Focus on the interior to have your bold quirky style, and leave the traditional exterior alone. It will be a fun and surprising contrast!

The outside is a gem. Don't screw it up!

If it's not your dream house then don't buy it.

Point taken. (Circumstances may not make the dream house possible, so may need to adjust my expectations.)

I would like to see the front from much further back.

Hi Patricia, here’s a photo from the street.

The bright white trim and dark blue shutters are not doing this house any favors. I would do a light tan on the trim, remove the shutters and paint the front door a rusty orange.

Trim the existing shrubbery.

Agreed! I was thinking of maybe cream trim and a different color shutters, but interesting idea to remove them. I’m dying for an orange door!