I think you should hire a landscape designer ( or architect) to draw up a detailed hardscape, landscape & exterior design plan. You could do things in stages if necessary. Looks like a fairly large piece of property ( to me anyway ).

The current color goes very well with your roof. Here's a house with a similar palette that looks great:

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You should leave it and spend your budget time on other things:

--Replace white pillar with dark, beefy wood pillar in roof color.

--Paint front door light turquoise or yellow.

--Get profeessional landscaping with an emphasis on deep rounded foundation beds across the entire front of the house (but not too close) a mix of everygreen and deciduous shrubs, grasses, dark brown mulch, pernennials. Break up the lawn with an island or a tree set into a wide round bed. with some hardscaping, dark mulch to echo roof. Lawn needes edging along the driveway. If you have the budget, gray and brown slate curved walkway from the garage would create a garden bed on the front of the house.

You need a landscape designer for sure.

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I agree with K Laurence above, on the landscaping. Its what your house needs the most. Also a bit of color in the plants. I like the idea of the covered entry, but, have to agree, that awning or whatever that is needs to go. I would have the overhang sheathed in plywood, and have it roofed to match the roofing on the house. Paint the front door a brighter color, so it doesnt look like just a black hole. Other than that, I wouldnt do anything to the brick. It is very nice. The house just needs to have a finished look. Right now, it sits there naked. Some trees in the front yard wud help. A couple of colorful chairs on the front porch. etc.

That intersection of the two masses is going to be tricky to create a covered entrance to replace the awning. I would not paint the brick but wash it instead, add some new windows and really concentrate on a new comprehensive landscaping plan for the house.

A couple houses with light turquoise doors. Not the flat portico over the side porch:

My first thought was to browse some Japanese influenced homes. I would embrace and extend horizontal lines.

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Possibly a transparent awning above the door

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Landscaping and paint the rain gutters to match the brick.

Modern portico ideas:

Walkway:

This is a pergola (open) on a ranch, but a solid version of this with nice wood pillars could look great on your side entry.

Some visual for more inviting place