Exterior Panel Shutters Cover All the Bases
Take care of privacy, security and decoration in one fell swoop with panel shutters to dress your home's windows
If you're looking to up the curb appeal of your home, consider dressing your windows with traditional exterior panel shutters. Originally designed hundreds of years ago as a functional window dressing for privacy and security, the paneled shutter still protects homes from weather, though in many cases these days the primary purpose may be for ornamentation.
Designed in all shapes, sizes and panel configurations, shutters can be mounted on operable shutter hinges or directly alongside the window. Choosing the design and color of panel shutters is much like choosing a door style. Select a panel layout and color that excite you, fit your home's architecture and offer pizzazz and curb appeal.
Designed in all shapes, sizes and panel configurations, shutters can be mounted on operable shutter hinges or directly alongside the window. Choosing the design and color of panel shutters is much like choosing a door style. Select a panel layout and color that excite you, fit your home's architecture and offer pizzazz and curb appeal.
A classic gambrel roof and three-panel shutters both combine architectural beauty and functionality.
Using different style shutters on different stories of a home is a common exterior decorating choice. On this Washington, D.C., home two-panel shutters with less visual weight flank the upper-story windows, while three-panel shutters help ground the lower floor.
Together with a Craftsman front door and a garage pergola, decorative raised-panel shutters pack on curb appeal for this house.
Two-panel shutters with 60/40 panel proportions grace the first-story windows of this Texas home.
A black painted three-panel shutter with 20/40/40 proportions is the obvious shutter choice for the ground-level window of this historic Philadelphia home.
Walnut-colored operable composite raised-panel shutters look beautiful with this home's dark brown windows and washed and aged tumbled-brick exterior.
Functional two-panel shutters combine with an eyebrow dormer, a shed dormer and cedar shingles to create an exterior rich with architectural interest.
A traditional Southern home is appropriately outfitted with a subtle Haint Blue ceiling and functional two-panel shutters.
Chippendale balustrades, raised panel shutters and a brick exterior add classic charm to this 20th-century Georgian residence.