Congratulations on your home. I live in a mid century cottage. I would not remove the awning. It has a function and looks original to the house. When it comes to the paint companies advising complementary colors, I would ignore that. I went to BM site and painted a house in Beigewood. I chose cotswold for the trim. It is the second picture. I actually dislike a sharp contrast.The first picture is the same house in the same color but with trim in a color called butternut squash, which is the color suggested by BM. It is a matter of personal taste. I just like colors to be in harmony. It looks to me as if some of your plants are not suited to the shade. Did you know there is a landscaping forum. You could ask there as to your overall look.

Thank you Beth!, I like the dark colors with the white trim and have made a list of Hale Navy, Polo Blue, Witching Hour, and Sherwin Williams Deep Ocean and Black Fox. The white is nice and I tried a sample of Pure White on the siding but it seemed to flatten the house and also will hide all of the trim. I was thinking dark on the outside and light on the inside of the home. Another reason dark might be nice is that it is in an area with tons of red clay! I also like a deep red with white trim but I think the deep blues and charcoal blues are richer and more current what do you think? Thank you so much for your opinions, you have great photos to share!

I don’t have exact paint colors, but wanted to show some color scheme ideas. Only my opinion, but I’d go in a rustic, mountain, natural, earthy direction. I would also consider dressing up the porch posts, if possible. I love the red trimmed windows: The next two show how you could paint accents with different colors (the turret, etc): This is an earthy gray I like, but I’m not sure how it would look with all of your white windows. Are you planning to paint the garage doors? If they can be changed, I’d go with wood or wood-look. Otherwise, I’d paint them. Looks like you have a spectacular view! I’d want the house to integrate with nature as much as possible.

I agree, the black mailbox would look great. I also agree, to paint the storm door black. Usually I wouldnt paint the storm door, because, they already have such a tough finish on them, but, in your case, I would either paint it black, or replace it with black. I most certainly would not remove it. I love the color of your doors.