Leave the door black and leave the shutters on that first floor window. You have a nice home :)

Consider adding nice bright potted plants to the porch this spring, something like this with plants native to your area:

Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time. I'm going to cut the shutters a little shorter and put them back up this weekend with a fresh coat of paint. Also, I'm getting quotes tonight to reclad the windows in capping that better matches the colour of the windows. The windows are a nice earthy beige and the cladding is bright and yellowy to me. We will see if its worth the investment right now. Thank you again for your kind words and ideas! Plants and colour are definitely in order! Take care.

Check out this brief article about shutters: Shutters vs Shudders

Adding hinges and shutter dogs to the right size shutter, even if non-functional, makes them look functional which adds a little character to the front.

Something like this:

Helpful article, thank you! I'm going to buy some shutter dogs! I'd like to make board and batten shutters with a cut out to fit the period the house was built (1920s) eventually but for now, I'll work on making these look more functional. Thank you again! Really appreciate it.

Now the question is...since its a 2 part window, can I do short shutters or would they be "shudders?" Haha

Thank you Denita! It's so nice to have an unbiased, straight forward answer. Thank you!!

You're welcome!

If you want to learn a little more about shutters, windows, restoration and construction and house architectural styles, here is a great, helpful website (if you have time): http://www.oldhouseguy.com/