I know you said you didn't want to do structural changes, but it would be good to get rid of the original roof line. Then the second story makes more sense.

I would remove all the yews that are hiding the stone work and blocking a view to the side entrance.

Move the tree out into the yard on the left side of the house, which will help bring focus to the entry.

The key is to improve look of entry sidewalk, beds around sidewalk and arbor to disguise roof line but draw visitors to this side and entry. Here is mock up.

Trim shrubs under windows and add new plantings in variegated plants to add whites. Whites show first to the eye.

I agree with getting rid of the shrubs and adding more natural plantings. If that side of the house is shady, you can add in astilbe and ferns to go with the hostas. Then you can add brick pavers to either side of the walk to widen it a bit. That would be an economical way to widen the walk and make it more welcoming. Add vertical house numbers to the post on the right by the overhang and light it with a solar uplight at night to draw attention to that side of the house.

I would also pull out and re-work the raised planter on the right. It has two different kinds of blocks and isn't as attractive as it could be. Instead of grass or plants in front of it, add a low growing ground cover that's easy to maintain. I had ajuga in front of mine and it gave off pretty purple blooms every year. Pressure wash everything, add fresh mulch, and you'll be good to go.

Wow, these tips are great. Thanks everyone! I definitely agree and had some of these thoughts as well. One more detail, the living room windows on the right are longer than the kitchen windows on the left. So we'd want to do some height variation in plants to help draw attention away from that height difference - just not sure yet what type of plants do this. We definitely want to get rid of the hedge, though. And yes - our whole front yard is in the shade in the summer.

@houssaon What did you mean by saying move the tree on the left? Does that mean moving it to the front left of the lot up towards the street? We would like to move that tree as it's a little too close to the house.

@Flo Mangan Looks lovely!

@katinparadise We do have house numbers on the first post that I blurred out, so thanks for not noticing my terrible photoshop job :P

All great advice, thank you.

Widen the walkway to the front door. Right now it's difficult to tell whether the entry is on the path on the right or the path on the left. You don't have to curve it since people will naturally want to take the shortest path to their destination. You could even just line the outside of the existing walkway with another material (stone, brick, stained concrete, etc) to add interest.

Trim the shrubs back from the walkway. Right now they are completely obscuring that there is an entry when you're standing in front of the house. The goal is for people to see where the entry is and feel invited to walk there. You could consider re-landscaping the whole front bed or along the walkway if you like, but at a minimum that hedge needs to be trimmed back.

Our minds are also naturally drawn to walk towards light. Right now it looks like you have a single small light to the left of the door. I wonder if putting a larger light there and maybe adding more lights (one maybe at the very end to the right of the door) to entice people to walk towards your door would help.

Widen walk a little. (A brick strip down each side will add 16".)

Remove the bed that flanks and encloses the walk between it and the house.

Add a SMALL tree form with groundcover below, at the fore of the right garden.

Redo the foundation shrubs to a simpler arrangement and friendlier shapes.

I was confused at first cause I didn’t realize that BOTH visible sidewalks are yours.

You need to draw all the attention to the sidewalk that leads to your front door. Make it very wide and attractive and welcoming. Remove shrubbery that conceals or disguises the door - people want to see where they’re going to make sure they’re headed the right way. Plus, for safety reasons, nobody wants to walk into a hidden, brushy area after dark.

I think your home is lovely. Can you find more of the stone that is on your house (near the front door) to incorporate into your new and improved sidewalk?

Actually, I would draw attention to the fact that the windows on the right are larger than those on the left side. That means that it is the dominant side of the house where one assumes the living room is located. I would definitely eliminate the shrubs on the right side, leaving the ones on the left. By opening up the right side, widening the path (the curved one looks special and draws the eye to the door), as well as incorporating a pretty bed with a small tree, shrubs, annuals and perennials, you will direct people to the front door. Any chance you can even put up a small privacy gate on the left sidewalk to essentially block people from entering that way? Also...planting at the public sidewalk end of the right path, perhaps with a post light, will also note: This is the path to use!