Re-imagine the front of our home (concept drawing and/or elevation)

We would like to open up our finished front porch/patio and give the entire front of the house a facelift. Attached to this posting you'll see our house (yellow), the neighbor's house which was originally a mirrored version of ours, a floor plan, and some Pinterest posts that give an idea of the kind of style we're after. We are open to some siding/material changes, color changes, new door/windows/garage door, landscaping, etc, but other than opening the porch up, we don't want to make big structural changes. The open porch will expose the brick chimney and should have an entry vestibule as noted on the attached plan, but otherwise we are open to your ideas. You should also place some windows on the newly-exposed patio wall, as we really want some additional light coming in to the house in that area. Please deliver at least one drawing or elevation with color, though you are welcome to do more (multiple drawings, photoreal renders, etc). Please use available/real materials that we would be reasonably able to buy, and call out any specific materials if they are unusual or specific.