I think you should develop a long-term plan and budget for getting rid of the peaked gable, and for now I'd put some sweat equity into removing all the clumpy hedges and doing fall planting for a lovely spring landscape next year.

A different color for the front door could spruce things up and you need some flowers!!

Also - a colorful planter on the porch

The gable is fine if the paint is new and fresh.The landscaping needs help more than the gable. Prune shrubs so that their tops are a foot below the windowsills, remove the ones closest to the door, and put in some large flowering annuals with new mulch. A couple of big pots overfilled with flowers on the steps would be attractive.

The gable is actually very nice, and gives the house some character. The landscaping is what really needs help.

That being said, some lighting elements would do wonders. Either go wall mounted where light is directed both up and down, or up in the gable to highlight the entryway.

Agree, gable is fine. Landscaping will pump up curb appeal. Also replace builder door with something more dramtic and/or colourful.

the gable is fine - it's completely mid-century. What doesn't work is the front door which is traditional. Also lose the shutters on the right-hand window and the modern lines will really shine! It just looks like over the years, a couple items got put on the house which don't fit the style, so everything seems "off".

If you got a mid-mod door and maybe one the modern hanging porch lights, you house would be fab!

Here's what your house reminds me of:


Here's some door and porch light ideas:


https://www.houzz.com/photos/32-small-1950s-eichler-expansion-midcentury-exterior-san-francisco-phvw-vp~1370445

We agree with Hazel Dazel (although we are cringing to say this because we love shutters), in the sense that the shutters that you have do not belong on that window. If you really like the authentic appeal of shutters, we would recommend purchasing bi-folded shutters. Bi-fold shutters will appear to be a single shutter but once they are opened they would cover the whole window as a double shutter. If this is not something you are interested in, we would recommend removing these shutters since they are not properly fitted.

What decoenthusiaste said. Gable sticks out like a sore thumb as do the windows and door . Paint the door, window trim a nice blue gray to compliment your brick as in the example below. Landscaping can really add a lot of pizzazz and I would start by either trimming those overgrown evergreens to below window height or removing altogether and start with a new slate. I would need to see a long shot of your property from further back ( house in center showing both sides ) to make suggestions on a new landscape.

I was hoping to see a revamped garage door. Edmonton has an interesting selection but I was hoping for ideas. Anyone fixed up or bought new garage doors recently?

The house is for sale, right? What is the fix-up budget?

I like the gable as it gives shade to the porch and windows. Have you thought of painting it a darker color? Say the dark color int he brick... and yes the bushes need trimmed...do that first and see what you think.

It's hard to tell from the pic, but I suspect the OP's house has a carport and not a garage - again, very midcentury.

Agreed with the bushes. Nothing dates a house and a neighborhood faster than mature bushes, that unfortunately, are no longer in style or overpowering. That will freshen it up faster than anything!

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I would suggest you paint the inside ceiling of the gable a darker or brighter shade of a very pretty lemon yellow and paint the flat siding of the gable a lighter version of the same color -- maybe two to four shades lighter. Then, paint the door the darker or brighter version of the yellow to have a tone-on-tone effect. I would suggest you have all other entry doors the same yellow. Bright white trim around the windows and doors will enhance the yellow shades even more. I believe you can improve the landscape with flowers, such as day lilies, in clumps of yellow, white, and orange. Small evergreens, such as boxwood, interspersed among the lilies will give contrast and year-round color. If you live in climate zone six or even a warmer zone, you might try the thornless Lady Banks climbing roses in yellow and in white. If you do not care for trellises, you could have the roses cascading out of large black tubs or pots in the landscape.

I just looked at your photo again, and I would suggest adding black shutters to flank the bank of windows on the left. I realize such shutters would be non-functional, but they would balance with the shutters on the other side of the door. You also might consider installing solid black shutters that would flank the side lights and mounting white coach lights on the black shutters for contrast to accentuate the entry even more. On the other hand, you might install some sort of white wooden panel at each side of the side lights and installing black coach lights to go with the black porch rail. If you choose the black lights against white panels, a coach-style black pendant light suspended by a chain from the gable ceiling might be a good feature for lighting and accent.