Interior shutters are available in many different varieties; they decorate your windows much like exterior shutters do, with the exception of the fact that they are installed from the interior instead of the exterior. Interior shutters can be ready made or custom made and can be found in different kinds of stores. They are a great element of decoration for your windows, as well as the exterior and mostly the interior of your house. [Read more →]

If you want to decorate the exterior architecture of your house without spending too much money on the project, you might want to consider simply adding shutters to your windows. Shutters are gorgeous pieces of decoration that look elegant and stylish against different kinds of architecture, and they can also be extremely functional by protecting your doors and windows thereby increasing their importance.

There are a number of different options available when you are looking for window shutters – and many of these styles go well with only certain types of architecture. If this tends to confuse you, you might want to play it safe and go for plantation shutters. [Read more →]

There are various shutter shops all over the world that manufacture and sell shutters. Although many of these shutter shops are known by the same name “The Shutter Shop”. They are not branches of the same store or even owned by the same multinational company.

Most of these shutter shops are local stores owned and managed by local residents on a relatively small scale. They cater to their customers personally and make shopping for shutters extremely easy and convenient for the customer.

Here is a list of good shutter shops you can personally check out. [Read more →]

Hunter Douglas is an old and very large world-wide company.  So products carrying its brand name is 100% high quality.

Talking About the General Idea of Plantation Shutters

In the first place, why does a homeowner want to install plantation shutters?  They make the home more comfortable and beautiful.  More comfortable because they control the amount of sunlight entering the room, thus reducing  glare and providing privacy.  They keep the room cooler during summer, and warmer during winter. [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 →]

Actually see your plantation shutters at home before you buy.

Online shopping is a convenience brought about by the advancement in technology. The advantage of that is you can shop within the confines of your room in the comfort of your own abode. Another benefit of that is not having to deal with some pesky sales people who are pushy trying to sell you what you don’t actually need.

But shopping online for plantation shutters may not be that convenient. You have to know how to measure and choosing the right grain and color and type may also be confusing. [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 →]

In the big industry of plantation shutters, window shades and window blinds, there are two long running companies that have established themselves as leaders and pioneers.

They are the ones who have years of experience and they know what shutters works best and what don’t.

These are Graber and Hunter Douglas. Which of the two company offer the best plantation shutters? [Read more →]