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Shutters Versus Integrated Blinds

Angela Gossington-Hurd
2 years ago

Morning! We are looking to change our window dressings. We currently have a mix of curtains and blinds.
Curtains are easier to clean but we would like something a little more modern.
Our dilemma is this. Shutters have that wow factor and are modern however like off the peg blinds, are a pain to clean and you have to clean the window too. Integrated Blinds retrofitted are more clinical in look and have issues with potentially damaging the frame but there is less cleaning and to be honest, post Covid I really need to spend my time enjoying life and not spend it cleaning!!
Cost: Integrated double the price of Shutters.
Suppliers: Quotes are easier to obtain from shutter suppliers than integrated supplier's as more eager to provide a quote post Covid?!
Our surrounding neighbours have a mix of either curtains and blinds (like us), blinds (vertical and horizontal) or just curtains. The reason I mention this is that our garden is West facing and theirs are South. The front of our house is South facing.
Your thoughts?

From inside lounge
Outside
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  • Angela Gossington-Hurd
    Original Author
    2 years ago

    Thank you. I love the look of Shutters but one of the other drawbacks is that you can't put anything on the window cills and I do have a few things on mine. Good excuse to streamline though... Cleaning - my husband suggested getting a window cleaner in..... So there are positives😜

    You would be surprised how many Integrated Blind companies I've contacted and heard zilch! Niente! Naff all! 🤔🤷‍♀️ Hey ho! Maybe the Shutters win.... I'll give them another week and then...

    Comments (6)

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      Stone River Interiors
      2 years ago

      Good evening,


      If it were my house I would go for shutters. Like you say, they really do have the wow factor and look fab inside and out.


      I think you'll be surprised that shutters aren't that much upkeep, and you often have the benefit of being able to choose to divide the run of slats so you can tilt the bottom half or top half independently from one another (thinking about your sunny rooms and being able to flex how much light you let in!)


      It is very much a personal choice though, so if you really feel like the cleaning will be too much - the integrated blinds will remove that completely!


      All the best with your project :)


      Dani

    • Angela Gossington-Hurd
      Original Author
      2 years ago

      Thank you Dani.

      I'm glad you brought up the tilt issue because in my current lounge, we have 5 independent blinds because of that issue: South facing.

      Now to make a decision 🤔.....

    • Sarah R
      2 years ago

      Hi Angela - Out of interest what did you go for? I'm considering shutters for my bay window at the front of the house which is south facing.

    • cavgirl
      2 years ago

      I got shutters fitted in my south facing bay window last year. I love them. They’re so versatile and they really do dress the room, even without adding any curtains etc. Mine are the full height ones. As my bay isn’t huge, it’s one shutter on each of the side windows and a classic double shutter on the central window.

    • cavgirl
      2 years ago

      ETA: room was about to be repainted, thus difference in wall colours!

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