Hi! Thank you for the input! The vinyl siding company is going to have to replace all of the warped wood to smooth out the surface. I will mention the Board and Battan option to my contractor, but I think that is a higher price for instillation and will not be financially realistic for us. I live in FL close to the Gulf and yes, the houses in the area are all pretty plan Jane, but some do have fun bright colors - which is typical in my area. I'm wanting to use more than one vinyl siding color to add a little creativity to the house. We will probably be here another 10 years. I am thinking to use earth tone colors and/or/with greys and a pop of color for the door. Nothing tooooo wild, but a little less plan Jane. We have to keep the same windows because OMG replacing those is too expensive. Our neighborhood can handle creativity, it's not a deed restricted community and all the houses are different. I thought dutch lap was all the same design? The brand is Kaycan and the style is Timberlake. There are a lot of color options, all of the softer side - no bright outrageous colors. Here is a picture of a house I found that I think is awesome, don't know if we can go this creative but I love how there are different colors used for each section (and different textures). I would add different textures if the price of that material doesn't exceed the Kaycan Timberlake material that we are using. Sorry for the double picture, can't figure out how to delete one of them.

This is not the best picture, but the soft green gray would work. Blue would be a good choice. Hand prune some of your foundation shrubs. They should not be higher than the brick skirting or touch the house.

^Agree the current color looks close to body color, at least in your photo.

Match the siding. Make your front door area stand out instead.