Question one: I would not paint the garage door the siding color. It would keep it the same color. Question two: IDK. Color needs to complement and also must be done in the right percentages. I have seen homes like yours in Aberdeen, NJ with the same brick color and used white as the window trim and it worked Question three: What ever color you use on the sidelites should also be the posts. Question Four: A retractable screen will look fine as long as it is installed cleanly. Question five storm door trim should match the sidelites. THere are internet websites you can use to choose colors. You choose the style of home and add colors to the trim, garage and siding to see if the colors work. The issue is what looks good on the computer is not the same on the home. Every single paint color is made with different percentages of color thus when you paint different colors emerge depending on what color is nearby. Hawthorne yellow is a green yellow on my exterior home whereas in an interior room it has a butter yellow. I painted a home recently a cream wheat color but it is a light yellow on the clapboards. FInd an artist. Find an art student and ask them their opinion. They tend to understand color and percentage of color on any project.

The shapes, proportion and scale of the house in the photo are very challenging. The house is symmetrical, but the gable in the center does not have the same shape, pitch or fascia detail. The proportions of the house make adding a porch form (roof) challenging, as PPF suggests. Finally the scale of the porch and any columns should be sympathetic to the rest of the house. The columns in the first photo are much too small, while those in the second and third photos are much to bulky. A very careful study is need to see if and how a sympathetic porch may be added. If it was my house, I might be looking at a horizontal arbor or trellis type porch with appropriate detailed and scaled columns, rather than any sort of pitched roof. Google porch trellis or arbor for ideas. Good luck on your project.

It is hard. It’s a big investment. The main design of your home is a mix of styles so personal choice. The wood garage doors and trims are a bit trendy and not cheap so prefer paint rather than the wood. But if using wood, cedar is best with good stain protection. It does require more maintenance. And using it on Gar doors and posts are help integrate them. A little split rail decorative fence on left side of yard would help balance the look. Nice mock ups!!

Such great ideas everyone. OMG Melissa, WOW! The house looks so different without the shutters. I LOVE the SW Urbane Bronze front porch...even the walk way and driveway. I like the Bora Bora Shores front door rather than the yellow. Very nice. :) I really love it!.