I have never heard of anyone painting vinyl siding before.....

My mistake, it is aluminum.

Before you buy paint or anything, make sure it's something you can paint. People generally just wash it, and it's fine.

I would paint the garage door to match the house so it looks finished.

I agree with Hayley about painting the garage door to recede by painting it the base color of the house rather than leaving it white. The white garage door does look 'unfinished' to me.

I would not attempt to paint the siding DIY- hire a professional. I agree about the garage door too.

My sister and I painted her aluminum siding, two story house. Turned out beattiful. That was at least five years ago. My home, in Florida, I painted the vinyl siding and we love it. The sun is hot so on vinyl you must not put on dark colors and make sure where the joints are, they are not painted over too heavily so that the siding can expand and contract. Everything can be painted. Aluminum, is easier to paint.

Hi!
In regards to the painting of the outside of the house I would paint the body a light grey also. I do agree with you however the trim I would do in a deeper grey tonality and the front door in a semi gloss black and the garage door as well, do not be afraid it will look stunning! The white is too crisp for the grey. And by the way the drive way color really has no bearing on the house color in my professional opinion. Another color way is a light taupe or mushroom color with a deeper trim and the same suggestion black for the doors. If you are really afraid of the black use chocolate brown for the door and garage door. Good luck !
Robin Abber of The Four Walls Newton, Mass.

So sorry- I had never received the notifications of the reply way back when. Truly appreciate your thorough & insightful response- even almost 3 yrs later. So kind of you!

Did you ever paint it? I'm considering painting our aluminum siding.