@Sigrid , I agree completely. The front door needs to be moved front and center. Then widen the front pathway as it approaches the front door.

If it is cladding, I get rid of the stone entirely. It detracts from the front of your house. Agree with above comments re the door.

Front door facing the front and a new wider walkway to it.

After the door is moved a curved, more meandering walk is more friendly and inviting.

Agreed. Don’t let the stone structure limit you.
This is such a cute house. I would remove the stone and create a cute portico area.

Or you could even do a large front porch. So many options!! So much potential!!!

Assuming you can’t change your door to face forward, you could remove the stone and then add a porch that extends to the right side of the house to the driveway. Widening and curving the walkway up to the porch adds interest and softens the yard- you could try finding pavers or stones that match the gray stones on the outside of the house/the roof to tie the landscape together. You could also try a wider straight path lined with shrubbery like this one or try planting grass around the pavers for a more modern look like this one.

Assuming the stone structure has to stay, plant something tall in front of it to break the expanse of the stone. Paint the white downspouts the same colour as the stone. Add shrubbery all the way across the front.