I am looking for this same color too! I have tried LOTS of different samples and most are too "fleshy." BM Ranchwood is a popular exterior color in Canada - in the US the color is Indian River. BM Porpoise is also used in our neighborhood as is Urbane Bronze. SW Zeus is popular, but goes too green on my house. My finalists so far (I don't think I am done yet) are BM Fairview Taupe and Kingsport Grey - but both go a little "olive" with all of the green bounce from the landscaping, and I don't love that. I would also love to know other colors that folks have tried :-)

I feel that if you paint the trim around the window, then you should paint all other trim. It would look odd otherwise and honestly, it would look like only parts of the home have been freshened up. There's a house I drive past that apparently buys a run of siding as the owners' budget allows. So it's been a slowly disappearing face of Tyvek wrap for the past 4 years. Personally. I wish they had just saved up over the years and done it all at once. So I also vote for just waiting until you can do it all at once. If I can barely tolerate/ignore the exterior of my house for 12 years, anyone can. I don't think the other responder was suggesting that you paint the garage door the same CURRENT color, but instead, once you do paint the stucco, make the garage the same color. I personally think cream colored house, or gray, with black trim would look sharp. Can you find more of those eaves and add them to the entrance at some point? Have no clue if it's possible, just a thought. Please make sure whatever siding you paint, you paint it all, not just what faces the street. Trim those shrubs too. Just saw that brick on the front, if that's the only place you have the brick, I'd budget for removing it. Looks ridiculous. Keep us posted.

Your home is BEAUTIFUL inside! What a wonderful job you have done with it! I love the old wooden floors, the crisp white trim, and your modern furnishings. It is lovely. You have done a great job with it. I like the beige/gray walls inside, as well as the gray tones that you have used. Your home could look wonderful painted a blue/gray color, if you want a change. You could experiment with some color on your porch with large black modern style pots filled with colorful flowers. Your yard, as I see it, is mostly paved. So, if you want to bring color there, too, a planter under your front window (with the awning) would be nice. Trust your judgment AND taste. You have both!

So I started looking at new garage doors, and now I'm thinking about changing the whole outside look. All trim is currently painted a cream color. Would you recommend something different? Also, I gather no one like the shutters. I understand they're not functional, but I'm afraid the windows would look bare and utilitarian without. The houses that I think look good without shutters are more Frank Lloyd Wright-looking (not sure what the real architectural term is); this house is more traditional looking. Ideas? Thanks!