Boston Nesties

Re: shutters or no shutters

boujebunny — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:26:57 GMT

I think shutters would finish off the look nicely. You could keep them the same color as the trim or go darker, depends what kind of look you're going for. If it were my house I'd go darker, I think it would look very elegant. You have a beautiful home!

Re: shutters or no shutters

marilyn15 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:54:46 GMT

first of all i love your house! I like it w/ and w/o shutters but since they're already off I'd say w/o shutters it does look cleaner

Re: shutters or no shutters

calabria96 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:21:05 GMT

I like no shutters

Re: shutters or no shutters

NicBoston07 — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:40:25 GMT

Yes, I do live in Hopkinton! that's too funny about the magazine! did they tell you that you were going to be in it? They didn't tell me...I just submitted it, answered some random questions (not a big fan they included our price...I guess it's public knowledge, but it was still strange), and then randomly got a call from a couple friends who saw it.

Re: shutters or no shutters

slc6207 — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:43:49 GMT

Do you live in Hopkinton? That's the house that was in the Nest magazine, right? We were in that issue, too! I live in Milford :)

Re: shutters or no shutters

MrsKimberlyB — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:53:00 GMT

I would originally say keep the shutters if I hadn't seen your "after" pic without them.

I definitely like the house without the shutters. It is a much cleaner look like you said yourself.

Re: shutters or no shutters

NicBoston07 — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:01:57 GMT

thanks ladies!
I actually posted this a long time ago on the "other" board, before my house was painted. The girls over there said I should keep the shutters, but now that I see it painted, and without them...i tend to like it more. It feels more open and 'clean'...if that makes any sense.

For whatever it's worth...here's the photo WITH shutters, before we painted it.

Re: shutters or no shutters

Bride0603 — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:41:13 GMT

I say no shutters. I really only like them on really old houses or the standard colonial. Your house is beautiful without them.

Re: shutters or no shutters

Sue&Pasquale — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:07:47 GMT

I think it looks beautiful! I would not put shutters on that house.

congrats on the new house.

Re: shutters or no shutters

Rock-n-Voll — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:50:42 GMT

Wow...you have an amazing house! It's beautiful. I'm not sure about the shutters because of the windows on the first floor. I don't like shutters that aren't rectangular but I don't know if it would look funny if you only had them on the windows upstairs. They would definitely add some dimension and depth to the front of the house though. If you do them I would definitely do them the same white as the trim.

Re: shutters or no shutters

NicBoston07 — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:11:16 GMT

thanks :)

p.s. I love Mad Men! great signature!!!

Re: shutters or no shutters

LilaFowler* — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:46:37 GMT

I like it without shutters!

Re: shutters or no shutters

lewin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:14:52 GMT

I think it looks great without shutters. But I can't really picture what it would like like with so maybe I'm not much help.

shutters or no shutters

NicBoston07 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:55:27 GMT

Trying to decide if I should add shutters to my house. If so, what color? The same as the trim?