How I Gave a Builder-Grade Living Room Real Personality

Decorative window decals provided (colorful!) privacy.

We loved how much natural light this first floor got. It’s an end unit, so windows wrap around three sides of this level. When we moved in, there were white shutters covering all of the windows. While they were functionally great, in the winter months when there is less natural light, the house felt quite dark. Not only that, but the shutters were difficult to paint because of the material they were made out of and the stark white really stood out against the deep colors in the rest of the room.