The bigger picture. There is a LOT of concrete here, folks. Entire area is 18 x 13, and the steps to the door are 6 x 4.

I suggest no shutters. Most of the windows could not carry properly sized ones.

Thank you all so very much for your comments. My contractor and I did take into account the limited space on the upstairs window before we custom ordered the shutters. The shutters are 63x16 which should just fit upstairs and still look right for the 32 inch width windows. I think we will go with the Newberg Green color which is a very rich, moody teal that doesn't show up well in pictures. It's really much bolder than a normal green / teal color. I did a mockup myself and came as close as I could on color but the software didn't have much of a palette with which to work . So the shutter color doesn't look quite right, especially on the lower level. The one thing missing is the 'S' shaped shutter dogs which are normally in black. That mockup is below. The house has had shutters for generations until the last owner took them down and got rid of them. The neighbors and all the old pictures say the shutters complete the house. So, we'll put them up and see what they look like. Worst case we'll take them down if they overwhelm the house. We did consider natural cedar but I think we'd have to strip the door down to wood and seal with transparent stain to pull off that look. We really like the look of flower baskets over the porch hand rails and will definitely go that route. Thanks again for all the comments. They are very much appreciated.

I like the look of clear coated cedar but only if it's cohesive with the rest of the design. IOW, if the lower columns had also been unpainted cedar, I'd say go that route. However, since they are already painted, I'd paint the ones above, too, leaving the ceiling as the only clear coated wood visible. Not a designer but just my two cents :)