Friday, July 19, 2013

Creating the Perfect Hallway and Landing with Elegant Shutters

Hallways and landings may not be the first areas you think of when considering shutters for your London home, as you are more likely to associate this type of window covering with the living area or bedroom. However, if you are looking for the perfect hallway shutters, London based Bespoke Shutters has a wide variety of elegant window shutters available for this space.

Whether you are looking for shutters to suit an odd-shaped window, coloured shutters, or motorised shutters, we at Bespoke Shutters will provide the perfect choice to enhance your interior.

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Shutters London: Finding the Ideal Window Coverings for the Hallway

The hallway is not always a small, unlit space. In some homes, the hallway can be almost the size of a living area and it could be a well-lit space with floor-to-ceiling windows, or even unusual-shaped windows, such as round or oval ones. Landings may also be large areas in some older homes.

There are a number of reasons why you would want to have window coverings for this space: not only for privacy, but also for the sake of security. Perhaps you might have some elegant artwork or a sculpture in this part of the house, which you don't want on public view. Or, if you are going on holiday, you may not want to advertise the fact by allowing passers-by to see the post building up in the hallway.

Windows in your hallway aren’t always easily accessible; for example, you might have porthole windows in this area which are high up and impossible to reach, but you may still want window coverings for this space. This would give added privacy and prevent anyone walking past from seeing you walking up or downstairs in the evenings, or early morning when the light is on.

So, what’s the solution? Curtains are not always the ideal choice for a hallway, since it is hard to find curtains to suit odd shaped windows and, in any case, curtain fabric may not fit in with the style of your interior – particularly if you have a modern or contemporary home. Also, if you have pets, such as cats for instance, they may be tempted to play with curtains in the hall.

A more suitable choice for your hallway may be the sleek, clean lines of plantation shutters, which also offer more flexibility as you can vary the light levels by altering the slats. These shutters look spectacular in any interior and we can provide them in any colour to suit the style of your home. Whether you have a modern interior or a traditional one with period features, Bespoke Shutters can match the shade of your paintwork, even closely matching Farrow and Ball colours.

Your hallway may have an unusual shaped window: perhaps a triangle or a circle or, for instance if your home is a converted church or chapel, an arch. However, this is not a problem, as Bespoke Shutters can always install shutters to fit and, if necessary, they can be custom-made to suit the space.

Quarter-round and eyebrow shutters are both available, while a circular shutter is the ideal solution for covering porthole windows. Alternatively, if you want something more individual, an octagonal or hexagonal shutter could also be used to fit a circular porthole space.

We also provide half-round shutters, which are often known as sunburst shutters because the louvres within the semi-circle shape resemble rays of sunshine. For an arch-shape, which is one of the most popular unusual windows, it is possible to use a sunburst design combined with vertical shutters or, if you prefer, you could also choose a multi-panelled two-piece arrangement opening to both the left and right.

If you have windows that you can’t reach, we can also install motorised shutters in your London home. These shutters can be operated by touching a button, which means they are very safe, as there will be no need to climb or stand precariously on stools in order to reach up and open or close the shutters. Our motor-driven shutters are smooth to operate, are not noisy, and are suitable for every area of your home including the landing or hallway.

About The Bespoke Shutter Company


The Bespoke Shutter Company are the experts at fitting shutters in the London area that are designed to fit customers' exact requirements and our range includes plantation shutters, blinds and solid shutters. Quality is our watchword and we pride ourselves on the highest standards of production, meaning you can be sure that your beautiful new shutters will be an asset to your home for many years.

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