Shutters can be a great accent to your home. They’re such a nice piece of decoration that there’s an entire industry around what kind of shutters work best for which home styles, climates, and landscaping choices. They can add character to a place and drive the way your guests view your home. So, making sure you have the right color to match your style and the feel of your home is important.
How do you pick the best color for the exterior vinyl shutters on your home?
There are conservative choices, like black and dark blue, there’s more daring choices like pastels and even bright colors. What works for you is going to depend on your personal style, the design of your home, and what you’re hoping to get out of your landscaping and hardscaping style.
We’ve put together some common, and less common, options for shutter colors that you can peruse to decide what’s best for your home.
Black and Dark Blue
These are the two most conservative colors to go with. Black is always a good safety net for any house style and offers a sense of tradition and cleanliness. Dark blue offers the same effect with a bit of color, and they have a bit more constraints. Dark blue works best with cream and off-white colored siding and homes. It works particularly well with a brick exterior and can give stone exterior homes a colonial/New England feel.
White Shutters
White shutters are nearly as popular as black due to the ease at which they can match exteriors and other colors, but there is some nuance to picking them. They’re more desirable than black shutters, in part, because they make the windows look larger and offer a brighter face to the home. On the downside, they require more frequent cleaning to maintain a solid, illustrious look.
Pops of Color
You’ll notice many people use shutters (and front doors) as a place to add a “pop of color” to their home and facade. It’s a come trend among renovations and house flips to make a home standout or up curb appeal with an attractive and bold color move on the front of the house. Have fun with it but be mindful of what works and what doesn’t work, as well as advice from experts.
Questions
Should the Front Door and Shutters Be The Same Color?
They don’t have to be the same color, but they should be complimentary or matching in some way. One option is to use the same color in a different shade. Another option is to make sure colors are traditionally matching not only each other but also the rest of the facade of the house and the landscaping. Be creative but be smart.
How Much Does It Cost to Paint Shutters?
That depends on if you are painting them yourself or hiring a professional. Most vinyl shutters already come painted, so that is a great option. Picking from an array of designer colors lets you know what they are going to look like before installing them.
Exterior shutters can be a great way to make your home pop or help it settle into its true identity. Do research and find what works best for you.
EAP Shutters has a wide selection of designer colors to choose from. Although your custom exterior shutters come already painted and will last a virtual lifetime, you may want a change after so many years.
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