Your home’s exterior should feel like a reflection of your personality — but if everyone simply painted their house their favorite color, there would be a lot more purple, pink, and bright aqua homes in the neighborhood. The truth is that finding the right color is about more than just preference. Using a mix of materials and textures is equally important in adding balance and intrigue to your home.
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4 Tips for Seamlessly Mixing Old and New Shutters
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Picture this: You’re making your yearly rounds to inspect the shutters on your home’s exterior. You find that most of them are in fairly good condition, but there are a few that clearly need to be replaced. What do you do? Is it OK to mix new shutters in with the old ones, or do you have to begin from scratch?
Picking a Palette: How to Coordinate Exterior Paint for Doors, Shutters, and Trim
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When the calendar flips to a new year, you may feel energized to finally tackle home upkeep projects that are easily put off. If your home’s exterior is looking a tad lifeless and drab as a winter sky, it might be time for a total-home paint job. However, there is a “cheat” that can help you achieve a house facelift without the significant investment of repainting your entire home: painting your doors, shutters, and trim.
Add, Replace, Remove: What To Do About Your Home’s Shutters
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When it comes to your home’s shutters, there’s one thing we know for sure: You have options. Whether it’s adding shutters for the first time, replacing for a new look or even removing existing shutters to go without, it’s all about finding what works best for your home.
