Would appreciate some guidance as we wrap up our porch addition and exterior remodel.

1) Porch Railing: What color/style/material type do you recommend for the porch railing, for the side that attaches to the house, and the two railings needed in front of the stone columns for the 3 steps down to the ground?

Painted cedar? Trex aluminum? White? Black?Some other product? I am not wanting to mess this final detail up!

2) Bead Board ceiling: Front door is Pella Fiberglass in dark mahogany. What color should we stain the ceiling? I was thinking a little lighter than the door, but not as light as the current natural color it is?

3) Porch Roof Gable: It was left as white for now, but should the triangle area inside the white trim be painted the same Gray Slate color as the rest of our Hardie board siding? And to match the other gable?

Thanks so much!