I would rethink the galvulume siding, especially on the more dominant 2 level portion. And adding black fascia and trim on top of windows, rails, etc. elsewhere just looks odd. Order in a cut sheet of (4' long or so) of Galvanized in your chosen profile just to see it live as opposed to pictures. Raw metal siding doesn't suit just any home - it has to have more modern lines than your suburban home IMO. Run cedar vertically on the 2 level portion, and then try just altering the color on the 1 level portion siding (medium gray). So keep trim consistent throughout to match windows or match exactly to siding color - don't introduce a 3rd color. Good luck.

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Thanks for your input! Anyone else have any thoughts or additional opinions?

Drdeb1234 my iPad wouldn't let me attach the photos in the original post. Thanks for the advice! I'll search for that person!

Consider no painted siding on either side -- wood look all over -- and use either white or black for fascia and window and door trim, adding either an upscale wood w/glass door and leaving the wood finish or painting it a bold color to make it the focal point of the front of your home.

Consider using vertical board/bat on the left, single story side of the home and horizontal wood siding on the garage side.

Also at least consider adding a shed porch all across the left side but with a gable over the door.

If you leveled up the half of your front yard closest to your home above a knee wall, you'd have a more usable yard than with a slope -- perhaps for a front yard patio on the opposite side from the garage, locating the patio just above the knee wall and leaving green space between the home and the patio for annuals.

You could even create an "L" shaped patio that takes full advantage of the shade from a tree you plant in the corner where the knee wall meets the side of the yard and/or the sunny part of the patio, depending upon which is more comfortable on any given day.

You could repurpose the shrubs to just below the knee wall for a growing privacy screen and place them within a bed that made maintenance less difficult than having them scattered about.

With a knee wall, you'd likely still need a few steps from porch to ground/patio level, you could probably curve a sidewalk from that ground/patio level to the driveway rather than having the extra steps to climb. If you added a curve to the knee wall below which you plant the shrubs, you'd be adding a softer, less stark, feature to the front yard.

With a porch all the way across the left, single story, side of the home, and if you intend for this to be your forever home, you could also, add a ramp at the left end of the porch in case your family might need for your home to have a handicap accessible path rather than building an awkward board ramp at a late date.

Groveraxle you are definitely right on the landscaping. It's pretty old school. A cable railing is something we have kept in mind as well. So you would run the cedar planks vertically instead of horizontally? Thanks for taking the time to respond!

I would Photoshop the vertical cedar siding to see how I liked it. If you go with the vertical metal siding though, I would keep the cedar horizontal. I think you need to play a bit more with the two sidings and the charcoal paint, but I do think you're on the right track with these colors and materials. See which combination reinforces the strong lines of the house.

I think that is a good option. Glass Railings are a good choice. You can click on this article to learn what type of railing best suits your requirement: http://www.cplrailings.ca/outdoor-railings-options-to-beautify-your-home/