^Yes...I would definitely keep them the same color on the same side of the house. In our case, the shutters throughout the house are white, and I like the continuity from the exterior.

I never thought about from the outside. But we have screens on all our windows so you are not able to see the shutters from the exterior.

gee . I can see through my screens

nunu, you can clearly see our shutters through our screens. You don't even notice the screens.

That is because your shutters are dark the minute you add white ones they will show. I hate plantation shutters so that is all i will say.

Cleaning espresso shutters will be a real joy...

That's right...I forgot about the espresso color showing more dust. Just make sure you have a good supply of Swiffer Dusters. Very handy with shutters!

Bedrooms are the only place I’d consider shutters. I encourage you to reconsider shutters in the other rooms.

I have to admit I dust our white shutters fairly often with the Swiffers. Maybe more often than I really need to. One thing's for sure, they're much easier to keep clean than most fabric window treatments.