Hire a landscape designer immediately! I agree painting the garage door and front door would help.. but for me Id paint the brick and all and really update the house.

You can search houzz landscapes to get some inspiration, and save them to an ideabook. Since your windows are prefinished white, painting the garage door to match the siding is a good contrast back to the white trim - looks close to sw cargo pants - test that. (it is definitely a green based camoflauge neutral) Then, leave the white sidelights and trim at the front door, but add some sophisticated color there - maybe a deep olive drab to echo the neutrals on the house. i like sw eclipse. That will help the garage door not jump forward to the eye, and give the entry more presence. The rest is just landscaping - you could head in a very cottage-y direction with flowering shrubs and annuals and vines with the palladian windows and it would be very attractive to most buyers / passerby. Search cottage gardens on houzz exteriors .

I would paint the garage door the color of the bricks, and the front door a bright olive green. in both cases, paint just the door-not any trim. you need some evergreen shrubs and colorful annuals in front of them.

Thanks! We are still unpacking but have enjoyed your input. Great ideas!

Little update. After we tackle interior paint, I'm going to paint the front door.

I would pain the garage door the same color as the siding about it. How about a black front door and black shutters?

I really wanted shutters but have a bump-out brick border around windows. I wonder if that can be done, Belle Chaise?

Hi Noelle! We think adding shutters to your exterior is a great idea. We would recommend a Board and Batten style for both sets of windows, along with radius tops for the window to the right. Our other recommendation is that the shutters are properly fitted (each shutter should measure out to half the size of the window), and in your case the shutters will have to be full panels as they are double windows.

Feel free to submit your photo on our website to our Shutter Snapshot. This will give you an idea of what your shutters will look like before the actual installation: http://www.timberlane.com/resource-center/shutter-snapshot/

As far as the installation goes on the bump-out brick border, that can be done using our brick mount pintel. That is the specific hardware our customers purchase from us when installing their shutters in cases like yours.

Below is a photo of Board and Batten shutters with radius tops in black, like Belle Chaise mentioned.

Love those! So, I'd get flat topped shutters in the left window and radius tops on the right?

Yes, feel free to give us a call with any questions or concerns at 1-800-250-2221

do you know the brand and color of that siding?