What is the Best Material for Window Shutters

When it comes to picking out the most suitable window solutions for your home, the materials from which your windows are made of should be your primary concern. As your home’s interior design is a purely subjective and personal matter, sometimes it can be difficult to decide exactly what the best fixture or fitting for a particular property is. Window shutters should perfectly augment the style and taste of your rooms.

The design and color scheme of your room, the width of your window frame, the purpose of your shutters – these are all factors that you should take into account when trying to decide which materials are best for window shutters. The whole new range of possibilities for window shutters can be overwhelming. However, having versatility and diversity in what materials to choose from, allows a seemingly daunting chore to be eradicated with a seamless, gratifying experience. It all depends on what you are looking for. Whether you are looking for shutters with robust security features, waterproof requirements or a classic timber shutter, discover each material below.

Craftwood MDF Shutters

Due to its sleek design, hard-wearing quality and cost-effectiveness, Craftwood MDF Shutters are perfect for living rooms, bedrooms, and kitchens. This highly demanded shutter is very affordable in relation to its innovatively manufactured components that are made of dense, durable, and smooth finish. It is completely resistant to chipping, cracking, fading and warping due to its durability and easy maintenance.

Benefits include:

• Made of composite wood harvested from well-managed forests.
• Its polypropylene coating aids in the prevention of moisture absorption and allow for easy stain removal.
• Resistant to chipping, warping, fading and twisting.
• Most cost-effective material in range

Bay Window Shutters

Bay windows are designed in a way to let in more light, and most of the time, they’re designed in a box like way that sticks out of the wall on the outside, creating a perfect corner in your home for you to utilize as a reading space, or a spot where you can place beautiful plants with picture frames. Bay window shutters are specially designed to fit these designs. There are a lot of places where you can get these designed, https://www.shuttercraft.co.uk/style/bay-window-shutters/  give you beautiful options, as do many others.

Hardwood Shutters

Made with solid wood louvers combined with MDF fixing frames and a very popular option for sash and bay windows, Hardwood shutters are the best of both worlds. With 6 different available colors a beautifully painted and lightweight finish, the shutters serves as an excellent background and an addition to your furniture.

Benefits include:

• Provides a furniture-quality solid wood product at an entry-level price.
• An excellent alternative to premium hardwoods.
• Lighter material than Craftwood MDF
• Beautiful paint finishes available in whites
• Comes from protected forests.

White Teak Shutters

White Teak is the finest quality timber. It’s a favorite among customers who want nothing but the best.  With a satin-like finish, tight grain and a sturdy Teak timber, the material is always the most sought after. A full wood product, with a paint finish on both the shutters and the fixing frame, White Teak range comes in all available shutter styles including special shapes and solid panels. Whether you have a bay window, doorway, shaped window, White Teak can be designed to your exact requirements. Moreover, it comes in the full 28 in-house color and 20 stain finishes in case you are looking for a more natural wood look or a certain color to match.

Benefits include:

• The most complete shutter material.
• Offers the widest option of shutter styles.
• Comes in 28 contemporary colors and 20 stain finishes.
• Offers a custom color option (a surcharge may apply).
• It is certified and we hold a FSC® trademark license.
• It is sourced from sustainable managed forests.

Economy MDF Shutters or Simple Shutters

The Simple Shutters range was introduced for customers on a budget. It offers a more economical alternative and a cost-effective solution without compromising on quality. These shutters are made of composite wood harvested from well-managed forests and have a dense, durable and smooth finish. It is resistant to chipping, cracking, fading and warping. This range offers similar levels of quality as most other shutter materials, but with no other benefits.

Aluminum Security Shutters

Aluminum Security Shutters offer a stylish and aesthetically pleasing window treatment without compromising on security. Just like all other materials, these shutters are tailor-made to meet your requirements. They are the strongest option of shutter material and are known for their iron-fisted secure nature. It is made of a powder coated, architectural grade, and aluminum material fitted with patented, strip proof Italian locks. This allows users to lock the panels in place with a reliable sturdiness that is resistant to burglars. This all makes them the absolute best choice for those who are feeling security conscious.

The range itself can be used in any room in the house to really give you peace of mind, without even having security cameras and an armed escort. All without having to sacrifice on style as it’s available in Silk White and custom color match available, too!

With this new material comes the added stylistic bonus that they can be fitted to the exterior of a home to give you that classic French style you’ve always wanted. The panels themselves have the same appearance and flexibility of the rest of the materials. However, due to the nature of the panels secure design, they are only available with the Modern slat size of 89mm and with a silent tilt rod.

Benefits:

• Perfect for homes and businesses with a security conscience who don’t want to sacrifice the design for the security of their establishment.
• Like all of the materials in our range, they are resistant to warping, fading, chipping, cracking and bumps.
• Custom color matches available.
• Resembles all of the other materials in our range.

Choosing The Right Shutter For Your Window

To discern which material is best suited to your specific interior design needs, you have to know what the objective of getting a shutter is. Securing your house with robust materials? Or adding it as a cool backdrop to your walls? Whether it is a purely aesthetic choice or a security measure, you will find the right one for you. You can even find a shutter that combines both aestheticism and security! You can do that by ruling out choices until you find that perfect one!