Painting the garage door a darker trim color would help it recede. Definitely bigger posts on the porch.
On the garage side, since that is where your visitors approach, the house needs to be more welcoming - shutters maybe on the windows. On the ground floor window, an arched panel over that window, and shutters so it reads bigger, and then a substantial garden arch surrounding the whole, with some vines - maybe a native honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens - not sure of your climate.
If you ever have the budget for it, a pergola over the garage, and a garage door that looks like stable doors.
In the meanwhile, two very substantial planters on either side of the doors, with a strong vertical element.
Here is a link that might be useful: This Old House garage doors
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