Moonshadow, you're right about the regular vinyl fading. That's why we had to paint ours in the first place. We didn't know about primers back then, so we just cleaned them up good and painted them. If/when we do it again they'll get a good quality primer coat first. We painted ours in place, just taped a bit in areas where we were afraid of getting paint on the siding. DH was afraid he'd never get them back on after prying those plastic dealies off. BTW, for anyone considering painting shutters, a little paint color tip: look at the paint strips outside when you pick the color. :) Maybe everyone but us would think of this! We wanted dark navy, so we picked what looked like a rich, dark navy on the paint chip. After the first coat of paint went on, DH came inside and said "Do NOT go out there and look at them; I think it will dry down darker." Well, of COURSE I went out and looked at them. :) They were bright cobalt blue...eek! We took the rest of the gallon of paint back to Lowes and had the guys add a ton of black to it and painted the second coat. Perfect dark navy, and a lesson learned.

Here are a couple of good articles regarding shutters and shutter sizing. https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/residential-architecture-101-shutters/ http://www.oldhouseguy.com/shutters/

Trying to just fill the holes in and expect them to hold screws over the long term is dubious. I agree with using mending plates, which you could attach to the backside with epoxy, drill holes through them for the screws, attach the shutter, and patch and paint. However, if you just buy a replacement shutter, it would be a whole lot less hassle.

I think a gray/Blue would look beautiful with your brick and it would be lovely with white or black windows. The kitchen I posted was to show brick with a more aqua blue as another choice. The first photo incorporated cedar stain which you could either paint your garage door that hue or get cedar door. I especially like the wood for garage doors that face the street.