annz - Thanks for your reply! Ideally I'd like more time to choose. I took Forever to pick the wall colors, and drove DH up a wall (I'm surprised we're still married - ha ha!). This is my way of sort of making it up to him, lol. Although Benjamin Moore has some no voc paints that we can get locally, we choose American Pride b/c it's supposed to be non toxic (we have a baby and are renovating the entire house - which we've yet to move into, so I'm trying to be as green and non toxic as possible). sueb20 - Thank you for your suggestions! Yes, I agree that we should paint the doors and trim the same color. (Thanks for setting me straight!) And, thank goodness that the ceiling doesn't need to match the trim exactly. Atrium White and Decorators White are very pretty, but the lighting in our home was not doing them justice. And so, the winner is - Simply White! It looks white, without any gray or blue tint to it. And I like how it has a touch of warmth - as most of our colors are warm, and we have a lot of northern light. It's not my favorite white for our one Beacon Gray bathroom, but it will still look nice. As for the bedroom that will have Mascarpone on the bottom - I'm still a little concerned there b/c Simply White is very close in color and doesn't "pop" like a cooler white would, but hopefully the semi gloss sheen will help with the contrast a bit. We'll see... Overall though, I think Simply White will work really great in our home, and I'm excited to see everything painted! Thank you all again for your replies! You're the best!! :)

The proper selection for the finish of the trim has a lot to do with the architecture of the home, not merely the other elements next to the trim. How about a few images so a more thoughtful solution can be presented?

Hubby is torn between dark espresso color or white!! I think light wood tone like window or log color... help!

Thank you all- I will talk to the contractor tomorrow about the Flashing tape. The siding will be cement boards. Color will be a medium toned neutral-something like this -SW keystone gray. Here is the stone that will cover the porch, foundation, and fireplace on the back porch. The top color is the roof color. The middle color is close to the window color but we will get an exact match if we go that route for trim. The two on the sides are some we are considering. i think any of the colors below would work with the stone, bronze Windows and trim, and dark bronze roof. The roof color is above the row of samples in the middle- it looks almost black here, but it is not that dark. Thoughts? I really appreciate your help. Millworkman I followed your advice on the choice of Windows for this project and want to thank you for the advice- we love them.