Basic Styles of Plantation Shutters

Plantation shutters are a very good addition to your house.  They are installed in windows and doors for both its decorative and functional purposes.  It can easily blend in the design of your house since there are many designs, colors and finishes that you can choose from.  But before you choose the design, color and finish you want, think first of the style that you want.

There are three (3) basic styles of plantation shutters – full height, café style and tier on tier.  Find out which of these will suit your home.

Full Height Shutters.  As the name suggests, this is a type of shutter encompassing the whole opening of the window, and sometimes, doors.  It can easily blend in the design of the house, exterior and interior alike.  If your house has large windows, you can maximize and control the sun and air going inside the house using this style of shutter.  When used for doors, especially those large ones leading to garden at the back of the house, it can easily blend in to the wall when closed.  Although you can opt for the style that only the top half is composed of slats while the bottom half is a solid one.  In this way, you can create an illusion of a smaller window.

Café Style Shutters.  This type of shutter does not encompass the whole opening.  Rather, it covers only the lower part of the window.  It is a popular choice for cafés that’s why it has been names as such.  Because of its design, it is not recommended for areas where you want privacy.  Of the tree styles, this has the least control over the sunlight coming into the house.  Suggested areas to install one are the kitchen and windows overlooking the backyard garden or pool.  Installing this style of shutter in these areas enables you to be aware of the things happening in and around the house.  This is useful if you have kids around so you will be able to monitor them while doing other things.  This also gives the effect of the continuity of the areas while distinguishing them from one another.

Tier on Tier Shutters.  This style is when the shutter is divided into a top and a bottom part.  They can be closed and open separately giving more control of the light coming into the house.  This can be used in living rooms, kitchen, dining area or bedrooms.  You can install it almost anywhere where you want more control of the sunlight.  The advantage of this style is that you can specify if you want to open the top, bottom or both parts at any given time.