mardi 7 octobre 2014

Tips In Having Quality Interior Plantation Shutters For Your Window

By Jocelyn Davidson


Giving the interior of your house a classy and sophisticated feel should not cost and complicate you that much. Especially with your windows, you either have a choice of adding drapery or a fabric valance. Although you can choose in installing or mounting shutters.

To start with window treatments, you need to choose a versatile and inexpensive design. If you want to have a quality interior plantation shutters could provide you with that. They can blend easily in your room and can also be added when reselling the house.

These are actually a subsection of the more generic and traditional shutters. The traditional have small louvers ranging from 1 and one fourth inches to 1 and seven eighth inches. These are more well known as the cafe style. They just cover the bottom half but a bit narrow.

Plantation shutters have bigger panel or what is called louvers. The name was taken from the south which has huge plantation homes that were utilizing this design. The size is from 3 and one half and to 4 and one half inches. They are pretty versatile and inexpensive, that is why they are a good and common choice for most designers and builders.

Choosing wood as the material is the best choice. Wood has a great feel to it and is by now still the ultimate choice. It gives you that desired classy look and elegance. If your budget is not up to it, fauxwood is another inexpensive option. They are usually made from polyurethane resin. Although if you are feeling a bit doubtful with the quality, you can have it metal which is powder coated and finished so that it still blends with the interior.

Starting with the installation, you need to make sure of the measurements of your windowsill. In a horizontal measurement, take the top, middle and the bottom measurements. Take into mind the largest measurements. Provide these to your local home decor store when picking a design.

The design can either be a half where the top can be glass, and then a bi fold where you can fold it to one side or split it to each side. For double hung fashion, you can open either the top portion or the bottom, having more control of the air and light that comes in each half.

Now to add the mount of the shutter on the interior and exterior of the window. It needs a wooden shim so that the panels can stay put properly. You need to drill holes for the screw about one eighth of an inch, but some of the mounts are already pre drilled so there is nothing to worry about.

Place the shutters on the mount and make sure that they are angled and positioned correctly. Take a closer look if they are already perfect to you, then you can screw them in place. Now you can add screw covers and hammering them lightly with a piece of cloth to secure the screw. One thing you can add if you prefer is drapery or fabric valance depending on the set up you have inside the room.




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