what a cute house. but i'd remove the arch and have a porch or deck like porch built from one window all the way across to the other window and covered to blend in...give th

e house a bungalow look and a place to put porch furniture that's pretty.

sort of like this http://archiehome.info/ranch-bungalow-house-plans/

I would not move the front door, just because of the steps leading up to the existing front door. That's going to confuse people. And I like the arch very much, it adds character!

I feel your pain with the street noise, I used to live by the freeway, never again. I would paint the interior walls a very soothing color and add calming music so when your patients walk in your place will feel like a refuge to them.

oldie thread, wonder what the OP decided.

Use the charming front door and a landscaper's trick - add a fountain in a new "courtyard" - this is a project worth trading services with a local landscape designer

Since your roof is brown and the bricks are tan, and you are running a business, the main trim - fascia and eave should stay neutral . . but allow me to suggest that you paint the window sashes and front door a cheerful red so that it stands out, and plant some shrubs all around the base of the house that stay evergreen.

Just inside the sidewalk line, all along the front and turning back down the sides to the front of the house, plant a columnar hedge that you maintain at about 4' high - people can see over but it creates a bit of shelter . . talk to your nurseryman about something columnar and evergreen in your zone .. break this at the entry so there is 8 feet open where the path enters. . . then, do one of those lovely buried reservoir fountains that disappear into rocks at ground level (keeps them from freezing most of the year) so that as you pass the hedge it deflects the car level noise and the fountain helps create a zone of transition . . as it grows in you may find there is reason to put benches out here in summer .. particularly for little busy patients . . or well patients who prefer fresh air . .

you are going to need the rear side exit and for it to be sheltered from the street for you and your workers to be able to come and go separate from patients. You may need that to also be a sort of emergency exit - patients who present and should be taken by ambulance need a private exit . this may be rare but worth consideration .. .is there a place for you and staff to park in rear? a place that an ambulance can get closer for you if need be . ..

think about your signage - possibly borrow a font from the 1920's which is about the era of brick bungalows.. . look up signs in the historical society for doctors of the time - red accents - brown lettering on pale tan .. if you can, please keep and restore those wonderful three over one windows . . if you can't, invest in pella or another quality aluminum clad wood window in the same style . . red of course. .