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Decorating with Interior Shutters
Interior Window Shutters Provide Beauty and
Energy Savings to a Home
By Mark J. Donovan
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There are many types of window treatments that you can add
to your windows to decorate them. The most common types of window treatments
include shades, blinds, curtains, and drapes. However, decorating with
interior shutters is one of the better ways, as it adds something more than
fabric to the windows. Interior wood shutters, or vinyl ones, add color,
texture, and a unique beauty to windows. They also provide privacy, and
maybe surprising to many, they also provide added window insulation.
Finally, they help to block ultraviolet light from entering the home. |
Blocking out ultraviolet light not only keeps the home cooler during the
summer months, it also prevents the fading of carpeting, furniture fabric, and
wood flooring.
Interior window shutters have been used for centuries for interior decorating,
however in recent decades they have faded out of style to some extent. Part of
the reason for this is the cost. In the past, installing interior wood shutters
was a pricy endeavor. However, with today’s vinyl faux wood interior shutters,
prices are much more affordable.
Blinds, curtains, drapes and shades can provide elegance and functional purpose
to a window, however decorating with interior shutters also adds depth and
texture to a window. Effectively interior shutters provide window layering and
window dressing not achieved with other types of window treatments. For the most
part other window treatments simply provide sunlight blocking and privacy.
Interior window shutters help to accent windows more crisply and help to
complete an entire room’s appearance.
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Interior shutters are still available in wood, however you
can also purchase them in vinyl for a much more affordable cost. Many vinyl
interior shutters are designed to look like various wood species. Interior
shutters come in a variety of slat sizes, anywhere from 1 to 3 inches. Vinyl
interior shutters are also very easy to clean. They can be cleaned with
simply a damp cloth.
The installation of interior shutters is easy to do. Even a basic DIY
homeowner can install them. They require basic tools and can be installed in
less than 30 minutes per window. |
Just make sure that you fasten support screws into wall studs to ensure
they do not pull away from the window or walls. If you are installing
interior shutters that are meant to hang outside the window frame use
drywall anchors if you cannot hit the wall studs. But if all possible, try
to install the interior shutters such that the support screws grab into
walls studs.
If you use vinyl shutters they require no painting. If you are installing
wood shutters I highly recommend priming and painting them before
installing them. You’ll do a much better, cleaner, and faster job of
painting them on the ground than when they are mounted on the window.
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understand, step-by-step instructions, on how to remove an old window and
install a new one. Pictures are included for every key step in the process.
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