Shutter design, tips and features for window shutters

Today we will be looking at cafe shutters which are hung onto sash Edwardian windows in this period Edwardian House.

You will see from the photographs that the Edwardian windows have been the main focal point for this open-plan kitchen - lounge room. The first thing anyone notices when they enter this room is light flooding in from the large windows hung with Cafe shutters which creates a light open feeling in the room. This leaves the style of the room perfectly suited for that which it was intended which is entertaining and cooking.

When your property has feature windows which this one does, it is a huge mistake to rip them out and add double glazing or other new windows, so it's a whole lot better to try and regain the original Edwardian feel by restoring your windows and adding wooden shutters to compliment the original look and feel of the Edwardian house. You might want to consider cafe style shutters which we've also discussed here, and we've looked specifically at sourcing your shutters in the mighty metropolis in London shutters as many older and Edwardian properties can be found in the big smoke.

With the moulding around the ceiling and windows a natural frame has been created by using bright white gloss paints. When used against the deep historic green colour of the walls these Edwardian sash windows lend themselves perfectly to having matching cafe shutters hung. Having the shutter height set to just three quarters of the window is a term called "cafe shutters" which is the style taken from Parisian wooden shutters of the 19th century. These style of shutter allow light to fall from the top of the windows, irrespective of whether the shutters are open or closed, generating bags of natural light as well as privacy from a road or garden outside.

The detailing of the window frame is well matched in these shutters for windows, with the hinges and locks being made in brass, further completing the Edwardian house theme simply by adding shutters!

We think you will agree that these sash windows are perfectly complimented by hanging cafe shutters, they make the room light, compliment the period style, present easy to use window coverings, generate light into the room, add privacy ! Read more here about how to dress your windows in plantation shutters for some great benefits