Shutters
Windows are an important element in your home. Therefore, the shutters chosen to enhance them are just as important. The windows do their job of offering a great view, while keeping the elements out. The shutters do the same thing – it’s a team effort in element and light control. Most have heard the studies on how light effects mood. The amount of sunlight your windows allow through on any given day has a huge impact on how you feel! There are reasons people get special lighting experts to create an atmosphere in a restaurant or on the stage in the theater. The magic is in the light.
Let your shutters help with versatility and control of both sunshine and heat. With two door shutter and middle rails you have four adjustable sets of louvers per window. By a simple movement of the push rod you can have the louvers opened to admire the view, or closed for moments of privacy. Savor the first moments of daylight in the morning, or enjoy the soft, dusky light of sunset…it’s up to you.
There are two types of shutters: interior and exterior.
Interior Shutters
Interior shutters are easy to adjust from the inside for privacy. They offer options for how much of the window they cover including café, full height and tier-on-tier. You can also get plantation shutters and custom shutters built to your exact specifications.
Exterior Shutters
Exterior window shutters come in four basic types: paneled, louvered, board and batton, and Bermuda. They are available in a variety of materials including MDF (medium density fiber), vinyl, synthetic foam, faux wood and wood. Basswood is the most popular wood for shutters.
Exterior and interior shutters come in a range of costs, colors and styles, and with the options for decorative hardware, can be personalized for any style home.
Find your perfect light, and stop by our store on Long Island to see these beautiful and durable shutters. Long Island Window Treatments is located in Syosset, New York offering a variety of shutters, vertical blinds, wood shutters, faux blinds or aluminum blinds. Make sure to Contact Us for further enquiries.
Plantation Shutters in Long Island
There’s just something about the classic look and feel of plantation shutters. Since they started showing up on stately, southern plantation homes, they’ve been a favorite. And while plantation shutters hit the scene hundreds of years ago for simple reasons – keeping the winter chill out, and privacy – they are chosen today for aesthetic reasons. Let us help you choose the perfect plantation blind color and style for your home in Long Island.
Plantation shutters, sometimes called plantation blinds, are interior shutters with wide louvers, usually 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 inches wide. They’re the most popular type of shutter, but particularly in the warmer Southern and Western states.
The larger louvers give the shutters an elegant look, which works well in dining rooms and bedrooms. But these versatile window treatments also translate to casual rooms like dens and kitchens. The most popular color for plantation shutters is white, but stained shutters are also an option.
Plantation shutters come in three types of material: vinyl, composite, and wood. Here’s a breakdown of each, to help you determine which is best for your home.
Vinyl Plantation Shutters
Vinyl shutters are the least expensive of the plantation shutters, but the low-end ones can have structural issues, if the shutters are large.
Vinyl shutters contain no wood, but they can have PVC or aluminum supports for stability. They’re also weather resistant and good in high-moisture areas. Vinyl plantation shutters come in the following types:
Hollow vinyl – These shutters have hollow vinyl frames. They have the benefits of vinyl but have size limitations because the hollow frame can’t support the weight of larger frames. While these are the least expensive of the options, they can wear down and sag over time.
Structured hollow vinyl – This includes a vinyl skeleton within the shutters to support the shutter’s weight, reducing the amount of sag in the vinyl. Still considered hollow, these have better structural integrity.
Solid vinyl – Solid vinyl is a vinyl frame that has been filled with blown PVC. These are more stable than hollow shutters, and still on the low-end price-wise.
Solid vinyl with an aluminum insert – These offer the support of metal with a lighter profile.
Vinyl-clad wood – These shutters have a hard wood frame wrapped in vinyl. They offer the strength and durability of wood with the benefits of a vinyl coating, which increases their moisture resistance.
Wooden Shutters & Blinds on Long Island
There is no window treatment more elegant and natural than wood shutters, made from real hardwood. Nothing appeals to our wisdom of natural beauty quite like wood. For warmth, durability and versatility, wood is the natural choice for almost any decor. Like fine furniture, wood blinds and shutters provide a level of excellence and craftsmanship not available in most other types of window coverings.
Ever since it was first invented in 1767, the wooden blind has remained a natural choice. After all, what could be more elegant than wooden blinds and shutters made from real hardwood. Legend has it that Thomas Jefferson had every window in his house fitted with “Wooden Venetian Sun Shades” (aka: wood blinds). The natural beauty of wood is hard to compete with for warmth, durability and versatility. Wood is the natural choice for almost any décor. And just like fine furniture, wood blinds provide a level of craftsmanship that is not available in most other types of window coverings.
If you’ve decided on wood shutters or blinds, let us help you choose the paint, wash, stain or texture that best compliments the other wood in your home. Contact Long Island Window Treatments today or stop by our showroom in Syosset, New York.
In this first floor apartment, we added window shutters to control light and privacy. The right side panels open inward to access the door. They add function, beauty and a conversation piece to the room.
