I really love my new shutters. The black is perfect, they're not shiny cheap looking, they look like real wood. I'm adding a picture. My contractor didn't put them on the edge of where the window starts (there's a gap between the window and the shutter) That was done because there is a half in raise in the brick (not a flat surface). I would have preferred the shutter to meet the window with no gap for a seamless look. Nevertheless, I still love them. Great cost and great product.  He had them installed in a matter of minutes. If I had a decent drill and masonry drill bit, I could have done it myself.