subject: Practical use of shutters or blinds [print this page] Practical use of shutters or blinds Practical use of shutters or blinds
Some of the reasons you might choose shutters or blinds as your window dressing could be to; "Keep out the light", "Avoid nosey neighbours", "Block out the noise", "Keep pets inside". Shutters will do all the above better, as well as being thicker, stronger and held in place top and bottom by magnetic catches, so shutters win over blinds again.
A lot of people assume that blinds are cheaper than shutters. Well, this is not the case anymore! Our Chelsea range of shutters works out less expensive than a set of wood slat blinds. Especially, when you order them as DIY. When you compare how much better the quality and purposeful use the shutters are, most people would choose shutters every time!
Modern shutters have a far more stylish look than the more commonly used wood slat blinds, which have been around for a while now. A set of white shutters fitted at the front of your house really looks impressive, because you can style them to match your window layout, so blending them in very easily with the overall appearance of your home/windows. It this area shutters would win hands down.
The different types of material shutters or blinds are made from affects their costs. A cheap cloth blind may suit the pocket but fail to last or provide additional strength and character that shutters do. It's worth noting that, whilst our Kensington shutters are made from the more expensive pure timbers, my budget range of shutters are made from MDF providing similar features to pure timber at an excellent cost-effective price to compete with blinds which are not manufactured from MDF!
