Shutters for our new build house - MDF or hardwood?

[Toriorioria]

Hi all,

We moved into our new build house a few weeks ago and are looking at getting plantation shutters in all the rooms.

The big question is whether to go with MDF or hardwood? There is about a £500 difference in cost which in the grand scheme of things isn’t completely make or break.

If I was putting them in a beautiful period property, there would be no doubt about using hardwood shutters but I can’t help wonder if the hardwood is lost on a new build?

What would you go for or what do you have?

[WhatWouldTheDoctorDo]

We have both! Hardwood ones in rooms where they are painted, mdf where we just needed plain white. The mdf ones are absolutely fine. New build here too.