Bring the Richness and Warmth of Fall Indoors with Just Add Shutters

   Fall. 

It’s all around us. And if you’re like us, you’re loving it. Crispy leaves everywhere in a range of burning goldenrods, blazing oranges, all the way to cool plums, cherries, apple greens, and deep browns melded with a touch of slate. Talk about inspiration! Nature is always the best creator when it comes to stunning color palettes. We have a suggestion: this season, why not take a decor cue from nature? You can bring the richness and warmth of fall indoors by utilizing that same inspiration in your unique window installation selections!

Custom shutters and blinds form the perfect foundation to begin building your rich fall decor aesthetic. Natural wood blinds evoke the rustic woodsy feeling of autumn. Prefer a slightly more sentimental version that echoes the reminiscence of fall? Try a plantation style shutter. Top/down, bottom/up style shades allow your home bask in the golden ambiance of the season’s setting sun, while simultaneously protecting your eyes - and your interiors - from damaging UV rays. Want to have fun with fall patterns and textures? Check out our terrific selection of fabric shades.

How will you take a cue from the richness and warmth of fall colors in your unique window installation selections? To learn more about the fantastic selection of styles available, contact your local Nashville area Just Add Shutters. When you need beautiful, stylish shutters, shades and blinds in all the latest colors, textures, and patterns, we are you go-to source! We also specialize in custom installation. So don’t delay, give us a call at Just Add Shutters today at (615) 296-0661. We look forward to hearing from you!

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The 3 Basics of Shutter Cleaning

We Love Shutters!

Shutters do a great job of managing light and heat for your home. They also add dramatic impact to any space. But cleaning them can seem a little overwhelming. Nonetheless, allowing dust and grime to mound up season after season is not an option. All that buildup can be damaging to your shutters, not to mention your family’s health. Especially heading into the driest season of the year. That’s right, that accumulation of dust and allergens has to go! But just what is the best way to clean shutters?

There are a number of manufacturers today making shutter models that pop out for easy cleaning access. You may not yet be fortunate enough to own these easier care shutters yourself. But don’t fear. At Just Add Shutters, we are bringing you today a few of our favorite helpful tips to make cleaning more traditional shutter styles a breeze...well, almost. As always, the key to simplifying shutter cleaning is having the right tools.

The 3 Basics of Shutter Cleaning

STEP 1: Dry Dust

• Using your favorite sturdy microfiber or feather duster, dry dust all shutters. Investing in a tool with a microscoping handle will lessen the amount of time you spend straining to get to hard to reach places atop  a ladder. If you’d like to be extra thorough, follow up the dusting with with vacuuming using the brush attachment .

STEP 2: Furniture Polish

• Wipe all possible shutter surfaces with a microfiber cloth and spray furniture polish. This will bring your shutters to an attractive shine.

STEP 3: Handle Hard to Reach & Stubborn Spots

• Remove dust, stubborn residue and any soiling from hard to reach spaces like deep crevices with a toothbrush and furniture polish.

Final Notes

Never use soap or water on wood shutters, as their use can cause warping. Believe it or not, some people we know actually look forward to shutter cleaning time. They line up their blinds dusters, telescoping feather dusters, an assortment of small and long handled brushes, a small ladder, and their favorite music, and go for it! One thing’s for sure; once you’ve finished your task, the feeling of accomplishment you experience is very satisfying.

Contact Just Add Shutters

Today, shutters have made a beautiful comeback. Among the many sought after styles of shutters available, plantation shutters and soft fabric shutters are two of the hottest. For a wide selection of these styles and others, contact Just Add Shutters. Need updated window installations by a trusted Nashville 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 here: http://www.justaddshuttersnashville.com/

The Best Shutters & Blinds for Your Sunroom

At Just Add Shutters, we are here to help! That’s why today we’re bringing you suggestions of some great, practical options for the best shutters and blinds for your sunroom that do a super job of reducing heat gain while allowing a glimpse of the outdoors with varying levels of transparency. One style you will always want to avoid in a sunroom is metal (aluminum) blinds, as they absorb heat and can have a radiant heating effect upon a room.

VERTICAL BLINDS - Relatively inexpensive, vertical blinds keep the floor to ceiling look of your windows when they are tilted open.

SOLAR SHADES - Great for cutting the glare and UV rays. Solar shades allow a person to see outside, and can be rolled all the way up and out of the way.

WOVEN WOODS & BAMBOO SHADES - Can be raised up, but while they are down they are still typically sheer enough to see through. Many have optional light-filtering or room-darkening liners also.

CELLULAR SHADES - Superior insulators, cellular shades help with the heat in the summer and cold in the winter. When pulled up, you can hardly detect their presence.

WOOD & COMPOSITE SHUTTERS -  Have the natural look of the outdoors. Shutters can be moved completely out of the way of the window.

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Today, shutters have made a beautiful comeback. Among the many sought after styles of shutters available, plantation shutters and soft fabric shutters are two of the hottest. For a wide selection of shutter and blind styles, contact Just Add Shutters. Need updated window installations by a trusted Nashville 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/

Back to School = Home Makeover with Shutters & Blinds!

School Days!

The kids are back in school and for some of us, that means we after busy morning sendoffs, we finally have a moment to breathe again. Pshew! It’s that beautiful, tranquil time of year. The sun still glistening through the window, just before the fall leaves begin to to turn.

The Perfect Time for a Home Makeover

Even though fall is about to burst out, it still can get pretty hot some days. This would be the perfect time to pick out those new, cool, light filtering fabric blinds for kids’ bedrooms, the adjustable honeycomb cellular shades for the master bedroom, and those great, low maintenance composite wood shutters for the main rooms from Just Add Shutters. It’s so much easier to give the house a makeover when the kids are away. Plus, it’s so much fun to see the looks on their faces when they come home to the finished product!

One-Stop Shopping

Just Add Shutters is great because they’re a one-stop shop, which is such a convenient time saver! It’s always fun to see the new lines and hear about the hottest new products. Knowing they’ll take care of all the window measuring and installation expertly is a real relief too. Have you ever tried measuring for window treatments? You never really know for sure if you’ve gotten it exactly right until the product shows up. Let’s be honest: no one needs that kind of stress in their life. And what’s even better: with the prices at Just Add Shutters, you don’t have to try to cut corners with hit-or-miss diy projects that you end up regretting for years. Yes, it’s time for new shutters and blinds. This is going to be fun!

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Contact Just Add Shutters

Today, shutters have made a beautiful comeback. Among the many sought after styles of shutters available, plantation shutters and soft fabric shutters are two of the hottest. For a wide selection of shutter and blind styles, contact Just Add Shutters. Need updated window installations by a trusted Nashville 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/

What Is a “Plantation Shutter”?

You probably already guessed: we love ‘em! At Just Add Shutters, we are all about gorgeous window treatments, especially stately Plantation Shutters. But just what is the history behind the ever popular “Plantation Shutters”? You might just be surprised.

If you’re assuming they get their name from the traditionally grandiose Southern plantations of the “Gone With the Wind” era, well, you’re partially right. But only partially. As most architecture buffs know, the majority of homes we associate with “plantation” style are actually based on an architectural trend heavily utilized throughout the south among wealthy settlers building their estates called Greek Revival.

While it is true that shutters came into vogue in the United States in this era, the truth is shutters date back all the way to ancient Greece. Even more fascinating is the fact that the earliest shutters were made not of wood, but marble. This was due in large part to the greater functionality that shutters of the earliest days served. Not simply a decorative element designed to help limit light exposure to the home, the first shutters were also relied heavily upon as a protective device against enemy intruders.

It’s fascinating to take a look back at the origin of things, and observe how far we’ve evolved - and how much has stayed the same. Contemporary Plantation Shutters come in a wide variety of colors, materials, and styles. We’ll see you next time for a review of the many elegant styles available in Plantation Shutters today.

Among the hottest styles of greater Nashville window treatments available these days, Just Add Shutters has a wide selection of styles http://www.justaddshuttersnashville.com/of Plantation Shutters and other window treatments available. Need updated window installations by a trusted Nashville 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!

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Why We Love Wood Blinds

When it comes to wood blinds today, at Just Add Shutters Nashville, we think the real question is: what’s not to love? Wood blinds beautifully ascribe to the key factors trending in window treatments this year: simplicity and minimalism. Of course, there is quite a bit we would add to that when it comes to the listing the attributes of wood blinds.

WARMTH

Wood blinds add a feeling of warmth to a room. Natural materials frequently have that effect on an interior. Happily, there are many excellent faux wood options you can choose to successfully achieve this feeling as well.

PRESENCE

As demonstrated above, wood blinds can add a real sense of presence to a space. The deep, rich, natural shade fills the room with an authority that goes a long way in directing the space.  

RICHNESS

Compared to other window treatments, nothing adds richness to a space like wood blinds. Not only are they more substantial, they are more architectural in design than

SIMPLICITY
Wood blinds are great for their clean, simple look. They are perfect to address the need to manage light and privacy needs for your windows without taking away from other architectural details in the room, such as specialty moldings and trim.

CONVERTIBILITY

One of the things we most admire about wood blinds is its ability to play well with others. Other window  treatments, that is. Wood blinds marry well with a variety of other window dressings, like valances and curtains, for example.

Call our design experts at Just Add Shutters today

Wood and faux wood blinds come in a wide variety of styles and colors to coordinate with your unique decor. Call Just Add Shutters today for help choosing wood blinds to enhance your home in style! In addition to wood and faux wood blinds, Just Add Shutters specializes in shutters, shades, and other custom blind selections and installation. Call Just Add Shutters today at (615) 296-0661. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Make the Most of Summer with Solar Shades

What better way to beat the heat - and still enjoy the summer - than with the comfort and protection solar shades provide? Often referred to as “sunglasses for the home”, much like sunglasses, solar shades come in a wide variety of “prescriptions”, ranging from basic light filtering to room darkening.

Proactive home and business owners all across the Middle Tennessee area are employing the use of versatile solar shades for their many benefits. Most people install solar shades for their ability to reduce the sun’s glare and heat, effectively reducing summer cooling costs and protecting their interior from fading. Another benefit to solar shades is the ability to continue to enjoy the view, while adding an element of privacy. Of course, if privacy is a primary concern, a room darkening shade will keep you under cover, as well as create the perfect environment for daytime viewing of large screen presentations.

The solar shades of today are as beautiful as they are functional. Available in a variety of colors and weave styles, the addition of solar shades can perfectly accentuate your design aesthetic. Of course, as pictured in the photo above, solar shades are a wonderful way to make an outdoor space, like a porch, bath house, or pergola more functional and inviting.

Solar shades may be installed indoors or out, and are often used in conjunction with complimentary window treatments. Would prefer a remote control motorized version so you don’t have to interrupt your midday work around the home to manage the shades? No problem. All you have to do is say the word.

At Just Add Shutters Nashville, we can help you find the perfect shade solutions for your home or office. Looking for more than just shades? We also specialize in shutters and custom blinds as well. Call Just Add Shutters today at (615) 296-0661. We look forward to hearing from you!

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