@ lizbeth-gardener: Thanks for your vote and for explaining why you voted the way you did. @olychick: Thanks for the reassurance that the house will look good no matter which way we paint the garage. @funcolors: Thanks for your advice. So, when you say black for the light fixtures, do you mean true black or oil rubbed bronze black. The door handle was oil rubbed bronze, but it looks black. @andee: Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the house. I was surprised how much of a difference painting the garage door the same as the siding colour made too. You are right we could start with painting the garage the siding colour and then deciding if we want to do the trim the grey. Any more votes on the garage or thoughts on the light fixtures? Carol

Hi guitargoddess- Congratulations on your lovely new home! There are so many paint colors, you can make yourself crazy, and it would be infuriating to pick out a color, fall in love with it only to have it rejected by the HOA. Why not go about it from the other direction? Drive around your development with a piece of board painted the color of your house with a stripe of your eave/fascia and your stone trim grout color. Look for a house that is any of those colors and see what their shutters are painted and take a photo, better yet, knock on the door and ask them, or put a note under the door. Another thing you can do is contact your HOA and very specifically ask for suggestions. An HOA can be such busybodies, you may get someone to speak to that may actually be helpful to you, i.e. tell you what colors other people have used recently, since they have had to ask for approval.

Hi guys! I need help! We just replaced the roofing on our poolhouse with a beautiful golden brown metal roofing. We are also in the process of finishing our deck with pressure treated sienna colored deck wood. Next on the docket is the paint color for the walls (exterior). It's currently a ghastly blue. Any ideas on choosing the right light color to go with the roof and deck? I've attached a picture for reference. Thank you forhttps://photos.app.goo.gl/nAUdkYEWDN5L4wKK7

Thank you so much. I have been trying to figure this out and one more week painters come. I’m so afraid to make wrong decision. Do you think peppercorn is too dark i didn’t want to be too stark. My neighbot Did her garage door gauntlet gray and it looks copperish.