Here's what I'd do...

1. Stone the gabled bumpout to the right of the door. Make sure it rounds both corners and dies into the house. This makes it feel like a separate element and breaks up the monotony of the rest of the house. This becomes a focal point and helps to lead your eye right to the door.

2. Install wider shutters and paint them a cottage green. Your shutters should be close to half the width of your window opening. You probably have to fudge it on the two larger windows, but at least you could get it right on the two smaller ones. The new color palette with the green shutters and the stone help to soften the stark contrast of the black and white and give it a cottage feel.

3. Install a stained front door. The wood complements the stone and allows the shutters to be the color pop on the house.

4. This might seem like a small detail, but a frieze board installed between the top of the windows and the bottom of the eaves would go a long way to give your house the look of a quality build. This frieze board would extend over the overhang above the door. This is a classic detail found on many historic and higher-end homes.

5. Extend the front steps beyond the bumpout and make them much wider. A stone matching the stone on the bumpout would be a good choice for material here.

6. Landscape using large stones and low-maintenance bushes and groundcover layered for depth.

Here's a mock-up. Could be a really cool house.