The trim custom color matched (paint) to the gutters is a good plan. The singular factor of the windows being white isn't a good enough reason -- or enough of a reason -- to paint all the trim on the house white. Would be nice if the siding contrasted in the way of value - meaning would be nice if the siding were the *same color* just darker or lighter by several shades than the trim/gutters. It's also okay if the trim/gutters are the same color as the siding and blends together. It's a preference. Taking the opportunity to use contrast at the trim/gutter & siding point can help define your home's architecture and contribute to better curb appeal -- like I said, matter of preference. If you're columns are going to be more than the current post-like shape, I'd paint those the Dover White. If not, they should be the same color as the trim. Actually, if you end up with beefier columns than what I see in the pix, they could be the custom tan color too. I happen to prefer white on columns and that would be a way to repeat the white window trim. Doing so -- arguably -- messes with the standard 'rules' of color hierarchy for exteriors. Treating a classic element like a column in a classic color like a white trumps the hierarchy thing -- from my color point of view any way.

Okay because I tried a different look that is bolder but I personally prefer the one above. To me this new mockup just looks choppy in a different direction. My goal with the first mockup above was to get rid of some of the up and down confusion . In this new rendering I put a modern awning over the window closest to the garage. Maybe if I would have done the wood vertical on this I would like it more. On the first one I preferred the painted wood horizontal. Anyway, I'll post it for a "what not to do".

do you have window coverings? And do you love them? What brand did you go with? House looks great. I read the link someone posted and brought up the black interior and decorating. I was thinking of just doing all black in the living areas and black out with white inside in the sleeping areas. Thanks for the quick response! :) Would love to see more pics of your house. Any idea what your exterior brand and color are?

I have found that grills enhance the architectural experience both inside and outside the home. And by using the term "grills" I am including leaded glass and stained glass. Outside a viewer first sees the pattern of the grills which helps define the character of the home, and rarely does the viewer see past the grills to see what is inside the home. Grills can be use in this way to provide a degree of privacy. Frank Lloyd Wright used this in the dining room of his home and studio. Inside a viewer looks through a window visually ignoring the grills. Sometimes the grills are more complex or numerous making them more difficult to ignore, therefore creating a greater sense of enclosure. Other factors are involve such as lighting and time of day, but the grills in a window help create the architectural experience of the design of a home and can be orchestrated to give the user a desired experience. Each space is evaluated to determine the need for grills at the same evaluating the design and continuity of the exterior architecture.