Maybe a nice white fence to brighten it up a bit. Some lovely bushes or flowers, bright also
goodgeege
I don’t love the bushes…maybe they need to be balanced with maybe some other types of planting/shrub/tree?
Rengeflower
Consider a contrasting dark color for the fascia, soffits, gutters, and the gable vent. The easiest solution is to match the shutter color.
The other paint color seems too peachy. Matching a light color in the brick will look nice.
Obviously, better landscaping, but that more of a r/landscaping question.
Diagonair
Landscape and maintenance. That kind of “muffin” shrubbery is dated and lacks texture, form, or color. Hire a landscape designer but don’t spend anything on the house itself. Eventually, you might want to replace the front doors, which don’t look in keeping with the simple beauty of the house.
Sephirothjj
The bushes make it look scruffy. Neaten them up, make them look more uniform and it will massively improve the look.
cthulhuwantshugs
Your house is beautiful. I would trim the shrubs and plant some flowers between/in front of them. Power wash the sidewalk (**not** the house). And if you can, planting the hell strip on the other side of the sidewalk with native flowers, shrubs, and/or small trees, then mulching between them will make a huge difference. The [National Wildlife Federation](https://nativeplantfinder.nwf.org/) and [Prairie Moon Nursery](https://www.prairiemoon.com/) both have plant searches where you can filter by location, site characteristics (sun, soil, water), and plant characteristics you want.
Accomplished-Bug4327
Agree with everyone who’s saying it’s the bushes. Definitely do some landscaping
christianhelps
Powerwash the sidewalks and use an edger on them. Then shape up the bushes.
ItsHowItisNow2
Unkept landscape…
SkeeterLovespink
Remove the shrubs and landscape it
Complete_Goose667
The colors are also dated. Walk around your neighborhood to get ideas. Think about clear colors, white with black or navy shutters, or a colorful door. The landscaping also could use updating, but be careful because your house is situated quite close to the street, but the aspect is lovely and the walkway is terrific.
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Maybe a nice white fence to brighten it up a bit. Some lovely bushes or flowers, bright also
I don’t love the bushes…maybe they need to be balanced with maybe some other types of planting/shrub/tree?
Consider a contrasting dark color for the fascia, soffits, gutters, and the gable vent. The easiest solution is to match the shutter color.
The other paint color seems too peachy. Matching a light color in the brick will look nice.
Obviously, better landscaping, but that more of a r/landscaping question.
Landscape and maintenance. That kind of “muffin” shrubbery is dated and lacks texture, form, or color. Hire a landscape designer but don’t spend anything on the house itself. Eventually, you might want to replace the front doors, which don’t look in keeping with the simple beauty of the house.
The bushes make it look scruffy. Neaten them up, make them look more uniform and it will massively improve the look.
Your house is beautiful. I would trim the shrubs and plant some flowers between/in front of them. Power wash the sidewalk (**not** the house). And if you can, planting the hell strip on the other side of the sidewalk with native flowers, shrubs, and/or small trees, then mulching between them will make a huge difference. The [National Wildlife Federation](https://nativeplantfinder.nwf.org/) and [Prairie Moon Nursery](https://www.prairiemoon.com/) both have plant searches where you can filter by location, site characteristics (sun, soil, water), and plant characteristics you want.
Agree with everyone who’s saying it’s the bushes. Definitely do some landscaping
Powerwash the sidewalks and use an edger on them. Then shape up the bushes.
Unkept landscape…
Remove the shrubs and landscape it
The colors are also dated. Walk around your neighborhood to get ideas. Think about clear colors, white with black or navy shutters, or a colorful door.
The landscaping also could use updating, but be careful because your house is situated quite close to the street, but the aspect is lovely and the walkway is terrific.