I would not want the added wing to be completely symmetrical with the garage. I would look at something that was distinctly smaller looking than the central mass, but not exactly the same as the garage, maybe something that looked one and a half stories with a few dormers.

What a nice home with a gorgeous yard! Additions can be so expensive and complicated. Have you thought about turning any room downstairs into a Master suite? The house looks large enough to gave a dining room and perhaps a formal living room and family room? Just a thought. I turned an unused formal living room (enclosed openings, removed fireplace and added a door) into what is now a guest room on the first floor.

How old is your roof? Paint can do wonders, but if you’re not planning on a new roof in the near future, your options will be a little more limited. Your shutters look like they might be too narrow, I’d consider new ones at the appropriate scale. Regarding an addition- I’d live there for a year or two before committing to addition plans— see how you use the space and yard and what’s ultimately going to make the most sense for your long-term needs. One option, if deciding to do an addition, could be to locate it behind the garage. This would preserve flow and natural light in your main living areas, and it might be less costly in terms of how far the new plumbing lines would have to travel, etc. Congrats on the new home!

What color paint or roof would you think?

I'd focus on a more adventurous paint scheme. I haven't seen people make Garrison Colonials look all that modern, without changes that cost hundreds of thousands and are unlikely to enhance the value of the house by half that amount.

Maybe paint the shutters something like SW rookwood terra cotta and the door something like ravishing coral. If you need to paint the siding, I'd do a lighter, creamier tan. SW Beeswax, or tea light perhaps.

What happened with your Dutch Colonial or your tuck under garage?

why post so many different houses, implying you plan to live in all of them…

Not sure why the questions about other posts for other houses? Is there something wrong with more than one post?

Nothing wrong with more than one post, but, you are posting several houses. Which one, do you actually own, and are really wanting advice on.

Do I need to own a house to post?

I am working on houses I own and houses for friends as well. Again not sure why the Houzz community would care or pass judgement….

Sounds like a fake designer who can’t do the job that clients hired her for. So she has to post in online forums to get other people to do her work. Give the clients their money back.

@Tish. Where do that come from? I am not a designer, nor a realtor, nor a flipper. SMH