Cream shutter

bumping up post....

I think it would look washed out.

Thank you carsonheim. I think you are right. I'll pass that. How does this look? Both shutter and brick as they look I'm this picture?

I don't like the cream shutters. They look . . . wrong, though I can't explain why. They look almost like "negative space" instead of proper shutters. I also don't like white cars: They look "unfinished" to me.

Another consideration in this discussion is the door color (which really should be part of the shutter color discussion). Both of these houses match the door color to the shutters. I thought it was a rule of thumb that the door should be a unique color not repeated elsewhere in the house -- you know, so it stands out. I know I prefer that.

The second floor shutters atop the bay window are literally absurd. Not the colour, the size. But, of course, if "I like what I like" is the reigning aesthetic, they're perfection.

Worthy's right that the shutters above the bay are bad, but it's worthwhile to talk about WHY they're bad:

Shutters should look as if they could be functional. No, they don't have to actually be on hinges -- after all, we have solid windows these days and don't need the shutters for their original function -- but they need to be sized /shaped as if they could actually close. Obviously, these shutters would not cover the entire window. Similarly, if you have round-top windows, you should have round-top shutters.

Actually, if you go back to the cream-colored shutters, I think they're too big for the house. They'd more than cover the windows.

FWIW I think the color combination of the shutters/brick on the last picture are fine. Safe, neutral, not too much contrast but enough. I definitely think the cream on the gray would just blend in too much and have no definition.

blue shutters

here's a look with brown:

And finally, how about a deep red?

Oh, I also like Navy with this brick:

I like the Navy and the Cream