You've done a very nice job with SW's visualizer. Black front and garage doors, blackshutters, and black window trim. A very nice rejuvenation project! 👌

Black shutters look good but I might remove them from the second floor or supplement with window boxes.

Your house will never be a Greek Revival, but that's what the attempt appears to be. If you want that look, it will take a lot of work and money.

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Paint the columns the siding color. Take the shutters off the bow window.

I wouldn’t do window boxes on this dignified home. Plus, they’re a PITA to take care of. Imagine filling them with too much water and mud running down the front of the house.

Definitely paint the front doors + trim. As is, they look like white vinyl - I’m sure they’re not, but they have that look. Or, depending on budget, get some new wood doors.

Your house is a raised ranch masquerading as a southern plantation home. I would beef up the columns, paint them ( do a sheen finish) and the clapboard white (B.M. has an exterior paint called Soft Gloss). Paint the two shutters to the right of the front door black. Don't paint the front entry and storm black...too much like the shutters. Doors are abutting the brick, so do them in white as well.

Shutters are an architectural item, not a decoration, so you want to use them appropriately.

The only two windows that can. have shutters are the two singles to the right of the front door.

Don't put them on the more modern style windows. They call attention to them.

If the house were mine, I would paint everything white and that includes the brick, and the double front door brown. Like this with a light blue porch ceiling and definitely railings between the columns to soften the front with a real porch effect.

I like the black, but maybe a charcoal gray will prove same impact but not be so stark against the rood, unless you are planning to reshingle in black tones. As suggested remove bay window shutters. Any chnace you could hang a large pendant light in the center that would fill the empty space between 2nd floor windows and provide lighting and interest?

Those windows should not have shutters except for the 2 bottom ones on the right so IMO no shutters I really dislike the siding color with that brick there is no hiding those columns so you might think about making them the standout . I agree those window up top are just too small and silly looking. I love this color with brick and maybe even a darker gray for all the siding trim and the columns since leaving them white only draws attention to them

How about just embracing your home's Greek Revival architecture? That would give you a cohesive look, and would free you to work with your entire home instead of trying to ignore parts of it. Right now, it looks like it's trying to be two different styles.

I'd paint the whole house and trim white, including the brick. (I never think people should paint brick, but in this case it makes sense, given the rest of your home's features.)

For the shutters, I'd remove them from the bow window, and then paint the remaining ones a dark color like black, dark green, or navy. If you had the budget, you could upgrade the shutters into working ones. I would leave the window frames white.

Thank you all for tsking the time to provide detailed siggestions!! appreciate it!

here is a color recommendation.. I tthink itsit’s butter peacan