I agree those headgear must be torn out, then you can start from scratch.

Hedges is what I meant to say! Anyway, pull them out!

thanks! so what should i do once i remove the hedges? what kind of roof/awning should i install? i just hate that when you look at the house all you notice is the big white triangle roof!

I don't know your budget, but take a look at the following for an inspiration on building out the front patio and breaking up the large gable roof line.

Here is another way to add a front porch and break up the large gable

The windows in your home seem midcentury modern. So I have attached some photos with that theme. I particularly like the flat roof L shaped roof and think it could look nice on your home. I would run the roof portion across the side of the house with three windows the length of the wall.

I also highly recommend considering shutters instead of keeping those curtains up. Shutters look the best from the street!

jacoby - do you mean inside? i plan on replacing the curtains - i was thinking of vertical blinds.

Paint the triangle a more subdued color. Sage, blue-ish gray, tan, anything but white!

Consider adding a porch area around the front door. (some inspirations below)
To make the last picture make sense in your context, I would consider putting the door where the bay window is.

Give your front door some color. Paint the front-facing section of the eaves a charcoal gray or other color compatible w/ your roof.

Cheaper fix - add some exterior shutters to the sides of your windows & add a fake "dormer window" in the middle of your triange that is a fake window with its shutters closed. It would help if you can move your vent down a board or two so that it's hidden.
Otherwise, the fake window may need to be too tall to look good.

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Yes inside the house. I don't know what your budget is. But vertical blinds are the least expensive route to take unless you choose mini blinds which is even less expensive. Shutters are on the high end of the price chart.

Do you like the midcentury look? Once those hedges are gone, the front windows will be more visible, and you can play them up with trim color. I'm not a fan of shutters for your style house--they don't really go with it. But a bigger front entry, with or without structural changes to the house itself, will make more of a statement, as will a more impressive walkway to the door.

Ditto to taking a chainsaw to the roots of the hedges. Free the house!

Don't know what your budget is, but even a simple canvas awning over the door would add a lot.

Area around door needs interest. Even a large industrial light fixture attached to the house and extending over the front door.

See there is some slope to the property. Maybe create a retaining wall and an interesting path to the door.

I agree. hedges must go!

take down the screen door and paint the front door a fun colour. If you don't want to take the hedges completely out just trim them down so they are like 2 feet high or something. also maybe think about painting your whole house 1 cohesive colour, it would take away the choppy-ness that is happening with the roof and brick. I don't think you should add an awning but I do agree that adding a dormer with 2 posts would add some more visual interest. also you could change the light fixture to something that would make a statement.

Most of the porches and awnings your fellow Houzzers have posted will look very nice with the design of your home. You will have to get with a contractor/design professional to determine which one will be most practical for you and fit your budget.

Maybe a porch the full length of the house?

thanks everyone for your ideas... i tried a quick photoshop job - do you think this looks any better?

Think this porch/awning could work, so many possibilities...keep is updated! Are you renovating inside too?

I'm not so sure about the porch above. I do love a sweet Craftsman porch...but all wrong on a mid-century home.

Just to get some inspiration for your home...this woman's website is SO cute! Tons of 50's era ideas!

http://retrorenovation.com/2011/09/08/1950s-interior-design-and-decorating-style-7-major-trends/

I do agree with getting rid of that screen door...but I wouldn't go without. I love a good screen door.

http://retrorenovation.com/2007/11/05/retro-front-doors-for-your-40s-50s-or-60s-ranch-house-from-crestview-doors/

In other words...embrace the coolness of your 50's home. Don't try to make it something it's not.

The white triangle dominates and it should be painted along with other suggestions above.

I vote no on the vertical blinds. Sorry but I feel this is an outdated window covering that should stay gone. I have fallen in love with roman shades. You can adjust the amount of light you want in just by lowering them. I find them classic and classy. Landscaping is something that should be addressed after you do the construction part of your remodel.

Full porch?

With your off center door and the extra brick on one side of it but not the other, you can't do anything as straight forward as the one photoshopped in. You need to take it from the door to right and over the smaller window with something similar to what Denita first posted. Her two posts were my first thoughts for you, but decided on the one that demonstrated the vertical siding as well.

Have you ever considered an awning

Yes, some shelter to your front door would be good. Make it deep and wide enough to keep out angled sun and rain, and to keep deliveries dry, as well as you.

Mid-century all right - so here is the quick charm fix - paint the gable red to match your brick!
Like in the neighborhood of sw fireweed http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW6328-fireweed/
Instant charm - leave the trim along the peak edge white but everything else now looks like the brick. . . you will see a new house immediately. Search red houses - and the most expensive looking thing you can do is a "mod barn" look. You've got the windows for it and the door!

Search modern entries before you dive in - the little gable isn't to scale - a "throwback simple modern with barn references entry element will fit in better to the design of your home. I'll be back after I get more time to go searching entries in houzz but dar eckert is right - something unique is best here. . .. he is right about the one with the periwinkle door . . .

I like the mod barn idea. I also think the bushes should be removed, rather than trimmed. They will always want to be 5' with roots to match, and neither is a good thing for the sidewalk, foundation or your trimming arm. I'd look for a 2-3' replacement, w an ornamental tree @ the 2-window corner.

Paint the brick and the siding the same color as library eye brought up.

I'd think long & hard before painting the brick. It's kind of like a tattoo....not something easily undone.

I would redo the front gable as mentioned before. It is just too plain. I think something like this would look really nice.

Red to the top, red for the trims….all red, just find the closet match to your brick.

By eliminating a contrasting trim, I think your house will look less squat.

Were it my house, I would remove the foundation plantings and add decking and a contemporary in feel pergola.

wow! i never expected so many responses.... this is great! I'm meeting with the contractor tomorrow and i'm going to bring some of these photos. I particularly like the idea of painting the gable brick red and putting some sort of porch/deck/patio on the front.... maybe all alond the left side - which leads to the driveway... thanks all!