Plantation Shutters?

[WWDog]

I am looking at getting plantation shutters for my home. Does anyone have any words of wisdom for me. I have just started to look into the products. I think that a Polywood would be the best for my application and pricing. I have looked a JC Penny's as they have a 45% sale on now and at Lowes who have the Starburst brand at a comperable price and looks like good quality.

[I d'Claire]

I'm not so much writing to recommend a dealer but more to say I think you will utterly love having shutters. We have floor to ceiling windows across the front of our house and went the shutter route after a rather strange accident.

We live on a corner and our oldest pug, Rosebud, used to get her enjoys watching out the dining room window for a car to turn the corner, then she'd race down the hall to the opposite side of the front of the house (like indoor car-chasing) to bark out of the guestroom window as the vehicle went down the street.

One day, in her unbridled excitement, she crashed into the guestroom window and broke two panes.

A week or so later I found regular shutters on sale at Lowes and the rest, as they say, has been history! I now have shutters in every window except one and I wouldn't go back to blinds, drapes or curtains for anything.

I love natural light! I chose regular shutters over plantation shutters because there was more flexibility in the way you can open them. The #1 thing I do every morning is go around the house completely opening the top half of all the shutters - sometimes the lower halves get opened, sometimes not, but I do enjoy them tremendously!!

[WWDog]

Thanks I d'Claire.

[Dawgmatic]

I LOVE mine. I have them in most rooms in my house which was built 60 years ago. I think they just add so much personality to the house. They let light in without sacrificing privacy. And they are really cool looking!

[WWDog]

Thanks Dawgmatic. We met with the Sunburst guy today and will be getting shutters from that company. The price was fair and I have confidence in that company and their instalation. I'm looking forward to finally getting our windows the way we have wanted them for the last 15 years.