“it would be be helpful to offer some alternative dressing” Honestly, this is probably the part that irks me the most about fake shutters (and that says a lot)

“it would be be helpful to offer some alternative dressing” Honestly, this is probably the part that irks me the most about fake shutters (and that says a lot). If you’re not going to make the illusion convincing, then why not make something genuinely aesthetically pleasing that’s not shutters at all? Something based on picture frames, or some type of CNC-cut pattern, or even just wider vertical sections painted the same colour as the rest of the trim. We’ve been making interesting accents around rectangles for hundreds of years. The well is deep and full of beauty!