Thank you so much for reading! I’ve never posted here before but have read through many discussions in the past that have been helpful. I know my post was long but wanted to give full disclosure of facts and issues/concerns. Do you know if the lite pattern of a new door needs to pair with windows? Like a 4 SDL or 8 SDL? Also, I hear you about hanging baskets. Check! And what do you mean by making gardens deeper? Like cutting deeper into grass and planting more? I was contemplating that for area in right corner. Thanks so much!

The windows look good. Cute house.

Agree with the landscaping suggestions. Larger planting beds would better complement the size of your house, and some larger evergreens on either side would frame your entrance attractively. Pick a flower colour and repeat it on both sides. Bonus if your chair cushions are a similar colour.

Agree with landscaping suggestions. I’d also remove the white edging surrounding the planting beds.

Yes, by deeper I mean that the right side bed should fill the space between the house and the walkway, and on the left side it should cover even more grass, to sidewalk-side edge of the walkway. And yes, no white edging. Just a nice clean edge dug with a spade a few times a year. It will give you room for bigger evergreen shrubs that are more in proportion to your house.

You just need a door that plays nice. It doesn't have to match.

I agree the door can be the focal point and not have to match. BTW the sun damaged the floors becuase you needed protection and IMO Low E glass still does not give you thta roptection I would do some solar shades on those windows now thye control heat ans UV and allow you to keep the view I agree those hanging plants inside ot the ones on the posts outside . Lanscaping will bring this house to life and I would go for an english garden type . I wouldod a colored door and no storm door a good quality steel door in a factory finish color and a phantom screen if you like yo have the screen for air flow in the summer .I dislike window grids but I think yours are fine and to now make this an issue is a waste of time and energy . Often new to you sets up more remorse than is a fact . I think you have ahouse that can be very nice with new landscping and so work on that and enjoy the new windows

I like your new windows. They look good on your house. I also agree that landscaping that is more colorful and more abundant will “dress up” your house beautifully.

I agree with Beverly - a new door will really be the icing on the cake. And her comment is spot on - it just needs to play nicely with the windows. A pretty color will also add interest, so keep that in mind.

Thank you all for being kind and taking time to respond! I will focus my energy elsewhere rather than staring at my windows!

To my eyes, the windows are fine; it's the entry portico that's off. It needs to be wider and more substantial to be in proportion to the house. Short of rebuilding it, though, can its posts be moved outward to align just in from the outside edge of the gable's lower ends rather than at the inside edge? The posts' trim pieces should be less tall, while the sloped gable members should be thicker, and maybe add a crosspiece and king post in the center of the gable? Something like this? Otherwise, I just "grew" the landscaping (many options there as shown above) and substituted a full-view storm door for the divided one.

Or better, on second thought:

I also think the windows look very nice, but it's the entry portico and the door that are the problem. The little roof looks like it was just stuck on. Not sure if you did this, but it doesn't look original to your ranch style home.

I also think that if you get a new door, the storm door should be the same color.

I agree about the porch posts. Paint them the same color as the house so they recede visually. Move the hanging flowers that feel hemmed in. Hang them from the eaves midway between windows and door so they are wider apart.