After considering all of the different window treatment options available, you have decided you want to add custom shutters to the interior of your home. However, there are still other choices to make, including whether you want them painted or stained, how you want them installed, and most importantly, what material you would like to use.

Hunter Douglas shutters come in three materials, each of which have different characteristics. To determine which one is best for you, you’ll have to consider what you want the shutters to look like, what you’re trying to achieve with them, and where they will be located in your home.

How You Want Your Plantation Shutters to Look

Plantation shutters are most often found stained or painted white or cream, and what color you want is often determined by your window trim or other solid surfaces in the room, like cabinets and flooring. NewStyle shutters mimic the look of wood and come in four stained looks.

For the largest selection of stains, choose Heritance real wood shutters. They are available in over 20 different stain shades ranging from an almost-black Midnight to light-colored Wheat. Heritance shutters also offer a variety of finishes, including glazed, distressed, burnished, and rustic.

If you like the looks of plantation shutters but don’t care for the center tilt bar, all three types of Hunter Douglas shutters offer a back tilt bar that is mounted to one side of the shutter, making it almost unnoticeable. But if you don’t want any tilt bar at all, Palm Beach shutters are the only line that offers Lantana™, a gear-operated shutter that you adjust by moving just one louver.

Where Your Custom Shutters Will Be Located

Real wood shutters are beautiful and lend a traditional look to any room. They work perfectly in formal living rooms, dining rooms, and home offices or studies, especially if the window trim is stained rather than painted. If you want a shutter that will withstand the heat and humidity of a bathroom, sunroom, or kitchen, your best option would be a shutter made from man-made products. NewStyle shutters look like real wood but are more durable, and Palm Beach shutters are guaranteed not to chip, crack, warp, or fade, regardless of the heat or moisture levels in the room.

Plantation shutters in general are easier to keep clean than draperies or curtains because they can be regularly dusted or vacuumed to remove dust and grime, or wiped with a damp cloth to clean off a smudge. But the compound used in Palm Beach shutters creates an ultra-smooth finish that is the easiest to clean of any shutters found on the market today, which makes them great for high-traffic areas or a child’s bedroom.

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