Hope everyone had a great weekend! This is an update on our progress... We talked over the weekend, and for inspiration I kept looking over the photos that suero and roobear did for us-- turns out we are both really leaning toward staying with the white... Hubby thinks we should paint the shutters black and door as well, but I am not sure how I feel about a black door. I like the idea of a red door such as "Brick Dust" (Lowes- Olympic paint)or BM's country redwood and I would love to hear your suggestions on this. If we are going to stay with an all white house, I am looking for a combination that would really help the front porch to stand out there and say "Welcome". I would also love to hear which whites you recommend since the white currently on the house is one that I can't seem to locate anymore. It's called "picket white" which is a color wheel paint but it is no longer in their paint deck. I remember I tried to keep it somewhat soft and not stark white... a fairly close match might be SW Pure White but it's hard to tell. Our painter uses ICI (glidden) paint company so most likely we will be color matching to the more familiar/popular ones. I am prepared for this and I have my SW and BM fan decks ready not to mention the bags of swatches I have gathered from Lowes and Home Depot! However, If I am unable to find an acceptable ICI/Glidden white do you think it's possible to color match one? I am just not sure how that will work out with a white. Good news is that we are getting closer thanks all of your help and encouragement so I hope you won't mind sharing your thoughts once again on what you think would be a good combination (any brands specific color names would be great!) for the shutters, door, and a white for the body. I should add that we will be considering the stone, since it would be a nice touch, but depending on the cost it might not be an option for us at this time. For now, we have to work with what we have. Thanks once again!

Was your original siding color intended to mimic cedar? If so, I think it's a bit too saturated. If you don't want to replace with actual cedar, choose a color that's a bit more subdued. You might rather repaint the garage doors since replacing them will be expensive.

Not sure I got the color right but here's a few attempts with SW Deft (first) and SW Stardew (second). I use the Sherwin-Williams ColorSnap Visualizer on their website. Benjamin Moore has a visualizer too that I think is easier to use but they don't seem to have as many colors. Just google Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore color visualizer and you'll find them. I do it on my laptop but there might be an app too. I didn't fool with the trim although the shutters painted. You can really get a lot of detail and multiple colors if you do the setup right.

Oh, thank you so much for your comment. The 2nd story window has always bothered me. The window installers chose the capping colour without consulting me and its literally buttercream yellow. The windows are a sandy taupe colour and I've always wanted the capping to match, will definitely be painting that! Thank you. What colour would you suggest to replace the green with? Thank you.  again.