How wide should shutters be? Should you see any brick between the window and the shutter? - my front windows are 41 inches wide, I want to put criss crosses in the top of the window only. What size
should they be? the top winows are 56 inches tall and the bottom are 64 inches tall
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Advanced Renovations, Inc. Shutters are actually supposed to be sized so that when they close they cover the windows completely. This however is not that common anymore since most shutters are simply for decoration. 18" to 20" is common.
changing mhy white window to black and adding black shutters, red brick house, ? how much is too much black - i'm wondering where to draw the line, should the topper on the window be white or black the trim under the eve is 12 inches of white, the front door(and porch with pillars). Ggarage doors are white with a white topper trim, the box under the window is white(3feet by 3 feet) How to apply the accents. Most colonical red brick houses haave white window, black shutters and a vaiety of white and black trim. Is there a guide line? thanks Judy »
klmt I'd go with the roof color instead of black - just a bit softer. But since you already have black, and it's smart looking, stop there - no more. What color is your front door? What color is the siding around the bkfst rm/sun rm? Maybe it's just the lighting, but it looks like a much softer color than the white on the dormers and columns. Since you already have black shutters, here's what I'd do - I'd let the white window trim be my accent color - use it only around the windows themselves. Paint the siding, including the dormers, and perhaps the columns, too (leave that decision for last, then decide if they should stay white) the color the sun room APPEARS in this picture to be - a pale gold? it appears to pick up a tone in your brick. If you can't find a color in the brick to pick up, use the mortar color. Either way, I think you'll find your house more attractive with a little less contrast. I'm from an area with a lot of this type of architecture, and it's been 30yr since anybody used stark black & white with red brick. Sage green is another color that's beautiful with black and red brick.