The bins do usually go in the garage. It was bin day and I dragged them up the drive being lazy! That house is amazing! I'm leaning towards keeping the windows white and changing the door and cladding too. I've been on at husband to make me a larger planter for under the window . Years. I guess I'll learn myself or ask another unrelated man friend just to undermine husband's masculinity! Lazy sod!

All looks a bit dark. I would consider painting it an off white with anthracite windows. I'd also change the colour of the mock Tudor wood grey as well.

Windows- I think they suit this house but I understand the instinct to add more decorative elements to a house that is handsome but plain- perhaps instead of costly new windows you should concentrate on curb appeal. Porch- wouldn’t this make the drive too narrow? Would you even see a new front door? Why not just paint your front door and add great lighting and some expensive looking planters? Brickwork- I would ask a painter decorator to experiment on a less visible part of the side brickwork- perhaps a couple of darker colours sponged on with a protective layer of brick sealer would help disguise the mismatched brick……. It might also be possible to have the mismatched brick replaced with a better match and I would probably spend money on this rather than change windows that look fine to me. Curb appeal- this is the area I think you should concentrate your spending. I would upgrade the drive, build a low front wall with railings mounted on it. I would plant a hedge inside the wall and add some tall planting to the front garden. I would put a border of shrubs in front of the front window and a wide trellis roof the right of the front window, then a path for the window cleaner, then remove the shingle of the front garden replacing with either formal garden, easy maintenance shrubs or a paved sitting area to enjoy some privacy behind your new hedge. And I would stain the fence you share with the neighbour and the one at the end of the drive- you should make your decision on colour after the drive colour is chosen- personally I think you should choose a drive to match the roof colour and the fence should be a stone colour. Whatever you decide - best of luck

Personally I wouldn’t worry about the cracks in the render they are an indication that external decorating is well overdue. Personally I would not add wood cladding as there is no obvious place to stop and so cladding the whole upstairs half of the house could be prohibitively expensive and require just as much future maintenance as the render. Just freshening up the render colour will make a huge difference. If you really like wood cladding consider adding a wood garage door and matching wood cladding for the front of the garage and porch area.