Cafe Style Plantation Shutters

This box bay window has 2/3 height plantation shutters. This shutter design is known as cafe shutters and enables you to get maximum privacy on the lower section of the window, while leaving the top section uncovered. As you can see, this shutter customer retained curtains which can be closed to make the room feel more cosy in winter with these cafe style shutters.

The photo above shows an external view of cafe style plantation shutters on a large box bay window. There is a single shutter panel on each of the side sections but then across the main section there are 8 shutter panels - 4 hinged left, 4 right. The slats on these cafe style plantation shutters are not closed but tilted so that the maximum amount of light comes into the room but the angle of the shutter slats prevents intrusion from curious passers-by!

These cafe style plantation shutters on a box bay window in Portsmouth have 64mm slats in Ivory.

Cafe Style Shutters are designed to cover the lower section of your windows only. These are typically purchased by shutter customers looking to prevent people peering directly into their windows therefore privacy is generally only an issue on the lower half of the window. The top half or portion of the window is often left with nothing at all covering it or perhaps just a roman blind or curtain for evenings. You can read more about shutter panel openings here.

The style of this type of window covering lends itself to street facing windows both upstairs and downstairs. Traditionally of course cafe's would have these to keep out the glare of light and offer some privacy to the clientele. Today in the UK the main considerations for buying this style of shutter remains much the same, light control and privacy. Having the top area of the window uncovered allows more light to penetrate a room, whether downstairs lounge or dining rooms, or bedrooms. Opening the slats lets yet more light into a room, perfect for daytime if the sun isn't too penetrating. for the evenings cafe shutters allow the room a high level of privacy whilst still creating an open or airy feel with the shutter slats closed. This really is a versatile and very stylish way of finishing off windows, whatever the colour is chosen.