When a room appears too bland and needs to be redecorated, sometimes all it takes to create an entirely different look is to have interior wood shutters installed. This is a quick, easy and relatively cheap method of changing the look of a room. This is also a practical solution if a room in your house is too bright or too dark. This way the light that enters a room can be regulated. [Read more →]

Plantation shutters have increasingly become very popular among homeowners; and it’s not a surprise because by having plantation shutters in your home, the value of your prized property increases by several percentage points. And why is that so?

First, no one can dispute that plantation shutters can practically instantaneously transform any room into classy sophistication. Second, they are attached permanently to your house windows. Third, it is not cheap to install them and they add insulating value, ventilation and privacy in the room. The new homeowners will “inherit” those value added advantages upon purchase of a home with plantation shutters, without having to spend more for shades, curtains and valences. [Read more →]

Plantation Shutters have generally been categorized with blinds; although, in the strictest sense, they are different, looking for the best and the cheapest good quality plantation shutters sometimes would require you to look at online and offline blinds stores too.

Difference Between Blinds and Shutters

Blinds normally have smaller slats while plantation shutters should be at least 2½ inches and can go as big as 5½ inches.

Another difference of plantation shutters as oppose to blinds is that plantation shutters have a rod which is normally vertically located at the center of the frame. This rod is used to control the louvers or slats. The slats may be opened, half-opened or closed using the rod. [Read more →]