Also, a caveat for ORB faucets---we had an ORB faucet in our old kitchen (purchased by PO). In just three years, the "oil-rubbed" finish rubbed right off down to bare steel. It's one thing to develop a patina, but that was pushing it. Same problem with the doorknob, which was Schlage. Really, really frustrating---I wouldn't use ORB again on house parts that get such heavy use (although one contractor says some brands are better than others---he recommended Baldwin's ORB finish for doorknobs). Keep the ORB for the pulls and handles, I think.

The Home Decorating forum is really good with color, too (especially when working with a bunch of neutrals and various textures), so try to cross-post over there, too. :-)

benjesbride, Oh thank you so much! I didn't even think about checking the coordinating colors for revere pewter! Ideally I'd have the house all white with a fun pop of color for the door but my husband would just about blow a gasket if I added another expense to our renovation lol. chloebud I'm actually loving both of those colors! I lean slightly towards the lighter color but I'm not walking away from the darker one either. I'll be getting some samples of those to try out. Thanks! Cheryl Smith Good point & good idea. As I mentioned to benjesbride, I so wish it was in the budget to have our home repainted white so we could do a sage green door or some other variation of green. Green is my favorite color and unfortunately the sage/mint colors that I love, just don't seem to go with revere pewter. (We just purchased the home already painted the RP color) loobab, Thank you for your suggestions! We are definitely changing up the landscape. We already took the rose bushes out and we plan to do some kind of hedge in that area instead. We typically like to landscape with evergreen plants and white flowers. I love green but I haven't found a shade that's not too dark nor too light that looks good with our Revere Pewter exterior. :/ In a perfect world, I'd be able to do a door similar to these colors: This one has an exterior closer to the color our home is painted now but I don't think it looks amazing. I think it would look better if it were a white home or something lighter.

I would really beware of white grout. It won't stay white forever, even if you seal it. It will be dirty in the higher traffic areas and still white in corners nobody walks on. You should choose something slightly gray so that when the white wears, it is even across the whole floor.