Kitchen shutters

Shutter blinds are a very functional window covering and are fantastic to use in pretty much all rooms in your home. Plantation blinds needn’t be limited for use just at windows either. You can be very creative with their uses.

Kitchen shutters are fantastic as they are functional, they help to create a shade, to reflect light, or even to allow air to circulate throughout the room in different directions. Shutter blinds can also lift the look of the room. Although shutters are a window treatment which has been used through the ages, they have definitely come back into vogue. Many shutter customers like to emulate the look of typical American houses from TV or film.

Shutters for the kitchen can match the décor in the room, or be used to highlight the window or can even be used as a contrast to the existing appliances.

The gorgeous range of taupes and creamy off whites, stunning jet blacks and rich textural stains used on the plantation blinds would definitely complement any kitchen furnishings creating a kitchen area which would be heavenly to relax in with a morning coffee and a newspaper.

Why should a kitchen be treated any differently from other rooms in the home? A kitchen may be the most practical room in the home but dressing the kitchen with plantation blinds to match your latte or your retro refrigerator will bring the look together tying it in with the rest of the home.

After deciding on the colour for your shutters take a look at the detail of the kitchen windows and match your shutter blinds to the window design. If you have a wide window with three sections choose your shutter panels to match that. Choosing wider slats lets more light in which can be fantastic in the mornings but sometimes the wider slat sizes can be restrictive with the types of windows you have. Whether you choose to have a consultant visit to measure your kitchen for shutters or whether you decide to take the DIY route, you can contact us for design advice.