The different types of shutters available

Window shutters come in various shapes, sizes, and materials.

In this guide, we’ll look at the most popular settings for:

• Tier-on-tier shutters
• Café style shutters
• Shutter and shade combinations
• Waterproof shutters
• Aluminium shutters
• Shaped shutters
• Solid shutters
• Tracked shutters

Popular for living rooms: Tier-on-tier shutters

UK living rooms often face the front of the property, making them easily overlooked by passers-by or neighbouring properties. With this in mind, privacy becomes essential for any window dressing in a room where you might put your feet up and relax, so why not consider living room shutters?

Owing to the balance of privacy and light control they offer, tier-on-tier shutters are always a very popular choice in the lounge and living rooms.

Like full-height shutters, they span your windows from top to bottom. However, you can maintain privacy without compromising daylight with top and bottom sections that can be opened independently.

Popular for bedrooms: Shutter and Shade

Effective light control is essential in a bedroom. This makes a shutter and shade combination an especially popular choice.

Behind your shutters, you’ll find a fully retractable honeycomb blind. By sliding the blind closed and closing your shutters and louvres over the top, you’ll shut out virtually all the light coming through your windows.

Whether you’re a shift worker, a light sleeper, or the parent of a child that wakes up as soon as the sun rises, this kind of blackout blind and shutter combination can transform the quality of your rest.

Popular for outdoor use: Aluminium shutters

When people think of exterior shutters, they tend to think of the traditional board and batten shutters or raised panel shutters – but more modern options are available.

Although plantation shutters are often considered an internal window dressing, choosing aluminium exterior shutters gives you all the aesthetic appeal of louvered shutters but with rigid materials and coatings that match the elements.

Even when inspected closely, our exterior window shutters look similar to interior shutters. However, they’re designed to add a layer of security to your home, with robust locks that will deter any unwanted attention.

Popular for a traditional look: Solid shutters

If you’ve got a traditional home – or a home with a traditional interior design feel – solid panel shutters can complement the space.

The lack of central louvred panels means that your options for controlling the light are reduced – but this creates a window dressing that offers absolute privacy and stands out as a vital design feature in your room.

Solid shutters are usually available in a broad range of colours too. This lets you make your shutters even more of a feature by matching a tone found elsewhere in the room.