Exterior Shutters
Do I remove the shutters or update them to modern shutters? We are also updating the trim color on the house we are not painting the brick.
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Lisa Robinson
14 days agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (10)Before you do anything, I'd check out the page I've linked here--it gives every sort of information about shutters, their history and how to do it right. A big mistake would be to replace your shutters with aluminum ones, or to get just anyone to put them up--they must be placed right to look good, and most people today believe they should be mounted outside the window casing, exposing all of the trim--historically and aesthetically wrong, and it will make even real shutters look like cheap imitations. The site I linked to has pages on windows, restoration and all sorts of great information on old houses in general. Here is a link that might be useful: Old House Guy Shutters...See Moreexterior shutters
Comments (4)Whatever you decide to go with make certain they look believable size-wise as even non-functional shutters should look like they conceivably could cover the windows....See MoreExterior Shutters input please
Comments (1)Yes and no. Will they look as real as wood...not from inside about 10-20'. Do they fade...not as much as you might think. We see them when they are nearly 15 years old and with a tiny bit of wash, they look great....See MoreBest Louvered Vinyl Exterior Shutter
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tozmo1
14 days agoI did two versions of removing your shutters. I like the one with shutters on the left but not the right. I might change my mind if you do a drastically different trim color.
Rachel Lee
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14 days agoI did some very crude visualizations of SW fan favorite, Urbane Bronze and SW Shoji White (not sure why it looks like two colors on the Soji one). You have some very nice detailing on your trim and porch. IMO, the dark trim hides that. RE: your landscaping, you could cut everything really far back and it will grow back to the size that works. Don't fear the shears!
Lisa Robinson
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