To take a closer look at your home’s windows, take a 360-degree view of your home from the inside out and see how your windows look. Does it look too simple? Take a deep look at the window frame, the glass, and the way they sit there. Now your real work begins! Scan everything in and around your home. Imagine windows with a bit of treatment added to the interior, as well as exterior window coverings.

Why are blinds designed?

Shutters are designed keeping in mind the two main functions. First, they should help protect against the elements, especially wind, along with privacy. Secondly, they give a decorative look to your house.

Why this guide?

You may be wondering why we provide you with this detailed guide. And the reason behind it is to help people in their home decoration and style research. We’ve even done research on a particular topic (here-shutters) and presented it in front of our audience in a way that actually makes sense.

Here in this guide we have a number of different sections that explain the different elements of a blind. All these aspects will surely help you to buy the most suitable blinds for your home. Let’s take a look:

1. Shutter Location: Interior vs. Exterior
1. Interior blinds: These blinds are easily adjustable from the inside from a privacy standpoint. Additionally, interior window coverings offer many options for the homeowner, such as partial, full-height, and level-on-level window coverings. If not, you can also get custom blinds built to your specifications.
2. External blinds: Most windows on the exterior of your home serve an aesthetic purpose or curb appeal. On the other hand, they can be functional as they provide privacy.
2. Panel Styles:
1. Blinds: These blinds have a series of wooden slats that overlap each other in the same frame and are used for both interior and exterior blinds. They can be adjusted to let in more or less light. These blinds add a country look to your home.
2. raised panel: These blinds are made with box-shaped designs where a series of rectangular elements will stand out from the rest of the frame. This shutter design is usually identical to your kitchen cabinets.
3. Vibrating screen: It looks like the raised panel shutter but has a flat body. The rectangular shape gives it a nicer, more detailed look without sticking out.
4. Plantation: These blinds feature wide blinds or angled slats set around a series of treats and also allow light to move through them.
5. Others: There are many other panel styles to consider as well, including half batten, Scandinavian, dash and batten.
3. Window Coverage:
1. Coffee style: Windows with this type of cladding combine a planting at the bottom of the window. This is given a nicer look which also adds a stunning look with a strong sense of detail in mind.
2. full height: This type of coverage can be combined with any type of blind, from slat and solid blinds.
3. Level above level: This type of window covering gives you the option of which part of your window you would like to open and which part you would like to close.
4. Shutter Shapes: There are a number of shutter shapes to choose from among the popular options. Some of these shapes are: arch, rectangle, French door cutouts, trapezoid, circles, and special shapes such as: perfect arch, full arch, brow arch, top angle, octagon, etc.
5. Accordion shutters: Most shutters are single panel, which means they don’t have any folds. However, for wider windows, folding blinds are a better option than non-folding ones. There are three types of blinds as far as panel folds are concerned:
1. No crease, i.e. single panel
2. Bi-fold, that is, two panels
3. Triptych
6. Shutter Materials: As you shop around for blinds, there are many great materials available for you to take a look at. And as a homeowner, you need to choose the option that best suits your needs. Available materials include wood, engineered wood, laminate, PVC, metal, and synthetic foam. Choose your home shutter material wisely.