Me and my fiancee (more her than me) were deciding on colors and went dark to have some contrast. Typically I noticed shutters in the neighborhood were darker, but we decided to hold off on painting the brick because once you paint it, your done!, We thought to tie in the light gray brick with a lighter color on the shutters vs painting them even darker. I think it came out nice.....now we are waiting for the landscaping to cover in front of the garage, and we are pulling out what you see close to the house as well. Any opinions or suggestions?