Interior Shutters

What is best look for interior shutters? Previous architect tried to steer me towards solid panels but I insisted that they needed louvers or would make me feel like I’m in a wooden box. The compromise was louvered for two innermost pieces, solid for outer, so that when they are folded away, the window box looks simply paneled, no louvered pieces showing. Then the millwork guy said the louvers should be fixed, bc adding the vertical stick in the middle to move them up and down doesn’t look as nice and that functionality costs a lot more. This seems to defeat purpose of having the louvered slats though, so that I can let in a little light, not feel walled in. Now we are in process of switching architects and probably millwork provider as well. I’m interested in what people have done with their interior shutters — louvers or not? Movable louvers or fixed? I’d like to get a sense of what is most common and prevalent, and what looks and feels nicest, so I can appropriately weigh with added cost, if necessary. And not get steered into something that I’m not going to like.

agdipierro

in Renovation 8 years and 7 months ago

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NeoGrec | 8 years and 7 months ago

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Try DeVenco. http://www.shutterblinds.com/georgian.html. They manufacture a range of interior shutters, with louvers and without. The style that replicates what you see in Brooklyn brownstones is called — wait for it — “the brownstone shutter.”

Arkady | 8 years and 7 months ago

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Working louvers on both inner panels is the standard.

wzapuhtxphyl | 8 years and 7 months ago

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When I did my research most places say that half raised panels and half operable louvers were period correct.

Copied this off a website “The embrasured shutters of this period were generally of two designs. Raised Panel as shown above or raised panel flanks combined with operable louver inner panels, commonly referred to as “Brownstone” shutters.”

I ordered and had those installed. They look great and let in some sunlight.