Alexa Hampton of Mark Hampton Inc. recommends 50/50 wall color and ceiling white paint mixed.....something to consider unless you love a white ceiling. I did my ceiling the same color as the trim although my crown molding was done in semi gloss and the ceiling was done in flat which is an easier paint job for a DIY like me.

I am afraid if I paint the beams gray, it will draw the eyes up. I forgot to mention it is a sunken family room. I was afraid I would need to paint the paneling. What do you think about painting the walls light gray and the beams and trim white?

Here are a couple of ideas. Make all the front windows the same. Entry door seems really tall -- make the same height as the windows and add row of vertical brick above. I added sidelights as the door seems lonely. Make columns larger. Added full returns (circled in red on 2nd image) below gables with siding. If not, then a larger band of trim. I would not use a different siding on the dormer. You have chosen a mix of styles with a more formal brick and steeply pitched roof with short overhangs, but then adding the stained decorative truss and columns, and shakes on the dormer. I'll suggest not trying to mix in "craftsman" or farmhouse, and stay with the more traditional.

I did it! I thought you might like to see it! All paint is from Kelly Moore… the board and batten is in Porpoise; the shingles are in Urbane Bronze and the trim is in Chopsticks. What do you think? I had so many colors I had to consider in the stone, the grout, the deck, the roof… it was tough!