Your house is pretty! (I remember all the virtuals in Home Dec). It does look a bit more earthy than neighbors, but hard to tell with shadows. (I'm looking at neighbor's above far right archway, where it's in the shade.) Oh wait, I just saw the part below the pictures. Yes, do that second coat!! It will absolutely give a more refined, finished, 'richer' look. Two finish coats, always!

What a tough thing to do-- choosing everything before you have begun. First, I really like everything that you have chosen. They all are very pretty in their own right. In fact, I think that Tony Taupe is a particularly pretty exterior color. That being said, I wonder if the Tony Taupe doesn't have a lot more undertones of green, rather than the more red undertones of the stone. It is really hard to tell given the small samples and the variations on computer monitors, but that would be my only concern. Does your builder have a list of people who have that stone on their houses? If not, does the stone supplier have such a list. It may be a little crazy, but maybe you could paint some big posterboard (s) and put it next to the rock that has already been put up. I always think posterboards and quarts are worth it.

I agree, the Pearl is too yellow. Still trying to decide between the Antique Parchment and Linen :). I reached a new low as I knocked on doors in the rain, asking if I could hold paint samples up to trim. For better or worse I told the installer we'd use the Teakwood! I felt relieved for about a minute....and then started thinking things like: is it too dark? Is there a PURPLE undertone???? Is the finish too flat? Ha! I might be certifiable! Wish I was someone who didn't care. I might have an ugly house, but I'd be blissfully oblivious :) Well, I guess another option would be having enough money to hire someone like Maria Killam... This line of siding is special order (the warehouse doesn't stock it yet), so we needed to order in advance. I worked up enough nerve to ask our installer (a relative) if the trim wrap was special order, too. It's not, so I have more time to think over the trim color! It's been rainy today and yesterday, so I'm especially glad to have more time since I'd like to be sure I like the trim color when there is some sun. I really wish we could do it all a step at a time - windows installed first, then siding up, then pick a trim color. Seems like it would be easier than trying to envision it ALL. Thanks again for all the help!

Here is your house with samples of tony taupe and accessible beige on it. Adding these colors seems to give your brick a cooler look. Hard to say with internet images and computer monitors. Can you take a good photo closeup of your brick to compare colors? The best thing to do is buy a couple of samples of the colors and paint up big samples on poster boards and look at them with your brick and garage doors to see how they look in natural light. In bright sunlight outdoors they could look completely different.