Wooden shutters in bedrooms

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Does anyone have wooden shutters in bedrooms at all? think plantation style. Just wondered if anyone regretted it or had any thoughts about them. Am considering putting them in the house as I like the look and I think they'll make the room look bigger. Thank you

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I should say that when we looked originally they had shutters with a pole down the middle to open them which was very visable and shutters that had nothing which is the ones we went with

when we got the quote this time they had ones with an invisible pole that were about 20% cheaper

ill see if i can find some pictures

I have plantation shutters in my bedroom and they are fine. The kids have solid shutters in theirs (as I was worried they would break/climb the slatted ones) and they are great and lovely and dark. Unless you use your room a lot in the daylight they are a great option.

One with pole and one without

ill Look for the other

Not a brilliant photo

We’ve got white solid shutters in our bedrooms. They’re so much easier to look after than the old blinds.

We’ve got them in all the rooms in our house; have had them for a few years now and no regrets. Absolutely love them. I hate fussy window dressings and dh is not bothered either way. We did the front room and upstairs bedroom bay windows first, then the back bedrooms, then the loft bedrooms. They were bloody expensive but beautifully made, very easy to clean and just look really simple.
This is my office (I’m here now), all of ours have a split in the middle so the top half and bottom can be opened/closed independently.

We love ours. We used a company called shutterlab. I would highly recommend them.The shutters keep in heat, I love the sleek look of them and they are great for privacy.

Thanks everyone who has commented - I really appreciate all the comments and especially the pictures! I've had six quotes over the last few days and I must say that all the companies have been quite different so was worth it to me to meet them all. Price has varied between the quotes and the biggest difference has been circa £2k between most affordable and most expensive, so definitely worth shopping around. Still deciding which company to use but at least have decided I definitely do want them! Interesting to note for anyone considering shutters, the heat conservation element of shutters is only true for those shutters made form wood rather than MDF. This is what I have been told so thought I'd mention that.

I had shutters installed in my last (Edwardian) house (picture attached), and I am now about to install them in my new 1930's house, both in a West London suburb. These were full length shutters with top and bottom separately controlled. This time I'm getting tier on tier shutters, so I can open the top windows without having to open the full shutter door (rookie mistake from last time).

I love shutters as I hate curtains (I associate them with a much older generation), and blinds (I dislike the faff and untidy look of the controls hanging down the sides).

Shutters give me the privacy I like, with the darkness I like, though I don't think they are fully blackout. I'm also not a trendy person, so not fussed whether they are in fashion or not.

I had them installed by a company called Clement Browne in Autumn 2020, and paid about £4k for 4 windows (2 big bays upstairs and downstairs, plus 1 side window upstairs all at the front of the house, and 1 picture window overlooking the side return. When I called the same company recently to come and measure up at my new house, they said they had no fitters in my area, and didn't know when they would, so it sounds like something odd is going on there.

I've recently had quotes for proper wooden shutters from Thomas Sanderson and a local company ranging from £5.5k to £3.4k for 3 windows, this time for 2 large bays and 1 box room at the front. Prices have definitely gone up since last time.

It's also worth bearing in mind the lead times. All the companies I've spoken to said that as the shutters are bespoke and shipped from China on a slow boat, which takes 12-16 weeks, not including any unforeseen delays. Worth thinking about if you need window coverings quickly. I don't mind as I'm prepared to wait for the clean look I love at the end.

After the long, bright summer we have had, I’m looking for ways of adapting our house and I like the idea of blinds and blackout curtains. Even a little light seepage through slats makes a difference to the interior temperature.

So to clarify: from personal experience, you’d advise blinds and blackout curtains to shutters only?