Thank you for the replies everyone. No we can't change the window order and we actually did consult a designer before I ordered the windows. I asked her opinion on the white windows and she was fine with it knowing I wanted a classic traditional, timeless look. I actually never considered my house to be a MCM. I have an original photo somewhere taken by an appraiser when it was built. I considered it more of a California Rancher with a little Cinderella Rancher thrown in. It has had shutters since it was built, the only difference is that they have been updated over the years getting rid of the chipped edge look. The window with the diamond leaded glass was replaced and the rounded facia boards which extended past the roof by about 4 feet were cut back. I mentioned we are open to getting rid of the shutters we're just wondering how to add more interest or color if we did. It is such a long house, I don't want it to look boring.. A MCM look would not fit in in this old country-like neighborhood. It would stand out. We do have an Eichler neighborhood nearby where that would fit right in. Thanks again.

I guess there's some rule to match shutters with the entryway door, but in your case with the entryway sidelights in white, could probably go either way. But you didn't like the shutters you took down for some reason? What color were they? The windows are pretty so choose which color will highlight them best. Also the style of shutter should be considered for overall effect, like maybe a solid shutter so it doesn't compete with the style of your upper windows. Yard looks very nice, such a pretty lawn!

I like the look without the shutters too. The lighter patches don't look that noticeable to me--I wonder if power washing would even things out? To test out door color you won't be able to tell anything with those small paint chips. Use a large (like 8x10) painted board or paint the door in an area isolated from other colors right next to the black trim. One idea would be to paint the trim around the door a lighter color to relate to your roof or the color of your mortar in the bricks and then paint the door black as well--or another color. It's looking great!

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.