Friday, 24 October 2014

How To Plan For A Quality Interior Plantation Shutters For The Windows

By Jocelyn Davidson


If you want the interior of your house to have a nice blend and you have already placed in the right furniture and walls, what is left to consider are windows. Choosing the right type of window would be vital to get that classy feel for the overall look. With that reason, you would look for a few options.

When you already have your furnitures and wall in place, you have your windows to be take cared of. Window treatment can add an extra classy feel to your room. It gives you a sort of quality interior plantation shutters are commonly used for this since they are inexpensive and sophisticated in itself.

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.

For the actual, they are about 3 and one half and 4 and one half inches. These are commonly found in the western area like California and Arizona. It was first introduced by the Spanish, and most of the southerners have huge plantation homes which is where it got the name. The versatility of these is what made them common and convenient for control in air and light to let inside the room.

When choosing a material, the best one is wood. There is also fauxwood like polyurethane resin for a cheaper price but still having that authentic look. Metal could be an option if you are particular with the security. You can powder coat the metal and have it well finished so it goes along fine with the rest of the room.

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.

There are different designs you can choose from. It can be half glass at the top and paneled on the bottom. There is also bi folding to either splitting at the center or to one side, depending on the structure of the room and its surroundings. Double hung fashion are two separate shutters at the top and bottom so you can individually control them.

Before installing the shutter, add a mount to the windowsill so that it stays put like a wooden shim. Add these to both the exterior and interior of the window and drill one eighth of an inch sized holes if they have not been pre drilled yet. Be careful when doing all of these and make sure to attach them securely.

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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