Diana, we weren't sure about the rust on the window sashes, that is why we tried it as you see in the picture above. After seeing it, we decided that it looked great and gave just that "little extra" that we were trying for. Eduarda, yup......."grandma green". It was a color we both loved, so decided to switch it from trim to main color on both the house and garage. When we are done there will be no more pink. Thanks to everyone who said they liked the color combo. It was a real struggle to find colors we like and that also were historical as well. One of our goals with the garage when planning it was to build a garage/carriage house that fit the period of our home. I think/hope we have succeeded. There will be a 2-story, 8x16 porch built off the left side of the garage where you can see the beam built into the side. We will incorporate porch columns, railings and trim to match our other 4 porches on the house. This is how it looks now, after a day of painting last week.

I suggest posting on the Home Decor forum but in the meantime check out the pics in the link below for more visuals. I see nothing wrong with the white garage door and other white trim and don't think I'd do 2 colors on the sidelights. On my monitor the house looks gray......is it gray or tan? Since you have a covered porch, do you need a storm door? Here is a link that might be useful: grarage/trim colors

There is a large camp of no shutter people on Houzz. If they don't function or are not as large as they should be to function - get rid of them. I sometimes agree, and sometimes feel like the shutters add color and interest and are there purely for decorative reason, and this is perfectly okay. Your description of Victorian Inspired is also fine. It is not a Gothic (Think Haunted House) or Queen Anne Victorian, but it has the general shape and feel of a Victorian home, which is why you used the word "inspired." "Queen Anne homes are the quintessential Victorian home: They are asymmetrical, two or three (or more) stories tall, have steeply pitched roofs and large wrap-around porches. They are often adorned with differing wall textures and ornate trim—which gives them the “gingerbread” effect commonly associated with Victorian homes—that is typically painted in a variety of accent colors. Some Queen Anne homes also have octagonal towers (topped with a round pointed roof) and ornate bay windows—in short, nothing about these homes is subtle." Not all Victorians are the quintessential Victorian. Here is one that was featured in Architectural Digest. If all you want to do is change the color of the shutters, door and garage door and you found something that you think is beautiful a few blocks away, I would go knock on their door and ask what colors they used. My experience is that people are truly flattered when you knock on their door and ask something about their color choices or landscape choices. I have ended up in long conversations and even been given home and garden tours by doing this. I have gotten plant cuttings and been given samples of paint when the label was unreadable. I have never been turned away or scolded for admiring someone's home.

I feel like everyone with greige homes and darker trims has black windows or shutters at least, so I wasn't sure if my white windows everywhere will look good with the dark rock and darker trim (well again, I originally planned on white trim). I did like the black garage door you had in the pic above with the large numbers very much. This one of many choices and I just feel overwhelmed! You have so many great ideas on the garage, I just need to finalize this trim and make a decision ; )