Check out what the folks on Home Town did with a split level, I've included a link here. I thought it was very ingenious how they dealt with it. https://www.hgtv.com/shows/home-town/episodes/so-long-loft-hello-home

I would change the siding to a darker gray board and batten. Remove the shutters and paint the window trim, including the bow window, black. Change the front door to a stained wood, along with the garage door and porch railing. Add a modern black light fixture and 4" modern black house numbers stacked vertically to the left of the door. Paint the downspout to match the brick.

We have a split. Make sure you can recoup most of the exterior work if / when you decide to sell someday. It will add up. Good Luck!

I would enlist the services of an architect in order to avoid a " remuddling" of your home. Some of these homes can look very awkward when making these front changes.

You need an architect to really answer all the questions you have. And the first question they will have for you is the budget. You can do anything if your money tree is big enough.

Is this one of those threads where the creator has already abandoned it?

Thanks for the input everyone. I'll post pics once we get the work done this spring.

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