Choosing From a Range of Shutter Designs and Styles to Suit Your Home
One of the main reasons we love shutters is because they can look so clean and smart. They are available in a range of standard colours, including traditional wood finishes for classic designs, like oak, elm and cherry, as well as painted finishes, such as white, off whites and deep colours. The best part is that we can custom paint your inside shutters to be any colour you wish - matching your walls or favourite furniture!
Really the colour of your shutters is the main ingredient to many happy years of service. Once you’ve decided on the colour, we think that the style of the shutters is next important. This depends on the style of your room and the purpose or functionality you want from your shutters. (you can read more about why use shutters here. If you want the cleanest most modern finish, we can laquer your shutters just like Japanese bowls. We would choose to have the slat rods hidden behind the louvers, and the largest slats that can be supplied, which is 89mm. The larger the slats, the less cluttered the panels appear, giving the ultimate in style.
Choices of Design Depending on Your Interior Decor
If you have bright colours in your home, why not compliment these with tuned down colours for your shutters, or alternatively you could have super bright white indoor shutters, generally these are actually our most popular colour, as they are most neutral. That is the beauty though, you can go crazy with your interior or you can be stylish and restrained. If you have smaller windows we would recommend using thinner slats, as large chunky slats would appear too overbearing from a design perspective. Try taking a look at our shutter gallery for more ideas and inspiration or try this page for a wide range of images which can really inspire.
When your home is classic Georgian or Victorian which many are in the UK, you might want to get window shutters which suit the heritage of your house. This might include matching heritage coloured paints such as muted greens, with solid panel shutters like traditional interior wall panelling. Victorian shutters were really popular and are having a comeback, well overdue we say. Take a look at the BBC site for ideas on your Victorian home designs or try this website for solid Victorian shutters for windows with an image of half height and half solid shutters. Ideal for heritage authentic looks!
When your carpets are soft and deep pile, you could try and blend the style over to your windows with pastel colours or soft stains for your inside shutters. The choices really are endless!
The final choice with your shutters is whether to use the whole height of the available window or perhaps try half height shutter, generally referred to as cafe shutters. These create an open airy atmosphere and create a playful relaxed style for your interior, although this is not belittling the style cafe shutters can have on your rooms, as they can look completely classic and chic. Pulling off the design will often come down to colour, style and slat sizes.