Design of garage and entrance area

There are already quite a few valuable tips here. Many thanks to everyone. We really have to think about where we will park the car first when designing (thanks Tigerlily), because if we design everything nicely and then park the car right in front of it again, it only makes limited sense. We have enough space.

Unfortunately, the garage door has to go, it’s already rusting and pretty worn out after more than 40 years. But I have already been eyeing a double-wing door.

: I didn’t quite understand the cladding in line going down, sorry. Do you mean the cladding as wide as in front of the window above, then also on the left and above the garage door? Or flush with the wooden cladding extended down from above, on the right to about the middle of the garage door?

Thanks also for all the encouragement to be a bit “bolder.” We actually are - see photo of the back of the house with the attic conversion.

Further tips are of course always very welcome.

@ypg: I didn’t quite understand the formwork aligned downwards, sorry. Do you mean the formwork as wide as above the window then also to the left and above the garage door? Or flush with the wooden paneling extended downwards, to the right up to about the middle of the garage door?

Again: what is the garage used for? And regarding the parking space: a site plan of your property is missing. We don’t know the driveway situation.

My color for hidden front doors (although I don't have any) would be red.

After a long back-and-forth, we had the front door as well as the side door made in RAL2002 Blood Orange... A beautiful, warm, strong shade that has already attracted a lot of attention from curious passersby _wink_ We enjoy our extraordinary door every day!

A bit of greenery would definitely fit in well there, maybe let a grapevine climb up the white wall? Personally, I also find ivy beautiful on house walls, but I also know many people who really see ivy as just weeds. I always think grapevines look very nice and cozy, and they’re also eye-catching if they’ve had some time to grow.

Otherwise, I’m personally a fan of a bit of color on the house; I would keep the garage door simple and instead give the front door a bright color! The color blood orange, as the person before me recommended here, I would personally find really great, and it would be something to consider for our home as well! I also like a dark blue, but it really has to match the rest well then.