Replace flat roof of garage with pitched roof, doesn't need to be high, just not flat which looks boring and cheap. Or just add at the front as a "fake" but that will look odd side on.
Perhaps extend the roofline out a tad, or give it a more finished/substantial edge and replace with more interesting doors? A little landscaping, for instance a couple of taller plants in large pots on either side? Even a more saturated colour, if budget is tight
The garage has exactly nothing in common with the house . Totally different colours , totally different designs , totally different eras . If you have $100 , try this experiment -- go and buy some white paint , paint the front of the roof of your garage white to match the guttering of your house . Let it dry , stand back -- does it look better ? Give you any ideas ?
Okay , what colour is your house entrance door ? Lets say it is black , and your windows are obviously white , because we can see one . So paint the garage door surround white , and the door black .
Now the bricks are trickier -- painting the garage orange may backfire , as there are several shades in the bricks , whereas the garage will just look like an orange shed . But the actual front is only a very small area , so maybe go to a demolition firm ( or see if theres similar tones still made ) and get as close to the bricks as you can , and get a brickie to do a false facade in them , just that 300mm or whatever around the door ? The rest ( down the side of the garage ) I'd do an offwhite with orange undertones , add a black lattice ( even just that concrete reiforcing painted black would do , bolted 150mm out from the wall with spacers ) , plant a creeper and/or shrubs of different heights and tones , if there isn't a pathway there .
I think making it more contemporary would look great, using cladding to modernise and bulk up the look would add instant street appeal, keeping it simple and minimal would be all that you need, you could add side lighting or stri lighting above roller door for added appeal.
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