Considering Shutters versus Blinds

When choosing a window covering for your home, shutters and blinds are among the most common options. Shutters are a superior choice to blinds for the reasons described below.

Durability

Shutter louvers are constructed of solid wood while blind louvers are often made of plastic or metal. Blinds tend to get easily broken and tangled rendering them inoperable and unable to continue to perform their function as a window covering. By contrast, shutters have solid wood components including the tilt rod resulting in a product that will withstand years of opening and closing as well as the wear and tear imposed by kids and pets.

Enduring Style and Protection

The sun can inflict significant damage to window coverings, and blinds offer minimal UV protection. On the other hand, shutters are designed to both withstand UV damage through multiple coats of paint and protect indoor floors and furnishings by way of their large light-blocking louvers.

Boost Home Value

It is unlikely that a potential home buyer would walk in to your home and admire the blinds. However, if you choose to install shutters in your home, you are selecting a window covering that is customized to your home’s colors and decor resulting in an attractive, high-end appearance. In addition, having custom wood shutters already placed in your home eliminates the buyer’s need to update the window coverings and results in your home being move-in ready.

In choosing shutters over blinds, you are opting for a window covering that will last for years, not fade or discolor, and add unmatched value to your home. Partner with Newport Custom Shutters to invest in the present and future of your home. Click the button below to contact us and set up a no-obligation estimate.

Increase Value and Exterior Aesthetic of Your Home with Shutters

Beyond the numerous ways that custom wood shutters visually and functionally benefit the interior of your home, they also contribute to boosting the exterior aesthetic of your home. As compared to other window coverings, shutters increase curb appeal as they are a custom, hand-crafted, design-based solution which complements your home’s appearance. Shutters will aid in creating a cohesive look with your home’s exterior woodwork and color-ways, thus making your home appear more high-end. See the photos below for examples; click to enlarge.

Choosing Newport Custom Shutters to design, manufacture, and install custom wood shutters is an excellent choice to provide a quality window covering as well as enhance the exterior look of your home. Click the button below to learn more information or set up an in-home visit to receive a no-obligation estimate.

Shutters: Your Perfect High-End Window Covering

When you choose Newport Custom Shutters to design and manufacture window coverings for your home, you are choosing a high-quality product that perfectly matches your woodwork and/or trim. Shade matching to your existing woodwork allows for a finished product that blends seamlessly into your home’s aesthetic and looks as if the shutters were manufactured with your original home. Click the photos below to view larger.

Painted Finish

Create a seamless, clean look with a satin semi-gloss sheen

Stained finish

Enhance the natural wood grain of your shutters with a custom stained finish to match the woodwork/trim in your home


Interested in a window covering that offers privacy, light control, and is a high-end custom-made product that complements your home’s interior decor? Click the button below to learn more information or set up an in-home visit to receive a no-obligation estimate.

Maximize Indoor Light in the Pacific Northwest with Shutters

Looking for a custom window covering that adds privacy to your home while still allowing for maximal interior light? As we all know, western Washington is known for its abundance of overcast days and it is important to many people who reside in Seattle, Kirkland, Renton, Bellevue, and the surrounding areas to create light-filled and relaxing spaces. Wood shutters are the perfect solution to this problem as they permit optimal light control and privacy while maximizing the light level in your home. See the photos below for examples.

Choose Newport Custom Shutters for your Window Covering Needs

Choosing Newport Custom Shutters to design and manufacture custom wooden shutters for your home in white or similarly light colored paint finishes will optimize light reflection and create a sense of an airy kitchen, living room, bedroom, or bathroom. Tilting the louvers on your shutters up will decrease the light in your room and help to cool your home during summer or promote sleep during daytime hours such as for a kids’ room or for those who work night shifts. Tilting the louvers on your shutters down will allow you to have privacy in your home but refract the light in such a way that maintains most of the ambient light coming from outside. 

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