I found out today from the builder of the home that the color is Rugged Canyon from Mastic. Never heard of them, but then again, I never built a home before LOL. Apparently they are a good company and comparable to certainteed.

Very pretty home. I might like it best the way it is. Check out this site, the before and afters: http://www.absolutecleaninc.com/cedar-shake-cleaning No paint . A solid gray stain might be too plain. I saw a nice green stain somewhere. I'll try to find it. Mushroom...tan....eh.

Boy, I’m stuck Aphea - though the icy green colors appeal to me a bit more than pure white, they each have a very high LRV which to me equals high glare factor when looking at house while sun shining on it. I’m familiar with So Cal heat & do appreciate the heat reflective goal you have but, for me, I like more color. My understanding is an LRV of at least 50 is recommended to ”…reflect more light than it will absorb…” Of your icy green shades, Italian Ice Green has the lowest LRV of 81.91 so it’s still pretty high on reflective scale which to me equals glare. 50 - 100 is high reflective. As a compromise, I’d look for a LRV in the 60’s to low70’s range for body of house & a trim color for railings etc. in the 50 or lower range to get a nice color contrast. For sure i’d be getting samples & painting big squares on all sides of house before committing to a color. I don’t have the benefit of walking around in your neighborhood to see color combos others have & what works or not for your area! As I said, I’m familiar with your climate - as wll as AZ, but I’m currently in PNW! Kathy

I love the look of the trim a couple shades darker than the house. Unfortunately, my windows are white vinyl clad so white trim is what it is. I thought it'd look weird to have white windows and different eaves trim. I agree the giant maple is less than ideal from a landscape standpoint. But it provides so much shade that i don't need a/c in the house. I have hydronic heat and only a 100amp power feed to the house, so installing central a/c is a major ordeal. I'm going to keep that ugly maple alive as long as i can!