Brutuses... I wish I could answer that! People ask me what my 'style' is and I just don't know! My mom says I'm 'eclectic' because I just pick what I like. I know I'm definately not modern. I grew up in a country home so that is comfortable to me. I guess I just have some of everything! We have gutted the house so all of the hardware will be ORB. I hope I don't regret that down the road but I love it right now. Glad to hear you don't think I'm crazy. Some days with all of these decisions I sure feel it... ;~)

You can split finishes with Rejuvenation door hardware, and could probably do the same with hardware from House of Antique Hardware or other reproduction hardware vendors. We did that with a few of our doors, and we have ORB knobs on our main floor (where the woodwork is stained) and white porcelain knobs upstairs and in our basement (where the trim is painted white).

My door got trimmed a bit to fit and get rid of some dings so the hinge mortises got trimmed off. Procrastinator that I am, I never got around to putting the pull hardware on and just used the hole left from the knob. There was a recessed cup pull I had my eye on to use though. It would have completely taken care of my knob hole. It would depend on what type of knob and lock set was on your door. One edge on each door will probably never be seen anyway once the trim is on.

I posted one, above. the wood garage door would be a nice compliment w/this here are others Love this w/warm brass lighting, (or copper) and some wood accents. Look up "how to stencil your porch" to get ideas for the steps. I like a dark trim like Urbane Bronze. Why not get some of these samples and try them? I like some of these pairings, and the others w/the warmer bronze, gold/terra cotta. I think they would look nice w/your steps. (I also like if you painted them w/a stencil in the creamy white and something like iron ore or one of the others) And, should you decide to do some natural wood like cedar or redwood as accents shutters are evergreen. see how nice it is w/the wood? If you like lighter colors: I like all of these too. I actually like the Mineral Gray for the stucco