The house is very top heavy.

No to shutters! I would paint out the window trim a creamy white as wellas the posts and then go for a warm light grey for the siding.

Nice house. I also agree with others on no shutters. I would first look to improving the landscape by hiring a landscape designer. That'll be your best investment.

Paint and a lighter color on the front doors would help make them stand out against the dark brick.

Looks way better without the big bush in the front! Now that I can see the doors, I would go for a lighter shade in that color or maybe in the green family and get rid of the black door frames. Paint them to match the trim or the door.

If you want to play up the gallic flavor, I would maybe put shutters on the doors only, and real ones, along with a colorful bistro table and chairs on the nice porch and some landscaping.

Yes, I was so excited to get rid of the bush. I am trying to figure out what to do next on the outside.

I've been thinking about your house and I think the thing to do is change the doors, and/or change the storms. Here's a few ideas:

Paint the doors a lighter shade of turquoise or something similar as discussed above, French blue, sage or olive green, lavender... as discussed before that meshes well with your brick color. A better picture taken straight and earlier and on a clear day would really help to figure out the color harmonies. It is deeply recessed, so you will have to go lighter and or brighter than you would normally. Experiment with some samples and posterboard to see what color looks best.

Definately get rid of the black stom doors. A slightly darker color of whatever you paint on the door or maybe a creamy white or oyster gray could work. I would seriously consider dressing them up with:

1) A laser cut lattice panel mounted inside--perhaps a stacked square starbusrt pattern something like the one below. Crestview and O'verlays have some that might work. Or you can get a local shop to make something custom (maybe not even lattice) if you provide some clip art to use as a pattern. Dover books has some books with old typsetting and design scrolls and such you could use. Lots of architecture books too.
2) Or maybe a lacey metal grill with some leaves and art nouveau flourishes mounted to each door (but nothing too security screen, Spanish villa, or 50s porch post looking)
3) An ethed pattern with etching cream, or if you are feeling timid, carefully cut window film to creat a nice French inspired pattern on the glass. I might experiment with a spare piece of glass first to get the right look.
4) Applied leading, perhaps little squares of color or crystals. Decraled from England looks fantastic and lasts a long time--you can go to their website to find US suppliers, and Google it. It is removable too.
5) Remove the storms and put strap hinges on the doors (if there is space) or paint to highlight the panels in a subtle way. Perhaps even add a bit of stenciling.

Porch furniture, even in the winter, makes a house look more inviting. You could really set the scene with a nice wicker or metal table and chairs, maybe even a bistro set. I think you need something heftier than that though. Having some bright colors to hamonize or contrast with the front door could be nice. It can be more contemporary with a dash of French infulence to better reflect your interior.

Landscaping as mentioned before, could also really help. Go for some stuff with interesting bark or shapes in the winter too. Houzz has some good articles on fall and winter garden interest ideabooks and the comments with them are good too.

Here are some traditional French doors for inspiration.

Another more expensive option would be to replace the doors with something more open with glass in them so the entrance doesn't look so closed off, or maybe one door with sidelights and transome.

I think you've made a good start since your post a month ago. What is your season now? Probably too cold to paint, but you could start work on the yard so planting can happen next spring. I had suggested you terrace to level it out a bit and someone else had posted a nice French home with good landscaping ideas for you. Take those pics to the local nursery to plan what to plant and they'll know someone to get the lawn leveled out a bit and terraced, if you're going that direction. FYI: I think you'll get better Houzzer results if you keep your relevant posts together when possible. People comment and post, then you repost and what was advised earlier is detached from the progress posts.

shutters are alwasy nice - but plants are cheaper + softer.