Saturday, October 11, 2014

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

By Jocelyn Davidson


If you want the interior of your house to have a nice blend and you have already placed in the right furniture and walls, what is left to consider are windows. Choosing the right type of window would be vital to get that classy feel for the overall look. With that reason, you would look for a few options.

When you already have your furnitures and wall in place, you have your windows to be take cared of. Window treatment can add an extra classy feel to your room. It gives you a sort of quality interior plantation shutters are commonly used for this since they are inexpensive and sophisticated in itself.

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.

There are different designs you can choose from. It can be half glass at the top and paneled on the bottom. There is also bi folding to either splitting at the center or to one side, depending on the structure of the room and its surroundings. Double hung fashion are two separate shutters at the top and bottom so you can individually control them.

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.

If you already positioned them properly, you can now put the shutters. Make sure they are placed correctly and adjust them accordingly. You can start screwing them in place and after that you can cover the screws with a screw cover and hammering it lightly with a cloth above it. Lastly, you may add drapery or a fabric valance while making sure it still blends in with the room.




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