I always paint woodwork the same throughout the house. What color did you use? It might be fine with the edge comb gray. Absolutely no accent color on the wall. The room is broken up enough already. For accent color use something like this red…called Hot Apple Spice because you are seeing khaki undertones in the sofa. Keep that greenish tinge when you are looking for throw pillows. etsy.com

I agree with the Halcyon! It flows with the main house color, but highlights the cedar shake just enough. About the Rainwashed vs Sea Salt- can you get samples painted on the house to compare and see exactly how they look throughout the day? In general it's always best if you can see a paint color on the wall you're planning on using it on, colors look different on a screen vs on a wall with light and shadows, etc.

Well that is good there aren't any windows there. However the usual rail height is about 25 inches. That is a huge difference. Having windows will make the height look that much higher. First check the height of the square part of the porch post. I believe it may be higher than 36". I would use a post with the square portion no higher than 36". For the rail height it is unfortunate that the code is such but the only way you can get around that is to follow the design from my website. You can add an additional hand rail that can be removed later. The temporary hand rail does not have to look good but just be stable for it will later be removed. Another option is the following. This is done in black so it will not really show as white. It can be removed or remain permanent. See the photo attached. The full article is here: https://www.oldhouseguy.com/ocean-grove/ A last option that is not really good is to use a design that is permanent. The design will be the same as in the diagram on my website but have a more finished look. You will see vertical balusters at the correct height but then you will have the "addition" on top to increase the height. What would I do? I would go for the removable option. My 2nd choice would be the black metal bar in the image above. Porch steps railing. You would be surprised that homes with very very high steps seldom had hand rails historically. Therefore a black iron handrail on the steps is acceptable for it will not be noticed much. One more thing. Your porch skirt looks very nice but the porch posts do not line up correctly. See here https://www.oldhouseguy.com/porch-skirting/

@Laurel C thanks for sharing. You and your husband sound so interesting. Average me could never even begin to imagine such a journey. We have had lots of fun with real estate over the years, but our adventures didn't stray too far from home and what we knew. Every now and again we would talk about how it would be fun to move out of comfort zone. We never moved farther away than 100 miles...Boston, and over the Cape Cod Canal. Life has not been boring, but I think both of us have a bit of wanderlust in our genes. My lovely high school nuns were from Louisville . My French teacher would greet us every morning..."Bon Jour, y'all" I am so glad you are near Costco. Try the stuffed peppers.