exterior color and shutters

4 years ago

Hi Houzz community,

Would love your thoughts on a couple of design questions:

Yay or nay on exterior shutters? We have one set of shutters on our house - and while we don’t love them and they serve no practical use, we’re worried the front would look odd without them (due to the large blank space that would be created if we were to remove them- especially to the right of the window). What are folks thoughts on whether this house would look ok without shutters?
We also want to update the house exterior with a modern feel. We’re thinking about painting the brick white. I think we’d then need to paint the siding to match the white. I feel like we need to maybe paint the window trims (and the shutters if we keep them) and maybe even the garage a different color to add some contrast. Maybe black or a dark gray?

We are in California and going for a modern/contemporary look. The colors in the photo are a bit off, but our house is currently a beige-ish color.

Thanks in advance!

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Comments (7)

houssaon
4 years ago
I would take the shutters off. They are wrong for the windows.

I think the siding would look good in white with a dark color on the trim and the ridge beams that blends with the roof. I would keep the brick. It is attractive and you don't have much. The brick gives more weight to the porch.
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4 years ago
No shutters.
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Original Author
4 years ago
Close up of the brick
Stacey
4 years ago
Gray would look nice with your brick. No shutters. Maybe if you change the landscape someday, you can put a window box under the big window. I would remove the windows from the garage door if you want a modern,contemporary look.
chloebud
4 years ago
Agree with no shutters on that window. Keep the garage the same color as the siding. That will help pull the focus off of it. You want the focus to be at your front entry area.

We're in Southern CA and white siding with black trim/accessories is very popular right now. You might think about white siding with black window trim. I like your brick and agree with houssaon with it giving weight and interest to your porch/entry.
Rho Dodendron
4 years ago
Loose the shutters. Use a white that matches the white in the brick. Pull the dark colour from the brick. More of a charcoal than a solid black.

Keep the windows in the garage---says the person who put windows in the garage door a few years ago and enjoys seeing them and the light they let in every ding dong day.
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4 years ago
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