Finally the rain has stopped in WA and the painter fit me in. My house in the above pictures was just painted in SW satin Ellie Grey with gloss Extra White trim. The front door was painted in gloss Tricorn Black which isn't as super shiny/smooth on the door as I expected. . This black is what I am planning on painting window shutters. The grey seems to coordinate with the blue cast in the roof I was worried about. The Ellie Grey seems kind of grey brown which I wasn't expecting in grey/non sunny light even though its not supposed to have any brown. They said it was neutral grey when I looked into it. The house used to be painted a nice yellow with white trim. Pictures above are the Hardy siding. I have a very hard time with change and I'm not sure about the house colors I picked. Front door doesn't look very smooth. What do people think of the color choices? I'm also getting new garage doors with Sherwood window inserts and getting new front steps. I'm thinking possibly Trex type material in grey and black for the stair tread and backs with possibly black metal stair railings. Does anyone have any stair pictures they think would look good? Thanks for any help!

Hi, I'm in the same boat now with the same question. But here's my dilemma. The company that I hire to do the roof and gutters surely will not come remove the gutters and wait for painting to be done, right? Also, would it be correct that the gutters should be done with the roof so that they can tie in the gutters into the roofing correctly - if such a thing happens? For example if something in the roof structure goes over some part of the gutter -- that type of thing. Thanks!

What roof did you decide on? Our house is brick but we are also trying to decide between mission brown and weathered wood. I don’t want to regret choosing a roof that’s too light in color. I agree that the charcoal is too dark, but the slate is too light and has a green tinge to it. It’s a very hard choice!

@Sabrina Alfin - Well, that wasn’t my choice - it was my SO’s decision. We are basically renovating my entire house (he’s moving in with me) - and I basically have free reign to do whatever I want on the inside. So, I let him coordinate the back side. Seemed lime a good trade at the time. i wasnt theilled when I saw the drawings/plans for the covered patio area. I discussed it with him - and since the back of the house already didn’t really represent a ”colonial” style style, I gave in to him. It just wasn’t worth arguing over. I figured that I could change the detailing by roofline + paint cedar in furture if I decided to without spending a lot of $$. This way I get the kitchen of my dreams!