What profile style siding? Losing the shutters for good I hope?

No, they love the shutters... I don't know what profile yet. I don't know how that tiny window above the front door would look like without shutters - it is so small!

I wonder if larger shutters would help (I have no idea what shutters cost).

If selling is down the road, maybe not yellow. Zillow's 2022 study found that creamy, bright yellows sold for less.

Blue exteriors are kind of a trend at the moment. A blue exterior is taste-specific. People either love a blue house or they don't. No gray area.

Historically, greiges and softer whites that don't look too stark are known to sell faster and for more $.

After talking with her just now, we agree NO yellow. Also, considering wider shutters but they do want shutters. Will decide color after siding color is chosen. If he wants white, trying to figure out which one would look best. This is Bisque. Trying to figure out what would look best with that trim.

Thanks for advice! Will consider it all (except for no shutters)! :)

Beverly, I do like the idea of lighter shutters and yes they definitely need to be wider! Thank you!

Honestly, the lights should be 1/4 to 1/3 the height of the door--given the extravagant casing, the lights need to be much larger than what is there now.

Would they consider a sage green?

IMO remove the shutters they are not appropriate for those windows and as they are way too small I like the blue but I need to see the house as it is now and since new siding is happeneing cover that sill ittle arch on that window, They need some sort of cover over the front door so guests have some protection I also like the Clay

Get wider shutters. Unless the window trim is beefed up, houses like that without shutters look like the panda on the right.

ETA: if cost is an issue just keep the ones there now. Don’t remove entirely when they paint.

Haha Marie! I totally agree! There is not architectural character to this home. They can’t afford to add new moulding or build a porch and there needs to be some dimension! I could think of 100 ideas to make this better but they have a budget and are very responsible with their money so siding and shutters is all that’s on the table right now.

Looking at wider shutters!

Marie it will be new vinyl entirely. Their vinyl was damaged during a storm.

The shutters will never be correctly sized for those windows, so don't consider them as shutters......they are more like decorative trim. In that case, they should NOT be wider. the shutters look rediculous when they are wider on double windows.

Here below is a Georgian-style home without shutters. Note the siding is cedar shake siding. Can you kids consider the vinyl cedar shade siding the company offers??? See color chart below.

Those in the mockup are way too wide, but the ones there now seem a tad too skinny to me. There has to be a happy medium.

If they like blue, the Heron is a nice color. I love white (and it definitely sells better). It’s classic. But the shutters have to be the right proportion as Beverly keeps pointing out.

The shutters they have are just fine. I wouldnt replace them. Since she loves blue, Heron blue is also the blue, that I would like on there. I just cant picture that house white, but, that could be, because, I really do not like white houses. The blue mock up above, is way too bright, and just does not look good.

Thanks. She just said she really wants blue, but getting the RIGHT blue is key. She also said she is open to anything that is not white - ;) She wants a color but it needs to be something that they won't tire of. Maybe blue or green. I will work on this more when I get home and revisit this!

This is Heron. Of course the sample probably looks different and these computer generated photos are awful.

I think one of the issues with the appearance of the house is the windows should be divided lights. This is otherwise a Colonial Revival house, so the windows look blank. Probably whoever replaced the windows didn't like divided lights so they left them off. Or were they that way originally? Look at the pictures Beverly posted of other colonial homes - they all have muntins. But if we're just talking about color, I like the Heron or the Bisque.

A blue-ish gray might be safer than a true blue. For our recent color change, we considered blue, white, green, yellow, and gray. Green looked great at certain times of day on certain sides of the house, but it was very chameleon. The white was beautiful everywhere. The grays were tricky - they either looked purple, green, or blue. We thought we wanted blue, but all of our blue samples were TOO blue. We chose BM Brewster Gray, which with white trim and a black roof, looks blue without screaming "blue!"

P.S. We also noticed that darker colors almost always looked better than lighter colors when we used those online color visualization applications. We started suspecting that had to do with computer graphics and rendering issues more than anything else. Just a caution.

Heron looks nice if she’s set on blue, or a blue-gray like petula mentioned. I love the gray siding with white shutters from Beverly. The house in that photo is one of my favorites.

https://sanctuaryhomedecor.com/how-window-shutters-and-planter-boxes-transformed-the-exterior-of-my-house/

I really like Beverly's whitish white with white shutters but it didn't show up well on my sketch so I just show a white (like your SIIL wants) with grey shutters. No one has mentioned a darker color for the siding so I'm also showing one with a blue tone in the color.

Kandrewspa yes the windows were like this when they purchased it last year.

Lisedv so much depends on getting the samples to see the true color. She does like the darker one you posted.

I love the look of the heron on there. Its not a gaudy blue like the one in the other picture. Its a nice grayed blue that looks great on the house.

P.S. We also noticed that darker colors almost always looked better than lighter colors when we used those online color visualization applications. We started suspecting that had to do with computer graphics and rendering issues more than anything else. Just a caution

Oh my gosh, THIS^ 💯

Lori yes. We are finding this out. The more you know!

What ever colour you choose you have to see on site.

Here are a few pictures of houses actually done in a dark colour, not a rendering...

Oh my goodness... Found out last night that they can also use James Hardie siding. The colors are SO much better! So back to the drawing board...

Now they are both leaning towards blue! The blues are SO much better in this line!

Evening Blue (James Hardie)

Ocean Blue (James Hardie)

The Boothbay blue is very nice. I did look it up on google, and it looks like it would work nicely. I do not like the ocean blue above. To me, its a bit bright and gaudy looking. Evening blue above, is another nice blue. It would work well.

Ask to take samples home so you can see them in the light during the day, dusk and evening. Photos can’t give you the accurate color.

I like Light Mist color.

The Ocean Blue looks purple-ish on my screen. Maybe Boothbay or Light Mist but do test on site.

Just wanted to say the siding color in Beverly’s 4th pic is Hardie Aged Pewter.

We found out last night that they can use James Hardie vinyl. Thank God. The colors are SO much better! Back to the drawing board!

Dear Lord I posted this twice! Sorry!

No problem, Dyan. You aren't the first person, or last, to post twice! You should see "Delete" and "Edit" in the lower right of your post.

You can order James Hardie amples online there's a limit as to how many but I can't remember the amount. However between the 2 of you I'm sure you'll be able to order all the ones that interest you.

Recently did this house. When comparing front of the house and back, see how the colour looks different in different lights. You will also find that once up on your outside wall, the colour you choose will appear lighter than on the sample because it's in an outdoor light.

Before:

After Front:

After Back:

Now they are really stuck on James Hardie Evening Blue with white shutters. Changing out the pediment and getting rid of the “ern” for something more modern.

Something like this.

This is their actual house. Would add the white shutters and new pediment?

WIDER white shutters. Getting rid of them is not an option - they love the shutters.