Dormers over each of the upper windows and a covered porch running the full length of the home with substantial columns. Make the house present beautiful by painting the house a beautiful color like Home Depot’s wabi Sabi . I would paint the trim in country white and I would paint the front door as well as the garage in a very very dark brown black

Patricia, I love your ideas, thank you so much!! Would you keep the shutters (including putting the shutters back up on the second level) or take them off? Karen. The picture of the House seems distorted . It is a traditional 2 story, not as long left and right as it seems.

I would put shutters on the upper two windows & remove the lowers, they look jammed in there. A porch would be great. I would also consult with a landscape designer for landscape & hardscape ideas. A walkway separate from your driveway would be nice, as well as enlarging the porch area. Is your roof dark gray? I would also emphasize the front door somehow, it looks undersized. Maybe trim it out to make it look larger? Idk, others on here will probably come up with suggestions. Maybe place larger pots planted on either side ...

We did a whole house remodeling, the house is similar to yours, on the exterior it was just a facelift, but you can do some changes to the roof line like Patricia suggested or other changes can be made, it is very easy to make a modification to this home types. Here are a few images to give you an idea how the front can be improved and updated.

Good luck

Klfiiche,

the roof is a mixture of blacks. The Siding is dirty for sure. Our budget is “ what can we do on a limited budget, especially using our own sweat, if you know what I mean”. Ideas for color combinations is also very helpful. Thank you