no pics since we're still working on the foundation but not all houses have shutters. ours is a shingle style. do a search, you'll find plenty of homes without. i never knew some had never envisioned a house without shutters but a friend just recently asked what colors ours would be. when i told her we weren't putting shutters on, she was shocked!

why? don't know. not my thing, plus i don't think it really works with our style house. they rarely serve a purpose these days anyway. i don't think i've ever seen a home with working shutters.

here's a link with some gorgeous architecture. have fun!

Here is a link that might be useful: nice house, no shutters!

Hmmm. I guess I've never thought of this as an either/or, or as kateskouros says, that shutters are anything but optional. We have stone and shingle exterior and opted for substantial trim around our windows, no shutters, although I will admit I contemplated them on the front "stone" section. But, maybe I'm mis-understanding your question? Here are a few pics in case I haven't.

We originally planned to do black shutters on all of our front windows but when they put the trim on and got it painted we decided not only did we not need the shutters, but that it would make the exterior too busy.

I think if the trim around the windows is wide enough to add interest then you don't really need shutters.

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