Can we see your house from the front, too? I like this color combination (but my thoughts might change if I can see other angles).

Sounds like you answered your own questions and know exactly what you want! Pretty house and congrats

Thanks, all! I'm thinking through all the options.... I don't really want to take stained trim out of the two upstairs bedrooms because upstairs is really where I like the stained trim the best. Feels very cozy to me up there with the sloping ceilings, and just works. Part of the reason I don't love it so much downstairs, and especially in the dining room is because of the wide trim around the sliding glass door that is a different color and type of wood -- it just clashes, plus the built-ins are painted white, and it's a a mish-mash. Here's a scenario: What if I painted baseboards throughout the first floor of the house, and also the window and door trim in the dining room and kitchen, but left the stained window and door trim in the living room and rest of the first floor? Would that look janky or jarring? (Maybe I should note that we have quite a bit of wood furniture that my dad made throughout the house, so there would still be wood notes in the dining and kitchen.)

Might want to consider Hardie Board. We have a Cape Cod as well and used the Hardie. You can get it unfinished with a generic color that you can paint, which is what we did. It also can come with a finished color. I’ve heard that they have a lot of options. Your house is very pretty, best of luck to you.