Some color schemes from the period. Might spark an idea.

Do you have to replace the siding? Frankly, I like what is there more than horizontal siding, which I think will ruin the lines of the house. It could use some color. A deep blue with white trim, white railings and a red (or deep yellow) door would look good.

I may be totally wrong, but it looks like a 70s raised ranch to me. I don't see the MCM. When was the house built?

It looks a great deal like a house my father built in 1972. Most raised ranches in this part of the country have colonial/traditional accents. That one was very much a contemporary, with an almost solid wall of glass on the deck side. It was dark brick, with dark brown trim. The unusual part was that it had a white stone roof.

I'd definitely keep the vertical siding, and look at late 60's, early 70's colors.

Understood. I don't think that changing the siding to horizontal will accomplish that. Better to change the colours and landscaping.

Better to work with what you have instead of trying to turn it into something it is not.

I like your current siding. Can you just paint it?

CeleryGirl's first and second image are my favorites.

Your landscaping is not flattering to the house.

Nice work, celery! I like the black windows and expanded steps. And the gray and cedar sidings look great together.

Celery has captured the horizontality of the house, which is a defining element of many MCM homes. I like the horizontal grey and blue renditions.

MCM landscaping should be simple and horizontal as well. Definitely keep that small tree in front of the deck, as it suggests a Japanese influence, very much in keeping with MCM style. Fewer meatball shrubs, more naturally horizontal, spreading shrubs. Lavender, blue star juniper, creeping thyme, trailing rosemary. There are many varieties of junipers -- easy care, best planted so you don't have to prune them and they can show off their natural shapes. Maybe mix in some fountaining grasses for contrast.

Thank you Grover, thank you guys, so pleasure to hear from you all nice words. :-)))

If the door can be moved up, that would go a long way to improve the look of the house.