When choosing the right shutters for our clients’ homes, we naturally bring a few golden rules to the table. These aren’t hard-and-fast rules—more like guiding principles.
1) Match the shutters to the window
We always try to match the shutter layout to your window layout. Look at where the window design has wooden glazing bars or separate sections of glass and, where possible, match the shutter design to these. This way, when you look through the open louvre blades, you won’t see unsightly lumps of wood or handles.
2) Match the shutter and window colour
Match the colour of the shutters to your window frames, not the walls or floor coverings. While you may wish to change the décor of a room over time, careful consideration at the outset can help you avoid the need to replace your shutters. Look at the window frames and windowsills—most are white, regardless of the colour scheme in the rest of the room. That’s why most customers choose white shutters. The question is: which white? We have around six different shades.
Large white wooden window shutters will make your room feel larger and stylish!
3) Match the shutters to the property
Sometimes it’s easy to focus on the single room you’re decorating and forget the bigger picture—the view from outside. Stand outside your property and look at your windows as a whole, and imagine how smart it would look if they all matched. Whether your budget allows you to do every window at once or in stages (lower level first, upper level later), consider choosing the same colour and style of interior window shutters throughout your home. That visual impact not only looks great, it can also add value to your property.
4) Go large on louvres!
Choosing larger louvre blades and wider shutters gives you the option to maximise light in any room, without needing to fully open or fold back the shutters. The larger size is particularly well suited to leaded-light windows. Most customers choose medium-sized louvre blades (depending on the size of the window), as they allow plenty of light in while making the window look larger.
