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Shutters- keep and paint or remove

3 years ago

Hi- need advice. I don’t like the periwinkle color of the shutters against the mushroom color house.

When reading up- the shutters are not the right size- they should cover half the window size each. They are also not on hinges but screwed to the siding.

Should I remove them and if so, will the house look too plain? Should I consider changing the trim color around the window mounding? Or just the triangle accent on top? Or should I keep and repaint- I’ve attached an example with the shutters in green.

Comments (18)

  • 3 years ago

    Definitely no shutters due the size and style of the windows. I like the white trim. Are you keeping the current siding color?

  • 3 years ago

    Thanks Chloe! Yes- I don’t like it but not in the budget to change it at this point.

  • 3 years ago

    Here it is without


  • 3 years ago

    You are correct...everything you said about the shutters is spot on. Take them off and take of the pair at the front door and the ones over the garage.

  • 3 years ago

    They all need to go. I like your siding color and the white trim.

  • 3 years ago

    Thanks so much! Would it be weird to paint an accent color on the white triangle piece on the trim above the window?

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Yes, the triangle is part of the trim...keep it white.Suggestion for front door and even garage door color...(I like the color of your siding).




  • 3 years ago

    Thanks elcieg- good advice and I do like that midnight dark gray/blue color

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    I vote for removing shutters.

  • 3 years ago

    The shutters on the door have to go NOW! The rest is 6 of one half doz. of another. The latest is no shutters and dark trim. Do what YOU like.

  • 3 years ago

    Agree no shutters, however, if you remove them from the front I think you need to adress the landscape. Your house will look very plain. It appears that you have a stone walkway (?) across the front ? Perhaps you need to landscape across the front of it.

  • 3 years ago

    This house has abundant architectural detail…no shutters needed..the front door( and maybe garage door??) could ..however….benefit from a pretty paint color,perhaps event the steps….to draw the eye to the entrance…adding a colorful rug…. even on the steps ….smaller matching rug/ treads… a periwinkle would be pretty

  • 3 years ago

    OR your favorite color…as I just remembered periwinkle not to your taste…you do have a lot of beige which i why I suggest a pretty pop of color on garage door as well..

  • 3 years ago

    Do keep the triangular pieces white. No shutters on the front door, either. A different color for the front door would be nice. It’s a very cool house!

    Agree with K Laurence regarding the landscaping. The front lower window would be nice with something tall planted on each side...even large pots with vines on trellises.

  • 3 years ago

    I love the color and the white trim. I love the simplicity of the house without any shutters. I would suggest a new front door more in keeping with the antique style of the home, painted a color you love. Also I think a new garage door, if you can swing it, with black handles/hinge type trim would look great; I think the current garage door might be too modern a style for the house.

  • 3 years ago


    Similar home in another thread....

  • 3 years ago

    Crazy- so similar!

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