I did not think Marvin or Anderson had an ebony or dark bronze interior fiberglass option? I also do not think they have had "continual problems" for ~20 years but it appears as if it was enough of a problem to employ at least one chain painting business in the matter of repairing failed window coatings for approximately 8 years. I guess what I am trying to say is that I don't know that I feel comfortable with a coated product where the product has a history of appreciable coating failure, or I would at least feel more comfortable if Marvin owned it and identified to the public exactly what happened and how it was remedied, rather than having us all rely on speculation because I have not seen any official information on the cause of the failures, but it certainly is contradictory to what the product brochures would have us believe!

are you intending to bring the cedar siding back up to a nice, cedar color? like the one in this photo? you should here is a slate gray w/that wood tone. Another one, more of a light gray w/blue undertones. but I actually think your house would look great in a navy type of blue. w/the tan roof, the cedar siding and white trim, it would take on some life. Those first few grays you posted are so depressing. these 3 would be perfect. I love dark night too, if you want to go a little warmer tone

We are building a beach home in Florida and have the same exact problem right now. We told the builder that we want a white home with black windows and doors. They said No Problem. We paid a lot of money for the upgrade. Last week we got the rendition of the house and the house is beige with bronze windows. I looked at the contract and sure enough it says upgrade price for bronze windows. I have no idea why they put that in there when our discussion was so different. Now we are back and forth trying to figure out what to do. Are you building in Palm Coast, Florida by any chance?

Thanks all! I now have a massive collection of paint chips and am no further along toward a decision! I'm not sure if the online mockups are all that helpful - when I find images of exteriors with the various paint options, they seem to look very different than the chips or the online mockups. For example, the mock-up and the paint chip makes SW Iron Ore seem very dark - almost black - but this old thread from Houzz shows it painted on a house that looks blue-grey to me. I'll probably try testing some samples once they get the siding up. The problem for me is narrowing it down to 3 or 4 options. I have trouble making decisions in general and this reno has forced me to make about a billion so far. @debvanatl I like Witching Hour as well but a few photos make it look a little "brighter" than I think our little house can bear. @celerygirl I started out wanting just a darker version of our existing color but now I'm tipping over into blue. Still want to keep it dark and grey-toned though. @Tiny J your house is beautiful! Charcoal gray is now in contention. @littlebug zone 5 Missouri & @PPF new gutters and a new portico are part of the plan. And the new windows will be double-hung 6/1, at least a foot taller than the existing windows.