Landscaping would help the curb appeal immensely

Agreed! What would you add?

Hire a garden designer to help you plan deep garden beds all around the house to widen the view of it and cover your foundation. We have no idea what planting zone you're in, what kind of light and drainage you have or much else to suggest specific plantings or features. Notice below how a gravel bed with the chairs seems to bring the house forward as do the foundation plants.

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If you have the budget you could add a white pergola across the front of the house, which needs a lot more attention than the side.

Portico:

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Porch:

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Your house is really nice. Landscaping is all it needs.

having the front door that far from where you park doesnt seem practical. The house is too one tone and that has taken away from the lovely details of the cedar shakes. Also I dont think the roof color and the house color are blending well. hard to tell what color the roof is ? Red? brown?

A tree in the front would be nice maybe something that grows slow and can be maintained like dogwood.

Here are a few ideas: