How To Plan For A Quality Interior Plantation Shutters For The Windows

By Jocelyn Davidson


Giving the interior of your house a classy and sophisticated feel should not cost and complicate you that much. Especially with your windows, you either have a choice of adding drapery or a fabric valance. Although you can choose in installing or mounting shutters.

To start with window treatments, you need to choose a versatile and inexpensive design. If you want to have a quality interior plantation shutters could provide you with that. They can blend easily in your room and can also be added when reselling the house.

There is a bit of difference with plantation shutters compared to others. The traditional style is basically smaller which are 1 and one fourth to 1 and seven eighth inches. This style is mostly known as the cafe shutters which covers only the bottom section and is narrower. You can have these if you want but are not that common in most stores and builders.

Plantation shutters have bigger panel or what is called louvers. The name was taken from the south which has huge plantation homes that were utilizing this design. The size is from 3 and one half and to 4 and one half inches. They are pretty versatile and inexpensive, that is why they are a good and common choice for most designers and builders.

Choosing wood as the material is the best choice. Wood has a great feel to it and is by now still the ultimate choice. It gives you that desired classy look and elegance. If your budget is not up to it, fauxwood is another inexpensive option. They are usually made from polyurethane resin. Although if you are feeling a bit doubtful with the quality, you can have it metal which is powder coated and finished so that it still blends with the interior.

Starting with the installation, you need to make sure of the measurements of your windowsill. In a horizontal measurement, take the top, middle and the bottom measurements. Take into mind the largest measurements. Provide these to your local home decor store when picking a design.

The design can either be a half where the top can be glass, and then a bi fold where you can fold it to one side or split it to each side. For double hung fashion, you can open either the top portion or the bottom, having more control of the air and light that comes in each half.

Before installing the shutter, add a mount to the windowsill so that it stays put like a wooden shim. Add these to both the exterior and interior of the window and drill one eighth of an inch sized holes if they have not been pre drilled yet. Be careful when doing all of these and make sure to attach them securely.

Place the shutters on the mount and make sure that they are angled and positioned correctly. Take a closer look if they are already perfect to you, then you can screw them in place. Now you can add screw covers and hammering them lightly with a piece of cloth to secure the screw. One thing you can add if you prefer is drapery or fabric valance depending on the set up you have inside the room.




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