Cute house but a 3rd vote for removing the shutters. They're too short for the second story windows and the first floor window is much too wide for shutters. Honestly the house looks better without them. Your house already looks better than a lot of the ones we see here.

Consensus. Remove the shutters! I think things in front could also be improved by removing the leaning tree. Then come spring, some flood of multi-colored annual flowers in that bed. I would also consider painting your railing perhaps black for some contrast. I am thinking about even painting the whole lower front brick portion a different color as well. A darker color to help "ground" the house and give it some dimension. Have you considered that? A nice black carriage light on the brick pillar would be really nice. Probably have to see if electrician could bring wire out to that spot above your house number. Looks like you could use some form of light out front? Maybe paint your front door a bright color because it is kind of dark and gloomy looking. Those are my initial thoughts. Enjoy! It looks like a great house and I'm sure you will have a lot of aches and pains fixing it up but it will be great as you finish each upgrade!

Great house, I love shutters but in this case I would remove them.

Remove shutters and leaning tree. Add black at your door and railing.

remove all of them. i'm pretty sure there is paint available on the market to cover vinyl, use the same color. landscaping in the same color too.

I also vote no shutters. You could get away with them on the two upper windows, but they'd have to be sized properly...unless the roof prevents that. I think a wide white trim around the windows will look great against the yellow siding. Plant some things that will provide color. Blue would also be a good door color with your yellow siding.

Benjamin Moore REVIVE for vinyl.

Thank you all. I certainly was leaning toward removing them. It sounds so simple. I am worried about the siding under them being darker (no sun bleaching) and the brick underneath them being a different color. I have realized I have to be prepared for a much bigger project than simply yanking them down.

Have you considered changing the slant of the porch roof so that adequately sized shutters would fit the windows properly? I believe your house would look plain and boring without the contrast and character the shutters bring to the curb appeal. so I would find a way to keep the shutters.