5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Home with Wooden Shutters: What You Need to Know
Published: September 30, 2022
Shutters can transform your home and give it an instant facelift. Not only will shutters bring life to your house, but they can also preserve the natural beauty of your home, keeping it free of sunlight and dust. Shutters are a great option for people who live in places that get lots of sunlight, like seaside towns or inland hamlets. When it comes to choosing bahama shutters for your home, there are a variety of factors you should consider before making a final decision. However, if you're not sure where to start, here are five tips that will help you choose the right shutters for your home:
Match the Look and Feel of Your Home
As we have mentioned in the past louvered shutters are some of the most common shutters you will see, Bahama louvered shutters are perhaps one of the most unique shutter styles. They add a little unexpected twist to any home because they open and close horizontally, rather than vertically. It almost creates the appearance of an awning on the coastal homes they adorn.
Paneled shutters whether raised or flat look good on many different types of homes, and most naturally on colonial and craftsman homes. While board and batten shutters fit best with farmhouse and cottage style homes when opting for something different than a louvered shutter.
Protecting Your Property
Wooden exterior shutters when closed are a good way to keep prying eyes away from the interior of your home, deterring unwanted guests from seeing what is inside your home. Exterior shutters also provide an extra layer of protection for your windows from not only prying eyes but potential flying debris, tree limbs or anything else that could come crashing through your windows.
Preserving Natural Light
Louvered shutters in particular can filter out too much light from entering your home when closed. So instead of blocking all light from entering when closed, using louvered shutters will allow you to close them while still preserving some light and fresh air to pass through.
Creating Privacy
Just as a closed shutter can protect the interior of your home and its contents, they can also provide more privacy on ground level windows in high traffic areas. Rooms on the first floor with windows along the road or within direct shot of a neighbors window are great candidates for louvered shutters to help keep out any unwanted attention.
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Choosing the Right Wood Shutters for Your Home
Selecting exterior wood shutters involves balancing aesthetics, durability, and climate suitability. Homeowners in coastal regions often gravitate toward Spanish Cedar or Cypress for their natural resistance to moisture, decay, and insect damage. In northern climates, Western Red Cedar and White Oak provide excellent dimensional stability through freeze-thaw cycles.
Proper installation is just as important as material selection. Functional shutters should be mounted with stainless-steel or galvanized hardware to prevent corrosion staining on the wood or siding. Each shutter panel should be sized to cover exactly half the window opening when closed, creating a tight, weather-resistant seal. Estate Millwork builds every shutter to your exact window measurements, ensuring a precise fit without field modifications.
Maintenance requirements vary by species and finish. Unfinished cedar will weather to a silver-gray patina over several years, which many homeowners find attractive. If you prefer a painted finish, a high-quality exterior primer followed by two coats of acrylic latex paint will protect the wood for eight to ten years before recoating. Stained shutters should be refreshed every three to five years depending on sun exposure. Regardless of finish, periodic inspection of shutter hardware and tightening of mounting screws will keep your shutters operating smoothly for decades.
Ready to design your own custom wood shutters? Estate Millwork offers a wide range of styles and wood species, all crafted in our Pennsylvania workshop using traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery.
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