Rule 5 Think colour for your shutters.

Shutters can have a dramatically different visual appearance depending on which colour you choose. More than any other design choice you make for your plantation shutters, colour is without doubt the most personal of choices you can make. However, as always, a few tips to help you choose what we think leads to the ultimate shutter design!

What colour are you painting your window frames, skirtings and other woodwork within your room? If your window frames are going to be white and you choose cream shutters the shutter paint finish may end up looking like a faded, ‘nicotine stained’ white. Similarly, if you put white shutters against oak window framing, you could detract from the beauty of the wood grain on the window frames.

Another influential factor is the type of furniture you have in the room. If the room has a wood stained floor and a few items of wood stained furniture, having walnut or honey oak stained shutters could look too heavy – an over abundance of wood stains in the room. In such instances, painted shutters can look more subtle and help for part of the overall look of the home.

However, shutters with a well chosen wood stain can look fantastic and really show off the beauty of the wood.

With all shutter design advice we recommend you take the time to read over as much shutter information on our site as possible. Colour on it’s own will not necessarily create the perfect design - you may well select the right colour for your shutters but choose to have too many shutter panels.

Ready to try our online shutters ordering system? It's free and simple to use and will give you an idea of how your chosen shutters will look.

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