A Guide to Shutter Styles
If you’ve started the process of getting new window treatments for your home, you know how diverse the range of options are and how daunting it feels to sort through the many choices you have to make alone.
At TaylorMade Window Fashions, our knowledgeable team is here to help you work through the options. Interior shutters are some of our favorite window treatments because the horizontal slats of shutters add great architectural detail and variable light control, and they add value to a home.
Hunter Douglas makes several different interior shutter styles whose uniqueness lies in their construction materials. Shoppers looking for interior shutters near Granite Bay, CA will find hardwood shutters in Heritance® Wood Shutters, Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Vinyl Shutters, and faux wood NewStyle® Composite Shutters.
A Guide to Shutter Styles Available from Hunter Douglas
Aesthetic Customizations
While all shutters share a similar construction with a series of tiltable louvers fixed within a frame, shutter styles can be quite different with the customization options available on interior shutters from Hunter Douglas.
- Color and Finish: For plantation shutters for Californian homes, there are two popular color styles for shutters: wood finishes and solid paint hues. Wood finishes create a natural wood look popular for hardwood shutters but also replicated with delightful precision for faux-wood and vinyl shutters alike.
- Louver Size: Louvers size is another aesthetic element that can greatly affect shutters styles. Hunter Douglas shutters come in three sizes (2 ½", 3 ½" or 4 ½"). The smaller louver sizes portray the timeless style of plantation shutters while the larger louver sizes create a more modern look.
Control Options
Interior shutters can work on a variety of window shapes as well as doors because of the multiple operating systems that allow the treatments to be custom fit into different areas of the home. There are shutter styles in the Hunter Douglas collection that will work on arches, angles, hexagons, trapezoids, circles and ovals, bay and corner windows, sidelights, patio doors, sliding glass doors, and French doors. And all three types of Hunter Douglas plantation style shutters (Heritance® Wood Shutters, Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Vinyl Shutters, and NewStyle® Composite Shutters) are available with the following 5 control options to suit those different window and door types:
- Louver Tilt without Tilt Bar
- Front Tilt
- Bi-Fold Track
- Sliding Shutter Panels
- Standard Hinged Panels
Optional Enhancements
Californian homeowners may also find some of the optional enhancements from Hunter Douglas shutters worthwhile when it comes to efficiency and ease of use. Upgrades are incredibly personal, in that what’s best for each home varies by the needs of the residents, so be sure to talk with your design team about the unique solutions out there to meet your household’s daily requirements.
- SoftClose™ Louvers with Quick Align™: Precisely align Heritance® Wood Shutters or NewStyle® Composite Shutters shutters with ease using the SoftClose™ feature. This upgrade serves two functions. First, like soft close on cabinetry or drawers, soft close on shutters allows the treatment to gently close automatically. The SoftClose™ feature from Hunter Douglas also has the Quick Align feature which allows homeowners to preset 5 louver positions to synchronize movement from panel to panel.
- PowerView® Automation: Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Vinyl Shutters from Hunter Douglas are available with the PowerView® system. Upgrading to PowerView Automation means enjoying the benefits of motorized shutters including better efficiency, elevated privacy and security with automated scheduling options, and the best in user convenience with interfaces that range from the handheld Pebble® remote to the PowerView® app on mobile devices and tablets to its seamless integration into most smart home programs.
Where to Buy Plantation Shutters near Granite Bay, CA
With the guidance of the TaylorMade Window Fashions team, you’ll be empowered and ready to decide on which window treatment option is right for you. Have questions? Our mobile showroom comes right to your door!
TaylorMade Window Fashions serves homeowners in Granite Bay, Sacramento, Elk Grove, Natomas, Woodland, Lincoln, Rocklin, Roseville, El Dorado Hills, Folsom, and Rancho Cordova, CA. Find the full line of Hunter Douglas shutter styles and a knowledgeable team to help you today – request a consultation now!