Accents

Bright shutters add a splash of color to a calm, understated façade.

It helps to echo the shutters with color elsewhere so they don't look out of place, which is what we did with the front door. But it's important to keep the balance and not overdo it — green roof tiles, for example, would have been too much.

Another nice detail in the house's trim — the brickwork around the windows and under the roof.

We also offered the client a more contrasting option with a deep maroon wall color, which works well with the green shutters and white rusticated inlays.