Yes, Penney's installed them and it's included in the price. There was only a choice of real wood or composite. Then you could pick your color (they had many colors including stained) You also pick your louver size. They are made my Norman Shutters. Scroll through their website and there are some beautiful pictures. I wonder if different Penney's use different brands???? I only did the front of my house but that included french doors and that sometimes raises the price a bit. So with my 40% off sale, my total for 14 windows and 2 french doors was $6100 and then I got another 10% off for doing the whole house with them. (wood blinds on the back) So that brought it down to $5490 The French doors have a cutout for the lever that I think looks pretty cool. Here is a link that might be useful: Norman Shutters

We live in Florida, the windows on this home had no molding around them. They do have marble window sills. When I ordered shutters, they used what they called a "z" frame which included case molding. The new case molding frame does not go below the window sill. Sorry the picture doesnt look clear, its clear on the camera and computer but looks blurry in this post. When we lived in Charlotte, the windows all had case molding around them, which was installed by the builder. The shutters came with a 1/2 inch shutter framed that was set inside the window area, not on the case molding. (Kind of looked like what sits on top of my marble window sills). It made a box around the inside off the window area. That was screwed into the window frame and the shutter was hinged and screwed into the shutter frame. Hope that makes sense. I dont have a picture of those shutters.

Check and see if you have The Louver Shop in your area. I have used them in two houses and the shutters are very good quality, very good price and custom sized. They will give you a free estimate and you can pick and choose which windows you want to do. I did the front of the house first and the master bedroom and then added a couple other bedrooms (which were not occupied at the time) later. I did all wood except in the garage which are PVC. I should have done PVC in the master bath as well as the window is over the tub and the paint has chipped from moisture. Otherwise they have held up perfectly and are 10 years old. They have a number of standard colors which match most basic trim colors but they will custom color for a small upcharge. I would consider doing the front of your house first as that will be the most visible from the street, instead of choosing "the downstairs rooms" which might not give it as unified a look outside. Plantation shutters are particularly suited to places you need privacy (bedrooms and bathrooms) as they can be closed completely. They don't work as well where you want light. I put them on my dining room because it was on the front of the house and we thought it would vastly improve the look of our house outside to put them across the front, which it did. However, I have very little light in my dining room now (I also have silk panels). The good news is we are close to the street so folks can't see us while we are eating in there! Another similar product would be wood blinds, either painted or stained. These can look very nice, particularly when you add a little extra money to add tapes to the blinds to cover the hardware. My sister has a mixture of these in her house (both painted white and stained) and has different colored tapes depending on the room and they look great. I also love the look of bamboo blinds to finish a window but they provide very little light control or privacy (they don't look very good when they are lowered), so I have those in my breakfast nook and den across the back of my house where privacy is not a concern. These can be very affordable - got mine at American Blinds and Wallpaper and they were great quality and they always have a coupon.

You don't say why you are planning to cover the windows. Are you wanting privacy? Plantation shutters of any color are not going to improve the look or the lack of light here. First, see about having an arborist come and improve the trees outside. See what might be done to lighten the color of the deck roof so it can reflect some light. Then tackle the interior lighting with LED's and more sources of light. Any window treatments should help soften the heavy masculine feeling of the woodwork, which is beautiful. Shutters won't do that.