Well, we are on round 3208 for window selection. We are now thinking about Andersen Woodwright, but a neighbor up the street is building with them and the white of the window doesn't look right with the white of the PVC trim. We are using similar PVC trim. The window white looked a little gray. Have any of you had this issue? Would love to see pictures of white Woodwrights with white PVC trim if you have them. Thanks so much!!

Michael, Thank you for the info. Where would I contact them for that color--just my Andersen dealer or email them or what? Susan

Hi Lukkiirish. Painting the doors the same color as the rest of the trim has always been the way they do things in Europe. France has never seen a painted door it didn't like. On the other hand, doors stained--generally mahogany, since that was the fashionable wood at the time--to contrast with white trim became the standard in important houses in 18th Century England. And since what we call 'Colonial' is merely a simplified version of what's considered Georgian style decor in England, places like the White House have combined stained doors with painted trim for more than 200 years now. It's all good. Baseboards often match the rest of the trim, but not always. In grand houses they were often colored marble, and in less important houses, they were often finished in faux marble rather than pale paint, the better to hide the soil line from dirty mops, which is why they're still called 'mop boards' in England. The last time I was at The White House, the baseboards in the Blue Room were painted in imitation of yellow Sienna marble. In other words, when it comes to painting doors, whatever you decide do to, you'll have plenty of historic precedent behind you. Situations where it's literally impossible to make a wrong choice don't come along very often in decorating, so when it does happens, you ought to take advantage of it. Regards, Magnaverde.

Marvin has a dark stain (expresso) and Andersen A and E series also have dark stain options besides a black paint for both.