I would build a portico with the peak under the roof ridge. Then put something tall and decorative on the left of the door, or if you could, a side light window.

Take out all the overgrown shrubbery, including the one left of the tree, and rethink the door itself. I agree that a door with a left sidelight might do the trick to broaden and better center the entrance. Is there room on the interior to expand it that direction? Is the little round vent functional or just decorative? If decorative, removing it would call less attention to the situation.

You said all the gross awnings and bushes are gone.

Post a picture

A few questions.

Are you keeping the original door?

Will you be getting rid of the screen door?

Will you be making the steps larger?

Will you be adding a new awning?

Make the door wider and center it under the roof centerline.

Any current photos?

Is there room on the interior to expand it that direction? - unfortunately no, there is only 1/2 a foot or so to the left before a wall

Is the little round vent functional or just decorative? honestly I'm not sure at this point

Are you keeping the original door? no, it's gross. not sure yet what we will put up

Will you be getting rid of the screen door? yes

Will you be making the steps larger? yes, and i would like to add a small porch

Will you be adding a new awning? that is a possibility if we do not build something instead. we have some extra tin (brown) from the roof when the previous owner had it replaced we can put in place of that green thing in some way for the time being. we just haven't taken it down yet since we've had a lot of rain, been in and out

Trace, I like the lattice idea and that is definitely something we could do sooner rather than later. Especially with it being near impossible to get in touch with a contractor; we're trying to add on to the back side and haven't been able to get a call back in two months

Thanks! It's slow progress, but we are trying to do what we can ourselves before hiring someone!

it's fine...easy fix. Take off the shutters, paint the house all one color...I like this dark color, but any color you like will be fine. Then paint the door a complimentary color. I would do an awning over the door again, but make it wider, extending it to the left, and it should balance out more with the gable....notice in this photo how it is also over the outside sconce?

Here's a before & after to inspire you about working with off centered features. Nice job of removing the shrubs. Take off the awning and see more potential. What is the interior situation of the room behind the door? Any possibility for that left side light?

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Thanks, that's pretty and I like the porch going across the entire wall.

There may be JUST enough room before the vertical wall on the inside to put an electrical box, depending on how big of one I would need for an outdoor light. I need someone to come out for that for sure, there is no telling how this old thing has been wired throughout.

NJ yes agree! I wonder how big is too big, I would love a lantern.

A light AND some house numbers and/or your mail box to the left of the front door to balance it out.

Considering the back of the house is where the action will be…i would work with the parts that are salvageable in the front….keep the shutters ..install a shed style awning..over the door…with the extra roofing…add a white door…and a simple little deck at the entry…same width as the awning…maybe wood planters attached / built in?….to the deck on each end …with low maintenance evergreen bushes..these small changes add charm and dimension to the flat front exterior ..painting the trim at the roof line a matching green will also bump up the charm factor…