Is that a Japanese maple? It needs to be limbed up from the bottom so it looks like a tree instead of a giagantic shrub.

Is the fence just for looks?

Have you considered an aggregate covering for the driveway?

I think an aggregate drive would add more than a fence esp. if the fence is just for looks and isn't keeping anything in or out.

Hello leelee, thank you so much for your comments.
- The plant in front of the entrance is a Tamukeyama Japanese Maple and is supposed to look like that. My husband and I will want to move it this fall. We feel it's a distraction to our house.
- We appreciate the photos of the driveway. We have been trying to decide what to do there and never once thought of your idea, Ty!
- The fence is for keeping a gorgeous poodle in. The only idea we can come up with is the rock posts and wrought iron combination.

I thought I posted several pictures of the front of our house..two or three different times. I don't see multiple posts of the original question on my account or in the advice section. I hope I didn't post it several times.

Have you considered rock posts with split rail fence and have garden utility fencing on the inside to contain your poodle?

I only saw this one post with the one picture, i don't think you posted it several times :)

Here is/are different views of our yard. I'm trying to add more than one and I'm not sure if I will be able too.

Could you fence in the back yard and leave the front open? It's a small front yard and a fence might overpower or detract.

Just an black wrought iron fence might be less less noticeable than one with rock posts.

Could you please tell me your siding and fascia color?

Jojo - We have thought of the split railings..great minds thinking alike!
Leelee - We live atop a mountain and we don't have a backyard that's level. I'm starting to feel that any type fence will overpower our place.
Kellykins - The paint is Benjamin Moore. House color is Connected Gray and the trim is Smokey White.

This is what our house looked like a few weeks ago.

The paint came from SHERWIN WILLIAMS. I'm sorry for the mix-up.