Lay down a thin stone floor. Pathway lighting.

Pathway lighting would be nice in the evening! Maybe paint the door a bright color? You could also paint the wall around just the door white? Id try that for a start

If you get heavy rain id get longer downspouts and burry them underground with a pop up emmitter at the end.

If I paint the wall with door white any ideas on paint color for the rest of the house? Could I put shutters up with wide window trim? Put wood braces in gables?

I wouldn't put shutters up there isn't enough space for them.

No shutters.

Edit: Add lighting https://www.houzz.com/photos/house-of-light-chevy-chase-maryland-home-inspired-by-hugh-newell-jacobsen-transitional-exterior-dc-metro-phvw-vp~277412

Thank you

not sure how much you want to invest. But if you can I would do something with the steps. Can you remove the 2 step entry and create a porch pushed all the way forward to the most recessed section on the house? On the right as you look at the pic. I think if you bring that porch out and make sure you do it in a bright white cement it would invite people towards the front door. You may want to do the walkway up to it as well. It is looking a little dark. I would also paint that whole inner section white (maybe your trim color?) Your door is so beautiful but unfortunately it is too dark for your situation. Are you willing to change it or paint it? Finally I would see if you can install soffit lights in that area on both sides that wash down the walls of the house to softly illuminate the area. this is just an aside. not sure what area you live in, but if you have a lot of precipitation you need to take care of those gutters. If you leave them to drain at the base of your house you will definitely develop water problems. Water should always be drained away from the house. Easy fix up front that saves very expensive problems from water damage later.

I thought this was the back of house. What was who design that thinking! The gutters need rerouting! That is an eyesore! I would get roof enclosed & gutters!

The water runs off the roof at the entry way there's no getting rid of them.

Not saying get rid of them. You need them. You just need to have them run off further away from the house. As Elizabeth B mentioned earlier you need to drop them down and have them run underground away from the house to pop ups away from the house. At the very least go to a building supply store and buy those things you attach to the end that curl up and then roll out to direct the water away from the house when the water runs down the gutters. Or put those little catch basins that the gutters drain into that direct the water away from the house. Very important. You do not want the water draining into your foundation.

Redesign roof& gutter for a better look.

How about a larger mirror for the one wall. It would reflect some light in and if bright or coordinating with the 'new' door color, would brighten up the space. Or you could even put the mirror there and shutters on each side, making it look as if there were a window there.

IM, this is an outdoor entry which is not conducive to using a mirror.

I love the porch idea but can’t picture it. With my many roof lines is the porch idea feasible? We r willing to invest some money to help the curb appeal but keeping future resale in mind.

I would get a huge outdoor art piece for that left wall, change the door to one with a lot more glass some really good lighting a large planter full of seasonal color on either side of the walkway just before the tunnel . I would check to see if there is some way of dealing with those downspouts and a really interesting outdoor rug

regarding the porch. I see you have 2 steps up to your door. It seems almost out of scale with the long walkway (tunnel) to your front door. You walk up and then plop 2 steps in. It seems almost a little awkward. You could pull the steps forward. Instead of bringing the porch all the way forward. Stretch them out. So, as you walk in 1 step up, then after a few feet ( not sure of the tunnel length) add the second step up leaving another few feet walk up to your door. I would even give it a little character by adding some interesting porcelain tiles on the risers of the two steps. You could even go a little crazy and insert the same or matching tiles into the cement "walkway" in an interesting pattern or at the corners or whatever catches your fancy. Any detail that draws the eye away from the long tunnel, I think would be helpful. As for resale, I learned a long time ago (we've bought/sold 5 houses) that whatever you do there will always be some who love it and some who hate it. So you might as well do whatever makes you most comfortable.

My apologies for my earlier posts referencing the downspouts as gutters. I have a bad habit of doing that and I know it probably led to some confusion in making my point about water issues. I was referring to the downspouts NOT the gutters.

Pull the steps out longer as someone suggested, tile it paint the walls light color. Put a round planter

Oops... put a round planter in front of spouts to “hide” them. Paint same color as house.
Make the first step up at that concrete line where the spouts end. Nice bright light you might have to leave on most of the time.

It's not the way the downspouts look, its the way they currently function. Right now they are situated so that the water just pours onto the foundation which creates long term damage to the foundation. The first thing to do is fix that for the long term which both M E and Elisabeth mentioned up thread.

Lovely home! Could you relocate the beautiful front door and some sidelights to one of the 3 front windows. Add a small overhang and deal with routing the water further away from your home like others suggested.

Darker colors do tend to recede so a lighter, brighter front door would make a difference. Add some flowers to the landscape, lighting, if there is room, a potted plant with flowers by the door.

Any specific ideas if I bring steps out to the entry of the tunnel and maybe have them round since tunnel entry is uneven?!?

Denita - mirrors are used as outdoor pieces all the time. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/i-have-a-small-courtyard-and-would-like-to-add-mirrors-to-the-walls-for-illusion-of-space-i-need-smart-ideas-dsvw-vd~223262?n=6

Paint the front door white.

Is there any way you can “close the roof” over the walkway?

Interesting IM DB. I don't think I've ever noticed an outdoor mirror as a decor element in a residential application.

Wow.

If you win the lottery, redesign the roof to remove that narrow gap, then build the porch out.

Until then, two colourful, potted planters flanking it, but wider, to visually widen the spot and announce it as the centre. And lighting, not just down low but up high.

I think I would move the door forward - maybe 30" from the right side. The step would be the 'landing' and should be flush with the door. The next step would be longer. The gutter and downspouts - is too much! They should be reworked. The only The gutter on the right needs to hook to the small area that runs on top of the door - that connects to the left side. This eliminates the one that is in your way to the front door. The left one needs to be re-worked to come off of the front gutter - probably something like this. I would try to figure out how much the door should be in - but standing there - trying to get shelter from rain - but enough air space - that there is elbow room...