If you are currently in the process of choosing windows for your home in Tennessee, then it’s time for you to consider indoor plantation shutters. Unlike traditional windows, they do cannot be opened by raising them up and down. This is due to their construction and design. Plantation shutters, also known as louvers and jalousies, are made of slats that are constructed onto a metal frame and can only be opened by tilting them with a tilt rod. To help make it easier for you to make up your mind about this type of window, here are some of the ways you benefit with indoor plantation shutters on your home.
Maximize Airflow
When the weather is warm, instead of turning on the AC to cool off, use your plantation shutters instead. This will help to keep your energy bills from spiking. By adjusting the position of the slats, you can control how much cool air circulates throughout your home, thus lowering the environmental temperature so you don’t have to turn on your air conditioner.
Adjust Lighting
With the amount of sun that Tennessee gets throughout the year, you should be looking for ways to harness its power. One great way is by using it to naturally supply light to your home. By tilting the slats fully you can maximize the amount of light that enters your home. You can always lessen the amount of light that gets through by positioning the slats so that they are partially closed, or close them completely to keep all natural light outside of your home.
When choosing plantation slats, always take the size of your windows into consideration. Large windows look best with wide slats while small windows generally look best with narrow slats. You can also customize them to better match your design and function needs.
For more information about plantation windows, contact the experts at Just Add Shutters by calling (615) 257-0666 today.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Are Plantation Shutters Right for Your Home?
Thursday, December 24, 2015
2016 Window Style Trends: The Roman Shade
Roman Shades
Manufacturers have been reinventing the traditional, relaxed Roman Shade in a variety of new and attractive styles. The range of looks possible with today’s Roman Shades is practically limitless! From the loosely constructed, casual feeling of the Roman shade we’ve always known, to more crisply tailored versions in bold, graphic patterns, Roman Shades are on the style forefront for 2016.
Lovely Sheers
Particularly popular this season are selections in sheer, neutral colored, natural fabrics; wonderful for dressing up or dressing down any space. Notice how the Roman Shades in sheer taupe, shown in the photo at left, bring an updated neoclassical look, with a modestly soft, feminine appeal, to the kitchen in the the sample in the photo above. What a beautiful way to welcome the day!
Elegant & Unstuffy
If you love the look of an elegant room without all the pretense and stuffiness of elaborate, heavily pleated, overly dramatic window treatments, take a look at the variation shown in the photo here. You can see how well the relaxed nature of the Roman Shade works in the room - simply pretty, not pretentious. The attractive damask pattern in muted tones that quietly echo the primary hues of the room, is a great choice for this space.
Finally, take a look at the crisp Roman Shade shown in the photo above. The striking pattern, cool colors and crisp fabric make this kitchen feel vibrant and energized. Talk about an updated contemporary twist! This is a look that would work well in a range of style aesthetics, from modern to transitional styled homes.
Contact Just Add Shutters
As you can see, today’s Roman Shades have come a long way from the shades you used to know. If you’re thinking about adding beautiful new touches to the windows in your home, contact Just Add Shutters. For more tips on specific shade, shutter and blinds styles and models, contact our design professionals at Just Add Shutters Nashville. We specialize in everything you need to update your home’s window decor, from shutters and shades, to custom blind sales and installation. Call Just Add Shutters today at (615) 296-0661. We look forward to hearing from you!
For information about special offers from Just Add Shutters, click below: http://www.justaddshuttersnashville.com/
Friday, December 11, 2015
Just Add Shutters for Holiday Charm
You’ve heard the song, “Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays…” Or how about this one:
“There's a happy feeling nothing In the world can buy
As they pass around the coffee and the pumpkin pie
It'll nearly be like a picture print by Currier and Ives
These wonderful things are the things
We remember all through our lives”.
It’s true. There are certain images that conjure up warm, cherished memories, just like that "picture print by Currier and Ives”, mentioned in the song.
A Classic Dickensian Christmas
Take the stately Victorian home above, for example. It just looks like Christmas, doesn’t it? Even minimally decorated, it’s filled with the details that we associate with the holiday. In fact, it looks like Dickens himself could easily walk out the door at any moment, doesn’t it? But would we feel the same way about the building without the intricate gables, carved columns, and idyllic shutters?
Christmas Charm
This precious, Americana-feeling cottage dressed up for the holiday with classic red bowed wreaths and candy cane striped columns, oozes Christmas charm. But imagine the same house without the black shutters attached to the windows on either side of the chimney. Amazing what a difference it makes, isn’t it?
image courtesy thriftydecorchick.com
Making Memories
On a completely different note, the shutters on this contemporary home provide the perfect backdrop for these strikingly simple wreaths. This attractive pairing adds stylish holiday charm that would be hard to achieve without the shutter accents. Definitely a memory in the making!
Transformation Tip: Just Add Shutters!
Are you looking for ways to add holiday charm to drab exterior windows? Here’s a tip: to transform the look and feel of any home instantly, just add shutters! What look are you trying to achieve? The simple addition of exterior shutters can quickly infuse a sense of romance, charm, drama, sophistication and even a hint of history to your home. There’s nothing quite like the look and feel of a beautifully decorated shuttered window at the holidays.
Contact Just Add Shutters Today
When you need wood or vinyl exterior or interior shutters, as well as shades, and custom blind sales and installation, call Nashville’s best: Just Add Shutters. You can reach us directly at (615) 257-0666. We look forward to helping you transform your home!
For information about special offers from Just Add Shutters, click the link below: http://www.justaddshuttersnashville.com/
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Just Add Shutters to Beautify Your Home for the Holidays
Company’s Coming!
It’s the Holiday Season, and that means company’s coming. If you’re like many Middle Tennesseans, you hear those words and think, “Eek! My house will never be ready in time!” But don’t worry. It’s going to be ok. At Just Add Shutters, we’re here to help.
Many people look around their home and feel frustrated. All the see, from room to room is the same old thing. Nothing special. Nothing that makes a person say, ‘Oh….!” when they reach the threshold. Just the same old stuff.
What many people don’t realize is that often, all a room really needs is a few important components to draw the eyes and direct the space. Arranging the furniture in a way that is clear and well thought out is one of the two best things you can do to make a room pop. What’s the second? You guessed it: window treatments.
You could always opt to install simple drapes or shades. But if you’re looking to add impact, shutters and blinds win hands down, every time. Why? Because they add an attractive architectural element that has presence. Gravity. Substance. They do a wonderful job of drawing the eyes, and truly make a room feel polished and put together. What’s more, with many styles of shutters or blinds, you have the option of adding beautiful flowing curtains as a rich complement.
When you want to create a fresh new look for any room, you can count on Just Add Shutters We carry a terrific selection of shutter and window treatment styles that will make your room look fresh, new, and stylish. If you need help, our Just Add Shutters window treatment professionals will be happy to provide their skillful direction and assistance. We will help you select the perfect shutter, from measuring and ordering, to expert shutter installation. When you need wood or vinyl exterior or interior shutters, as well as shades, and custom blind sales and installation, call Nashville’s best: Just Add Shutters. You can reach us directly at (615) 257-0666. We look forward to helping you!
For information about special offers from Just Add Shutters, click the link below: http://www.justaddshuttersnashville.com/
Saturday, November 7, 2015
When DIY Meets D-I-DON’T
One of these things is not like the other….
Fixer-uppers and diy home renovation on a dime is all the rage these days. But sometimes the choices a penny-pinching homeowner makes can be downright comical. Of course, it’s funny how many people would look at these two windows and never notice the difference. As for the rest of us, well….
There goes the neighborhood?
We’ve known some folks so agitated by this kind of home improvement faux pas that they would offer (mildly insist) to fix it on their own dime. It can be kind of hard to argue with them depending upon how you look at it. After all, the expression, “there goes the neighborhood” isn’t always tossed about in vain. Protecting your property value can be a very real concern.
When free isn’t cheap.
As for the rest of us? When it comes to home improvements, wise homeowners know the difference between things that are cheap and things that are a great value. What seems like a good choice in the short term can wind up costing you more over time. And sometimes, cheap or even (especially?) free can be the costliest of all!
Shine like the star you are.
We suspect that may have been the case in the photo above. What should have been passed by, or perhaps handed over to a crafty friend or neighbor for their latest Pinterest project, was deemed “close enough” and installed to their home exterior - for all the world to see. That’s why at Just Add Shutters, we love to share our professional opinions with all of our customers. We guide you to the best choices to make your home stand out like the bright, shining neighborhood star it was always meant to be. Can you say, “instant curb appeal?”
We can help you create the custom exterior shutter look you love for your Nashville home. We are proud to offer a terrific assortment of shutter and window treatment styles for you to choose from. Need some help? You can count on our Just Add Shutters professionals for skillful direction and assistance, from selecting the perfect shutter, to measuring and ordering, to expert shutter installation. When you need wood or vinyl exterior or interior shutters, as well as shades, and custom blind sales and installation, call Nashville’s best: Just Add Shutters. You can reach us directly at (615) 257-0666. We look forward to helping you transform your home!
For information about special offers from Just Add Shutters, click the link below: http://www.justaddshuttersnashville.com/
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Style Your Windows with This Year’s Best Decor Trends
With the growing chill in the air, we’ve all begun to turn our energy toward indoor home improvement and decorating projects. Soon our homes will be filling with parades of beloved friends and family. What better time than now to style your window treatments with this year’s best decor trends? Here’s a quick recap of some of our top 3 favorites. Take a look, then maybe select some favorite inspiration images to help guide your choices, as we did with the image above.
Industrial + Transitional
You’ve seen the popular look of industrial-inspired decor filling artists’ lofts and chic urban hideaways for several years. Now, we get to enjoy the best of both worlds: appealing wooden shutters in matte black or ivory, accented with aged-look pewter or brass hardware or accents. As desired, a light sanding or distressing may be carefully added to solid wood shutters for added impact. Just the right amount of panache, without making your home look like a restoration hardware knockoff. Simple and true to your unique aesthetic.
Global Exotic
Do you love the colors, textures and patterns of India, Morocco, and Turkey the way we do? Then you’re going to love this. Replacing the formerly popular “Tuscan” motifs, Global Exotic decor will fill your room with the rich, colorful hues that will brighten up any chilly grey day. Fabric shades are available in a myriad of these rich hues, as well as patterns. Choosing a rich shade color that stands up as a neutral by itself, such as a deep eggplant skewing toward black, plum, or aubergine, yet relates happily to the color saturated accessories in the room such as pillows, window seat and chair coverings, and throws. A wood shutter with a pronounced exotic grain pattern, such as bamboo or tigerwood, is another striking choice. Accent your look with fun accessory finds in mother of pearl, faux horn, tinted glass, brass and/or iron. Complete your look with a beautiful rug featuring various colors from your assemblage.
Vintage Hollywood Glam
This is another incredibly fun style trend to interpret in your own special way. Begin with a base of wood shutters in matte or glossy black, cream, or palest blush champagne. If you prefer, you can also go with a fabric shade in a creamy blush range, paired with a glamorously full, sweeping window scarf falling in a generous pool to the floor. Choose between pewter look, aged brass, or shiny chrome or brass for hardware or accents. A gorgeous, art deco inspired sculptural tie back works beautifully with your dramatic window scarf. Accents in similarly hued marble, mother-of-pearl, mirror or mercury glass finishes, shiny brass or chrome, aged sterling, pewter or brass, and special vintage keepsakes like glass and sterling decanters, mirrors in one-of-a-kind frames, and elegant typographic prints.
Whatever you do, be sure to have fun with it!
It’s always enjoyable to discover new and unexpected combinations that stir your passions; and who doesn’t want to be inspired by their surroundings? For more tips on specific shutter and blinds styles and models, contact our design professionals at Just Add Shutters Nashville. We specialize in everything you need to update your home’s window decor, from shutters and shades, to custom blind sales and installation. Call Just Add Shutters today at (615) 296-0661. We look forward to hearing from you!
For information about special offers from Just Add Shutters, click below: http://www.justaddshuttersnashville.com/
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Can Plantation Shutters Keep Your Home Warmer?
It’s happening. Brrrr! The chill is back! If you’re like most Middle Tennesseans, you’re probably thinking about turning that thermostat up again. While you’re at it, it’s time to start thinking about winterizing your home for winter. Have you started working down your fall home maintenance list yet? In addition to things like a check-up for your furnace and weatherproofing windows and doors, we have another suggestion. Did you know that plantation shutters can keep your home warmer and cozier this winter?
It’s true. Plantation shutters are a great way to help trap the heat inside your home by reducing the loss of heat through the window glass during chilly winter months, while taking full advantage of warm midday sun when possible. Because plantation shutters are so easy to operate, most homeowners find themselves far more likely to take advantage of their functional benefits. The more heat gets trapped inside your home, the less you will find yourself feeling the need to inch up the thermostat again. And you know what that means for your energy bill!
At Just Add Shutters, we can measure plantation shutters to be custom built to your specifications. You’ll be amazed at the affordability of the cost. And when you consider that their installation has the immediate benefit of whittling away at your energy bill, it’s hard to find a reason to deny yourself any longer.
We love shutters! Plantation shutters are among the hottest styles of shutters to spruce up your home today. And with the added benefit of cold weather heat retention, now is an excellent time to add plantation shutters to your home! For a wide selection of plantation shutter and other shutter and blind styles, contact Just Add Shutters. Need updated window installations by a trusted Nashville shutter and blinds company? We specialize in shutters, shades, and custom blind sales and installation. Call Just Add Shutters today at (615) 296-0661. We look forward to hearing from you!
For information about special offers from Just Add Shutters, click below: http://www.justaddshuttersnashville.com/
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