Plantation Shutters

[lostinindia]

I have a 1930s semi. Downstairs front windows are one bay and an opaque hall window. Upstairs is another bay and a normal window.

I was planning on getting plantation shutters for the bottom bay and keeping the curtains to soften the look. The hall window has roman blinds as does the normal window upstairs which I'd like to keep. Will it all look a bit miss-matched with one window with shutters, or better to have the two bays done? Thanks.

I think the look of each individual room when you're in it is more important than the overall look from the outside. Others may differ - depends on what's important to you.
But most houses have a mix of window treatments so I don't think your idea would be too off-the-wall.
We have a shutter in DH's ground floor office, then curtains or nothing at all in the other windows . < shrugs >

My next door neighbours have shutters downstairs (two living room windows) and other things upstairs. It looks fine to me. Why don't you get your one window done and see how you like them? you can always get the others done at a later stage.

We are also planning to get ours done. We are doing top and bottom, but that is because I hate the blackout blinds we have on them at the moment. But, everyone I have asked has said get the tier on tier for the living room because it is nice being able to open them separately! Just thought I'd share

Yes I think the tier on tier is the way to go. Thanks.

I tend to think it looks fine if downstairs has shutters and upstairs has blinds/curtains (that's what we have), but a bit odd the other way round. That's just me though!

We also have 2 large bay windows and decided to go with shutters for both upstairs and downstairs. Ours are cafe style shutters as the top part of the bay window is stained glass and wanted to be seen.

I love shutters - but would they look odd in a 60s house? Most pics I see them in are period houses...

We have all our front windows in the main house in shutters - 1930s semi, with bays top and bottom and a turret bay on the small bedroom. We haven't put them into the extension, and we won't I don't think, as it's set back from the front of the house. We have tier on tier and they are wonderful.

Sadly, we went for UPVC in the bathroom, which we just ripped out, and now have completely useless but very expensive set of upvc shutters sitting in the shed. Damnit. Wonder if my neighbours would buy them...

MILdesperandum (great name by the way) I think they'd look fine, as long as you went for the more modern style, ie without the central tilt rods and a simple style without much in the way of decorative beading.