Isn't what you would think would be so easy, turn into being so hard?....I can relate. I am torn between white woodwork and stained woodwork for our next build. Our home is a dark brown brick, we have a creamy taupe for shutters, with a bronze colored windows. DH just didn't want the lighter colors.....and he is the architect/contractor, so he got his way on this one...actually he had them ordered before I could say "no".

Since you already have white gutters, malhgold, maybe this isn't an issue for you. Maybe they stay looking good longer in your area than in mine. You can always ask your painters how well white gutters fare in your area and then decide. But if you want options, you can paint the trim below the gutters white (or cream) and paint the gutters in a color that closely matches your roof. Or you could paint the gutters the same as your house color. It all depends on whether you want to make the gutters - a functional feature - stand out as an architectural feature or give prominence to the real architectural features on your home. As for downspouts, I'd paint them the same color as whatever they are resting on: trim color if they are on top of trim or house color if they hang down in front of siding. I never used to see it this way but I'm with laurainlincoln now. Gutters aren't architectural, they're a necessity and I don't want to draw attention to them. Unless they're copper gutters with artistic downspouts like gushing dragons' mouths. Then heck yeah, make them babies stand out, they cost enough! LOL Anyway, I see gutters in the same light as electrical outlets in a kitchen's backsplash. Extremely useful, couldn't live without them but I don't want to focus attention on them. One more thing. Previously our gutters were painted a midnight blue. We noticed when we were getting ready to paint that they also looked more tired than the rest of the house, however their darker color better hid that fact. Your home may be simpler in style than the house in BM's brochure but it's still very lovely!

What?!! You mean the tiles, right? When you make sample boards you can easily reuse the tiles. I used double-sided sticky tape to secure the tiles to the sample board (DH used 3/4" plywood, sized to fit under upper cabinets) and then just grouted. Then when you want to take it apart you just chip the grout right off with a screw driver, then pull up the tiles. Really, easy!

Check out this article https://www.houzz.com/magazine/designer-secrets-10-pros-share-favorite-off-white-paints-stsetivw-vs~79502890