I usually get great advice over on the Home Decorating Form. Post over there and I'm sure you'll get some help.

Hi, I got your message. I would paint ALL trim including post & shutters SW 7064 "PASSIVE". If it is now white, paint it SW 7064. It is a lighter shade of the Peppercorn. Also try the garage door in the trim shade. Then paint the front doors the reddish-terracotta color that is one of the brick colors. Trim the tall bushes in front of the house...maybe something tall(er) just off the corner to the side.

I agree with Denita, remove the shutters on the second floor window. With two different types of siding, horizontal on the first floor and board and batten on the second floor, having them painted different colors makes it even more obvious. I lean more towards painting them both the same color and then highlighting the trim areas with another color. If you're interested in seeing some virtual make overs check out my web site, Creative Visual Concepts. Also, is the diamond mullion in the window to the right of the front door integral or could it be removed. The reason I ask is because it doesn't match any of the other windows that can be seen. It seems to be out of place.

Thank you again Lori! I actually answered this last comment of yours with a longer reply but then edited it to correct a hanging parenthesis. Poof! I did everything all right, but the whole thing disappeared anyway. My laptop is in need of a tune up and it's getting a bit glitchy! I wanted you to know I deeply appreciate your thoughtful replies though, so I'm re-writing it (and the boiled down version, here, is more brief--so that's better). Replying to you helped me to ferret out my own thinking process and formulate a plan. I learned something by asking you about the gloss (that it tends to dissipate over time) but I agree...I don't really like "glossy" on the exterior. (And even if it dissipates, there would be areas which could be seen but would be a little more protected from weather and those would stay glossy.) I've realized, without rationalization nor denial, that the difference is only slight in color. I know myself very well: My brain is wired to first and foremost see discrepancies. It sees discrepancies as severely different at first. Yes, it tends to make me a discriminating (okay, "very picky") person (LOL) but over time my brain adjusts and I see more factually how much of a differential really exists. (Being able to see discrepancies so clearly makes me good at analyzing things, so it has its helpful uses!) Knowing this about myself, I placed the samples at a spot in my home which I walk past multiple times per hour so I'd see the samples suddenly and without thinking about them first. Thinking about other things as I went about my day, my eyes landed on the samples without anticipation of seeing them, and my brain told me they are the same color. This happened 3 times. Only upon closer, conscious glances did my brain say, "Oh, those are slightly different." So, perhaps I could live with the color and, as you say, move on! :) I appreciate the comments and, folks, please keep 'em coming if you have something helpful to add. There may be a new idea out there that can re-shape my thinking and help me to distill my best solution. On Monday, I'm going to call and ask some questions: 1. Can the gutter company provide the COLOR of the High Gloss White in a low gloss finish? 2. If not, can the gutter company factory-paint with my paint selections from Benjamin Moore's Aura line, perhaps with an additive to harden the paint? ...and also... 3. Can we identify places on my home where downspouts cross over the body of the house, if any, and have the gutter company paint those pieces of the gutter system a second color, to match the body of the house? Thank you Lori and everybody. I really appreciate your time!