Hi! We would like some help picking colors for our shutters and doors. A couple years ago we painted the shutters white but now some of the paint is coming off. The siding is sage green and the roof is redwood. How would it look with a brick red color for the shutters and a brown color for the door? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Well, I tried the blue doors and mimic some plants, but again, I am not very good at this.
Thank you for all of your suggestions! I was thinking of moving the evergreen trees but not sure where to put them. I like the idea of lower plants on the driveway side and taller on the other side. I was thinking of just taking the shutters off but then we would be left with holes in the vinyl siding from where the shutters are screwed in. What about a navy blue color for the doors? Seeing it photoshopped definately helps. Is there any way to add plants to the picture to see what it looks like? Thanks again for your help!
Tried some photo shop - not very good at it.
Red shutters and brown doors.
Not sure if I like either one. A couple of other suggestions for changes. I would do some different plants. Something low on the driveway side and go taller on the other side because of the smaller window. I would only keep one of your evergreen trees but move it away from the porch and front door. Maybe do an edging around the flowerbeds to contain them - even just small bits of flagstone would work. A larger light fixture could work - especially if you can move it over away from the door a few more inches.
The most important change would be to update the front porch. Can you do wider and longer? Incorporate a set of stairs from the driveway right onto the porch? Updating the flower beds would be a must if you update the porch anyway but if you make it longer, do not use anything too tall (both of the evergreens will have to be relocated).
Tried it with dark grey doors and got rid of the trees.
And tried grey shutters and doors.
Ok here is the picture in a bigger size, hopefully. Not sure if I would like a black door though. Would be nice to see it photo shopped, thanks!
I think the red colour on the shutters will work but I am not sure about brown for the door. I think a black door would look better than brown. Keep in mind that the window trim and the eave troughs will still be white. Your picture is too small for me to try and photo shop. I think it is how you inserted it in H&H. Try inserting it as a thumbnail - or resize it yourself and then insert it.