About a year ago I posted a design dilemma regarding changing my front porch while undergoing a roof tearoff. Long story short, several reputable roofing co's said my roof could last through a few more winters. the project was temporarily put on hold. This allowed me to do more research for the project. In the meantime, a squirrel chewed a hole in the roof and a hail storm damaged the white unsightly front gable. So, project is back to the forefront. Goals: 1) New roof with 2) adding a portico (or similar) to provide coverage over the existing front porch or 3) removing the gable all together and adding new roof line to provide a covered seating area. City code restricts new footings to be placed no further forward than 3 feet from the current end of the front porch (4ft x 7 ft). First three pictures are my house. The other attached pictures are from the Houzz website that are my inspiration. Clean slate for landscape once roof project is completed. Keeping current wood door but adding Crestview door square glass inserts. Storm door will be gone. I'm also looking into changing the white windows to a color matching the mortar. Any suggestions appreciated.

Sorry, can't figure out how to include my inspiration photos from my ideabook on this post... computers are not my "thing". I really like the front elevation makeover Blue Stone Woodworks did on their midcentury modern. Would that shed roof look ok on my current house if the gable were to be removed?