Brownstone Shutters (Old Style)
Hello Brownstoners, I live in a small studio apt. in a brownstone in Ft. Greene that has two 21.5″ x 40″ windows facing the street. The windows should each have 2 pairs of shutters (or 4 shutter leaves/window…) Unfortunately, when I took the apt. it only had 1 pair of shutter leaves per each window…
Hello Brownstoners,
I live in a small studio apt. in a brownstone in Ft. Greene that has two 21.5″ x 40″ windows facing the street.
The windows should each have 2 pairs of shutters (or 4 shutter leaves/window…)
Unfortunately, when I took the apt. it only had 1 pair of shutter leaves per each window -only the top sections of each window were covered (each with 2 shutter leaves). The bottom sections of both windows were left bare…
Each leave in the top section is
20″ x 10.75″
I’m writing to request your assistance in finding shutters for the bottom secions of each window. I would LOVE to find shutters that match the style of the top ones, if possible. Most brownstones on the block/neighborhood have this style, but I can’t seem to find it anywhere…
The Shutter Style I’m Seeking:
-Each shutter leave is 20″ x 10.75″ and made of 3 solid squares and 1 square with adjustable slates.
On the right leave, the square in the bottom left hand corner has slates and all other squares are solid.
On the left leave, the square in the bottom right hand corner has slates and all other squares are solid.
Any suggestions on where I can find shutters like these would be greatly appreciated!
Side note: The reason why I want the shutters is because they to do a great job at blocking the studio apt. from the street- Any suggestions on alternative methods to do this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
A
Again:
Does anybody know of any place where I can find some shutters for brownstone windows??
I went to Eddie Hibbert’s Architectural Salvage –Eddie is amazing, but it’s true, he’s phasing out his shutters, & doesn’t have so much left-
Any suggestions, whatsoever, would be greatly appreciated!
-A
Does anyone have any reccs on where to find old shutters?
Thanks in advance!
HC:
Thank you so much for your recc.
I will contact Eddie Hibbert’s Architectural Salvage immediately & try to acually go there this week-
I hope I’m not to late!
Thanks again your help -it’s rare to receive reccs like that!
A
Go to Eddie Hibbert’s Architectural Salvage on Greene and Grand. He is open 12-6 daily, closed Sunday and Monday. He has tons of shutters (salvage) but is looking to get rid of them so go see him soon.
I don’t have any extra shutters, but it actually sounds like you are describing the upper shutters. But from your description, it sounds like you need the lower ones. They are the mirror image of the upper ones. I would have to look at mine closely, but you may be able to flip them and move the upper ones to the bottom and cover the top of the window with a curtain/sheer until you locate matching shutters.
I bet alot of the shutters end up in dumpsters, unfortunately.
Forgot to mention, the shutter I’m seeking are white…
-A