Houdini says that “Black Magic” is the perfect color to paint shutters and front doors! I did go with the “el cheapo” paintable vinyl shutters from Lowes. I really wanted the solid cedar ones, but with my budget I have to pick my treats carefully.
It only took one coat of bonding primer, two coats of paint, and multiple coats of spackle and touch-up paint from where half of them were hung upside down. Arggh. It was one of those mistakes – at the end of the day, no less, while putting up the LAST shutter - that couldn’t have been more deflating if the whole front yard had opened up into a sinkhole.
But they’re all right now, and they look nice. No amount of paint, and no type of paintbrush, would cover up the fakey-fake wood grain pattern (why do they make horrible fake imitations, instead of letting things be what they are?) – but I used Satin paint and it isn’t as obvious.
