Plantation shutters on colonial style windows. Yes or no?

My dear followers

You all know how much I love asking questions, and hearing all your advice and feedback. I hope you are ready for this post, because it is chock-full of questions. Eeeek!

Should we go with plantation shutters for our home? I like them, don't get me wrong, but I have some concerns. Here they are:

When looking from the street, do you think they would make our colonial style windows look too busy?

If you think they would NOT make our facade look too busy:

1. Would they look wrong with exposed power provision next to every single window? We got carried away during the electrical stage. I thought we would definitely go with sheers+curtains, and MrB wanted them motorised, or to eventually get them motorised. I guess it's not a big deal since they are white and don't stand out TOO much but still... it's  not perfect which is what I would like :(
2. We have a 20 meter long open living space downstairs. If we go with plantation shutters for our front windows, it would make sense to continue the same throughout the house, right? With our huge windows, and a sliding door to the alfresco, would there be too much of the plantation shutters? All our windows and obviously the sliding doors are 2.4m high. The sliding door is 3.6m wide, both meals and dining windows are 2.4m wide, and the one in the sitting room is 1.8m wide.
3. Although originally we were meant to have glass bi-fold doors separating the open living into two, I am thinking of possibly getting plantation shutter bi-fold doors to separate the two areas. But again, I am worried it might look too over the top?
4. Ideally, I would prefer 2 panel plantation shutters for all the windows, but with the colonial ones this obviously won't work, so we would have to have three panel ones. I guess this is not a biggie, and I am just over-exaggerating as usual, aren't I? *shy*
   

   

   Top: The facade. Please excuse our "temporary" window treatment in the form of masking paper *shy*
   Bottom: power provision next to every single window and sliding door *sigh*

 

20m long open living space

 

Our open living.
Left: looking towards the street facing window.
Right: looking away from the street facing window.

Three panel choices for the colonial windows.

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Driveway at last! And arched windows...

After living in the house for over a year, we've finally got a driveway!!! We went with Boral Salt and Pepper and exposed aggregate and got the plinth and path around the front of the house done as well. We are so glad we chose a great concreter this time. We still need to acid wash the bricks at the front, paint the plastic part of the downpipes, and are thinking of sealing the exposed aggregate. Has anyone had this done before? What are your thoughts? Is it worth it?

Remember this post? Well, after all we ended up going with this instead:

Even though in my pictures the difference in concrete doesn't look like much, in reality, we would have been left with a tiny grass patch had we gone with the option I had originally decided on. It was a difficult decision, because I wanted matching hedges AND as much grass as possible, so I left it up to MrB to make the final call. I don't like what I've been left with, but I am glad that I wasn't the one who made the final decision. Strange, I know...

Thank you to all who provided feedback on my Arched Windows in Modern/Traditional homes post! If anyone missed it, I'd love to hear your feedback too.

Here it is:

The exterior of our home is very traditional, but the interior is a mix of modern and traditional. We've got a fairly modern (glass balustrade) staircase and a contemporary kitchen and bathrooms ... However, none of the finishes are ultra modern, and are in my opinion fairly traditional/timeless. Eg. white kitchen, hardwood flooring, grey stone look tiles etc.

Do you think we should make the three arched windows a feature on the inside, or should we cover them ? Two of them are in bedrooms, and one is in the open space where the staircase is ... I've always thought that arched windows look wrong in contemporary spaces, but I would love to hear your thoughts.

Our ensuite, facade & kitchen

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