Plantation shutters news and press

This bathroom in Cardiff has an awkwardly placed window and the owners have chosen a great window covering for this room and fitted plantation shutters.

The plantation shutters add to the minimalist look of the room with the one large panel having concealed pushrods and wide 89mm slats. The mid rail on the plantation shutters allows privacy when the bottom slats of the shuttes are closed and maximum light is also maintained by keeping the top slats on these plantation shutters open.

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These stunning wenge plantation shutters are in elm which is stained to a beautiful wenge colour. You can see the depth of grain on these wood slats which gives a totally different look than painted  plantation shutters.

A unique feature of these plantation shutters is that instead of having a mid rail to give you the flexibility of being able to open & close the top & bottom shutter slats independently, they simply have a break in the concealed push rods (called Clearview Shutter...

Plantation shutters are growing in popularity in Scotland and one company doing a great job in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling is Scottish Shutters outfit, The Glasgow Shutters Company. Iris Mackay, shutter designer for The Glasgow Shutter Company wrote to tell us about a recent installation they undertook in Edinburgh, installing plantation shutters on a conservatory roof.

“While it’s true that we don’t get hours and hours of endless sunshine here in Glasgow, Edinburgh does ...

It’s never an easy task decorating a room in your own home. For most of us, employing the services of an interior designer is not within the household budget, so where do you start when you’re looking to get rid of the old and bring in the new?

Amanda Grant, Director of London based Interior Design company, Distinctive Living says that you really need to detach yourself completely from the space you’ve lived in and try and look at your home with a fresh pair of eyes. “I...

Wooden plantation shutters are a perfect option for this kitchen window. The panels and regular pushrods line up perfectly with the mullions and breaks which are on the window and the shutters are fitted with a frame deep enough to ensure the slats do not hit the window handles. This ability to choose different depths of frame means that this customer is still able to make full use of their window sill.

The slats on these plantation shutters are shown fully open but they can be tilted so that ...

Plantation shutters are not the cheapest of window coverings and therefore you want to be sure that when you order your shutters you are going to end us with a great design. People’s first thought when they start the process of buying their plantation shutters is thinking first of all about the colour they want their shutters to be. Certainly, when thinking about your plantation shutters, this is a good starting point as colour can impact the end result quite considerably. That lovely woo...