As someone who has made many mistakes with my own attempts, I would recommend hiring a professional designer to help you plan a phased approach to your landscape. Good designers will see things you don't and provide multiple options that you can implement at your own pace as budget and seasons allow.

Are you planning on adding any windows? This is a beautiful make over of a mid century modern home.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/curb-appeal-putting-the-modern-back-in-mid-century--170584

I think the paint color is too dark, maybe a light grey to match the brick for the siding and garage doors, or even a flat black on the garage doors.

Maybe a larger front door beautifully trimmed to be your focal point, right now your garage doors are dominating.

As much as I love trees, it seems the trees in front are too close to the house making everything so dark. I place trees going up the driveway to create a beautiful entrance.

Thanks very much for the helpful comments!

Karen M, I agree about hiring a professional designer, especially for the phased approach as you say. I get overwhelmed trying to decide what should be done first!

Karen S, yes to more windows! And I absolutely love the makeover you sent.

Thanks, Morgan, for the suggestions. I love the idea of painting grey with black doors, and I think a larger front door with more windows would really help. Also, the trees need to come down because the house inspector said they are too close to the structure, and I agree that taking them down would brighten things up. I'd not thought about planting along the driveway, but that would really create interest.

This home has great "bones", but to really evoke a change (especially a Mid-Century Modern look), you will have to commit to making some bold changes. Perhaps a strong accent color to begin, and introducing a mix of unique finishes. Also, the house seems so long and narrow and will need some newly added architectural elements to break it up and create more dimension and interest.

Gabrielle...great house! Behr has a color called Misty Morn UL220-9 that I've used in staging interiors and exteriors of homes. It's a medium grey-blue that could replace the redwood areas and if you use the same color on the garage doors, it would be gorgeous. I agree with you on a pergola from the front door all the way to the front edge of the home. Stain the pergola with a brown/orange since that's a complementary color to the grey/blue. The planting area would look great with 2-3 heights of grasses that grow well in your area and Belegam's idea of desert or river rock would be perfect....congrats on getting such a pretty house.

Red color is pretty but dated. Suggest a grey / pearl color to lighten the palette -- something that harmonizes with both the stone facade and roof. Then, take out the evergreen bushes. They are heavy and old fashioned. Replace them with rock or mulch and plantings that allow the house to show through -- light and airy or even slightly Oriental looking. Another window on the side away from the garage would help Cool pictures on Houzz if you search mid-century modern landscaping.

I would start by removing the two over grown trees that block the front of your house. Unfortunately they were planted too close to the foundation.

Then paint the house a shade that is in the stone or maybe darker. Since you see so much of the roof, when you're ready, get architectural shingles. A modern front door and garage doors will help:

I like this treatment of horizontal fencing to create a space near your front door for a rock garden: It would be a good place for house numbers.

A section of fence, like these, could be used to break up the long expanse between the front door and the garage where there are no windows: I also like the way they "raised the roof" by the front entrance.

A modern garden with concrete paving and architectural plants will enhance the entry:

Hi, gabrielle. I like the idea of grey siding that someone else mentioned. For the door, I think I would try to expand the area and add sidelights. If you can add a window to the left of the new door, it would really help. If you remove the plantings before the entry, you could install a nice stone patio. It could be a nice lounge spot.

For the garage, I think simple mid century styled doors would work well with simple lanterns flanking each door. As mentioned prior, your house will benefit from some landscaping. Although I hate the idea of chopping down that lovely tree. Can you get an arborist out to see if a good prune won't help?

I put together a mock up of some of the ideas mentioned. Maybe it'll give you further ideas. Good luck - I love the ranch style!

Thank you again to everyone that commented and offered suggestions! I wanted to give an update to the current design. The two big trees were removed and a pergola structure now wraps around the front of the house. We will be hiring a landscape designer to draw up a plan, which we hope to get in place this summer. Further down the road we will paint and add windows and/or enlarge the entry.

I would not recommend landscaping until you have the exterior of your home the way you want it. You have a lot of potential here and there are many directions you can take. I am attaching photos or a well done midcentury redo. While the layout is different, the elements such as paint colors and trim, windowboxes and pergola, are some things you can successfully translate into your home. I hope they inspire and give you some ideas! Have fun and please post photos of your progress! :)

I speak from experience:

Establish a BUDGET

HIRE a Designer as Karen May suggested...you'll save lots of money in the long run and get a great result.

Landscaping should be the LAST thing you do....Heavy trucks for paving driveways and construction and workers walking all over your property can easily destroy expensive landscaping you have installed.

Good Luck...you have a great home.

I have a similiar house that was also a red color, though my brick is a little different. I painted it Sherwin Williams' Warm Stone and am very happy with it. It has some green in it as well as grey. Here's a picture...

My picture is a little dark, but I have gotten many compliments on the update.