width=16&height=20&utm_campaign=eng%2Asoc%2A%2Arollershades%2A%2A%2A%2A%2A%2A%2A%2A%2A%2A%2A&utm_medium=soc&utm_source=pnt&utm_content=evergreen&crlt.pid=camp.8DOrstNwsuE8&epik=dj0yJnU9YWQ1UTZXR3lHM3pYQV93QldjLTV3LU9SUDZKbFVrcnMmcD0wJm49bnhqbzh6T3h0cFREakJQYW1BRmpPdyZ0PUFBQUFBR0lLWlhj Could treat as two windows as one, so only needing two blinds, which would be cheaper, perhaps not needing custom, or could do yourself/hire a seamstress. Custom bottom up blinds. Least expensive, easiest and flexible for privacy needs - whole or lower half cutting to suit. Try to complement glass in door.