Change box shape of the house.

That looks great. My husband and I have discussed that possibility and may do it in the future... but right now we're dealing with a pretty small budget so I need to embrace the fact that I live in a rectangle. :) An ugly, ugly rectangle!

Adding a pergola can soft box shape.

The basics. Get recommendations here, locally or regional forum for what plants could give effects you wish. (Color drawn is immaterial. Do whatever colors.)

A few well placed trees would do wonders. Yardvaark has nailed it.

I Like Yard's sketch... added dark grey shutters, red door, and planter to the left of door for additional curb appeal. I find the white shutters with white trim and white door takes away from the look of the house. For cheap, you could paint them and make the white trim pop.

This post was edited by SC77 on Sat, Apr 19, 14 at 21:50