> These "fake shutters" are just window trim, and there's nothing wrong with that. His problem is not that they're window trim, it is that they don't seem to e

> These "fake shutters" are just window trim, and there's nothing wrong with that. His problem is not that they're window trim, it is that they don't seem to even be trying to make them aesthetically accurate to the real ones. > Reason #1 They Don’t Fit […] If your window is 6 feet wide and your shutter is only a foot wide, who do you think you are fooling? You may not think it’s a big deal, but proportions matter. Putting undersized fake shutters on your house is like driving a big rig with 18 donut spare tires. Would it be that hard to have the shutters be the same area as the window for good proportionality? It's like having (fake) columns and not making the effort to making sure the measurements are right: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_order https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_order He wants people to make an effort to do things properly instead of in a slap-dash fashion. If someone wants a certain aesthetic look or feature, then actually try to re-create it. Otherwise why bother wasting people's time and money?