Thank you everyone for your kind words. It is amazingly difficult to put your photos out there for everyone to see (and judge) you.
Funny that everyone expected me to look different. It's weird how our image of someone is framed by their personality, yet sometimes we can be so off (anyone ever do that with NPR?).
My dress is actually black. It does look slightly purple in the photo, but, alas, black it is. I do, though, carry a purple clutch with this outfit for dinners out. So the purple and green thing does go together.
San, the color of the paint is luau green and the trim is bohemian black, both from Sherwin Williams. I'm glad you like it. I spent a long time trying to decide which colors to paint, and ended up doing this crazy color-block look. The green looks spring-green in the day light, and takes on a more muted tone in the darkness, so it's pretty fun.