Plantation Shutters for Contemporary and Traditional Homes

Plantation shutters are elegant and extremely versatile and suit both contemporary and traditional homes. The Bespoke Shutter Company has several years experience in the supply and installation of beautiful plantation shutters for homes in London and the Home Counties.

One of the many great benefits of plantation shutters is they work in almost any home - from open plan city apartments to more traditional period properties. They not only enhance your interior, but they also offer excellent flexibility, as you can use them to block out the sunlight or let it stream through into the room, making the whole space appear bright  and airy.

The Bespoke Shutter Company creates high quality made-to-measure plantation shutters and solid shutters in fine materials including cedar wood and basswood. We offer a variety of colours or stains to suit your home and we can also match your existing paint shade to get the right colour for you.

Whether you have a modern or period property, plantation shutters are a fantastic addition to your interior. This article will look at just some of the benefits they can bring to traditional or contemporary properties.

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Plantation Shutters for a Contemporary Home

If you have a modern home, plantation shutters create privacy and also allow sunlight to filter the room giving it a light, fresh and contemporary feel. Choose from full length plantation shutters, cafe style (which conceal the lower half of the window) or tier on tier plantation shutters, which offer the most flexibility.

Tier-on-tier shutters means you can leave the top section open (and open the window) while the bottom section remains closed to prevent anyone seeing in  - something that you can’t do with blinds and curtains.

There are various options on how to install your shutters and this is up to you. You can choose plantation shutters that fold out against the inside wall, or shutters which fold inside the window frame (a good alternative for very deep window frames).

The later may leave you with a small ledge on the inside of the shutters to rest a cup of tea, a book or remote control, and a small ledge between the shutters and the window. In this case you can place a thin contemporary vase or modern sculpture to create a focal point from the outside.

Plantation shutters are minimalist with a simple, sleek design that makes them such a great choice for a contemporary home.

White shutters are a popular option for a modern home, or you can also choose other colours or stains to suit your interior.  We also supply and install waterproof made-to-measure plantation shutters for the bathroom.

Plantation Shutters for a Traditional Home
Although plantation shutters are seen as originating from America and the West Indies, this type of shutter has been used in British homes for generations to keep the heat in and for security.

Their sophisticated looks and design means they have remained popular in both country style homes and period properties in London or elsewhere in the UK. In addition to privacy, they also have the added benefit of being able to block out the noise, which is perfect for city homes.

Plantation shutters look stunning in period properties with large windows and will reduce draughts. They can also help ventilate your home, as they allow you to open your window to let the fresh air in while still maintaining much needed privacy.

Bespoke Shutters also produce plantation shutters for odd shaped windows, such as half round windows, arched windows, circular windows or hexagonal windows, so you will be able to choose the right shutters whatever your property.

We can match many paint colours to suit your period home including shutters for interiors decorated in Farrow and Ball colours.

Plantation Shutters: About Bespoke Shutters

The Bespoke Shutter Company is proud of the quality of our plantation shutters which are designed to stand the test of time. We cover the following areas: Chiswick, Chelsea, Barnet, St John’s Wood, Belsize Park, Hammersmith, Kensington, Mayfair, Notting Hill, Putney, Crouch End, Clapham, Hampstead and Finchley.

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