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.

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Shutters for Modern Bathrooms

In contrast to what you may think, shutters do not always have to look traditional or classic. They can be designed and manufactured to look sleek, suiting modern spaces such as the two bathrooms shown below made possible in part by using a less traditional material: aluminum. The shutters in all of the images below are aluminum. Putting shutters in a bathroom with specific tilt preferences allows you to maintain privacy without sacrificing style or your view.

Fulfilling unique need with perfect solution

We were approached by a noted interior designer to design shutters to suit a customer's unique specifications. The request was for shutters with two side controls placed on the outside edges of the shutters rather than the center. The louver size needed to be large to accommodate sweeping areas of glass, however the client preferred the final product to be as streamlined as possible. With this in mind, we fabricated several samples with a distinct louver size to replicate the shutters the customer had in a previous home. One style was approved by the customer, the shutters were crafted in our factory, and carefully installed in the customer's home. The customer and her husband were impressed by the final product and agreed that the shutters exactly replicated what they had before. This is an example of how great design combined with the client's valuable input can produce superb results.