Window Coverings—Shutters
Wood Shutters
Recently we sold our home and signed a contract to build a new home. While thinking about window coverings, a few thoughts came to mind. Should I put up curtains, blinds and curtains, or shutters, shutters and curtains? Curtains are nice, easy to clean, but can be just as expensive if not more expensive, than blinds. Besides, they could fade. Blinds are nice, somewhat more expensive, but last a long time but can be a pain to clean! Shutters are probably all of the above…minus the fading that curtains can do, but there is something else shutters have that blinds and curtains do not. Shutters give a more elegant, classy feel—more sophisticated.
While driving through various neighborhoods, I noticed how even some of the older homes seemed so much nicer if they had shutters on their windows instead of blinds or curtains. Last week, I was visiting with friends in a $650k home and noticed that shutters were the choice of window coverings. It was tastefully decorated and having shutters on the windows enhanced the beauty of the home.
Is it worth it? Some may say no, and others yes. It will certainly make your home feel more grand, and may be just the thing to help make your home stand out in the neighborhood. At this point in time, shutters is the clear choice for my next home.
