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Mark Rogers You have a classic storm door there, not sure I'd touch that. All new siding after losing the cedar. Would really update if the roof were metal. Barring the obvious I might coat the porch with textured color, and plant a dwarf fruit tree :0)

INSIDEOUT Modern and Traditional Hi Lamby, I had fun just doing some scribbly sketches reimagining your front facade going a little mid-century mod because of it's horizontal lines. Please feel free to redirect the style and I'll play with a different approach. In this mid-century mod approach, I'd suggest a monochromatic color scheme with a simple/clean storm door showing the entire door behind it. More details to discuss but I should first hear about your style. Best, insideoutDiane

Jean Tuck Really not liking green on garage door, I think white to match door and white shutters might just give it a more tailored look.Maybe even some boxwood rose bushes alternate colors alongthe front would be nice, and brass home numbers too!I am a fan of white rails along porch area . Using pictures print from computer draw on the changes i suggested and see how it looks to you a rough draft like that maybe the thing to try when doing an upgrade..

timberskunk You got to much going on as far as different colors and differnt materials, the shake has to go, the garage door should match the trim and what is up with the windows the shutters need to be the same color as the trim too. What about some plants, planter boxes under the windows, in the yard maybe even a small tree infront. like the girls scetches. the front of the house and garage are too busy and the landscape is to blank.

timberskunk I had a porch like your and I built a very low deck that was the same height as my porch to extend almost all the way to the end of the house. Put some patio chairs and a table with some color and some plants and a bench to sit on. that way your porch is now the whole lenght of the front of you house. Hanging plants too.

lambslynn Aren't the windows so strange?!!? The house was painted like this when we moved in but there were big wooden house numbers too! The yard was all rock and there was a 30 foot pine tree in front of the window that made our living as dark as a basement! We ripped out all the rock and the tree and focused on getting grass to grow last year and put in a sprinkler system. No we are focusing on the porch and painting the house. Roof will probably have to be next year : ) I'm loving the ideas though, the sketches are great!!! On the right of the porch is a big flower garden that has 4 rose bushes and a ton of bullbs and ivy so I dont think I will take that out.

cherc I don't know your style or budget either. Our house is similar to yours only on the far right is an upper level making is split level :( So ugly! Here is a picture of a somewhat similar house with porch additions.

http://www.houzz.com/trk/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5KR0RldmVsb3BtZW50LmNvbQ/80775c50762002b76b7e31a9fb23d7a3/user/437092r

cherc Sorry, that was not the specific picture info. above

lambslynn Wow that's gorgeous!!! But I definitely don't want to do that to this house lol. We are planning on building a new house within the next year and want to make this one more sellable without going too crazy. I'm putting that in the idea book for the new house tho : )

cherc Got it!! Congratulations and thanks for your kind response ;)

lambslynn I put a summer picture on my profile so you can get a better idea of what we're working with