Should I get plantation blinds or plantation shutters? But aren't they the same thing? Plantation blinds and plantation shutters are mistaken for each other. Blinds are on the inside window and are used as an alternative to curtains. Shutters can also be used on the interior of a home but exterior shutters are also available on the market. While interior shutters are in some ways similar to blinds Both have slats or louvers so light and air coming into a room can be controlled. This article explores the similarities and differences between blinds and interior shutters.
Plantation Shutters
Shutters are a part of the window they cover in a way that blinds can not. They are actually hinged onto the frame that goes around the window. This means that shutters can be completely removed from covering the window if this is required. When closed, most blinds designed for the home are opened using string which lifts the blinds above the window. Shutter can give you the ability to tilt the top half of the the window separate from bottom. Shutters are swung in and out to close and open. Most windows will be covered by two shutters that are opened by pulling them open, one from each side. In some ways this is similar to opening double doors. Shutter will give you more louver or slat size options. Also shutters can cover arch or round windows.
Plantation Wood blinds or Faux wood Blinds
With wood or faux wood blinds the individual slats are held together with string. As mentioned above, to alter the height of the blinds a separate, but attached, string is pulled. To open the slats of blinds a rod or cord tilt is used. This is twisted to open and close them or a string is pulled in either direction. A difference is that with wood or faux wood blinds the slats overlap slightly and they cannot keep 100% of the light out in a room. This isn’t the case with plantation shutters. They have an elliptical louver and shut very tightly blocking out much more light than a wood or faux wood blind when needed.
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