Spooky Ways to Spice Up Your Windows This Halloween

Spooky Ways to Spice Up Your Windows This Halloween
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October is an exciting month with cooler temperatures and frightful fun in the air. It’s the perfect time to switch out your summertime lemon centerpiece for something with pumpkins and a little more fall flair. Many decorations can even be made right at home, giving your house added creativity and originality. It’s also great fun for kids, grandkids, and, of course, the influx of trick-or-treaters. 

Decorating with your plantation shutters is an easy way to incorporate your windows into your fall home designs. For Halloween, think faux spider webs or creepy netting combined with flameless candles for a spooky night inside. Of course, you can also have some fun with your actual windows, too. Give one of these ideas a try for some Halloween fun this month:

Use Halloween Window Decals and Stickers

From elaborate Halloween scenes to simple, popular characters like spiders and ghosts, window decals and clings are easy ways to get in the Halloween spirit. You can find decals in local shops or online. You can even make your own window decals using a variety of materials, such as simple contact paper and printed templates or vinyl adhesive and specialized machines (like the Cricut). The possibilities for DIY window decals are truly endless. 

Get Imaginative with Pretend Window Boards

Give your house that horror movie look by pretending your windows are all boarded up. Battered board decorations are easily found at party supply stores and should be easy to hang using removable mounting putty or other materials. Just make sure that any adhesive you use is safe for use on windows. Just like with the window decals, you can DIY these playful boards, too, using foam board. If you want to take the whole project a step further, pick-up “caution” or “enter if you dare” tape from the party supply store and attach it to your battered board. 

Hang Decorative Curtains

Hanging spooky curtains above your plantation shutters sets the perfect tone for Halloween movie night. Fringe and lace curtains are popular decorations for the holiday. Gauze and cheesecloth are other favorites for outdoor displays. You could even decorate your own curtains, or use streamers in place of fabric. 

Add a Silhouette to Your Window

Similar to window decals, silhouettes make spooky and fun decorations for your windows. It’s easy to make your own using online templates, a printer, and foam or poster boards. Cardboard monster shapes are an especially favored Halloween design, as are the characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas and the silhouettes from the Hocus Pocus sisters. 

String Miniature Lights on Your Windows

Halloween lights can illuminate your window decorations or just serve as a more simple way to participate in the holiday. If you’d rather decorate more for autumn and less for Halloween, then you can even choose lights in warm colors that can last well into November. 

Project Images Onto Your Windows Using a Projector

If your neighborhood is popular with trick-or-treaters, you can really amplify the scare factor with a projector that projects Halloween movies and images onto your windows. Some projectors also project images from other holidays, like Christmas, or create interesting light shows. 

Doodle Your Own Designs Using Window Chalk Markers

Kids will have a blast when you tell them that, yes, this time they can draw on the windows! Chalk markers are easy and inexpensive finds at craft stores, so that your family can decorate the windows with any Halloween design they can imagine. Best of all, glass markers allow you to change up your design as often as you want. Marker art should be simple to remove from the glass using a window cleaning product.

Have an Elegant Halloween with Themed Garland

Garland is a classic, festive way to decorate your windows regardless of the holiday. Bright orange pumpkins or dangling ghosts are perfect for Halloween parties and visiting candy hopefuls. Plus, you can easily make your own garland using paper or fabric. 

What About When It’s Time to Take Down the Display?

When October ends and you’re ready to switch to purely fall decorating, carefully remove your decorations without damaging your windows. Ideally, your decorations won’t leave behind any residue, but if they do, one common trick is to use nail polish remover or an acetone-based glass cleaner to help remove the residue from the glass. As tempting as it may be, try not to scrape your windows to remove residue or decorations, as this could damage the glass. 

Clean your windows gently with a lint-free cloth and a safe, homemade or commercial cleaning product before applying new decorations. It’s also a good time to clean your plantation shutters, as well, using our simple guide. 

Fall Is the Perfect Time for Plantation Shutters

With the cooler temperatures, autumn is the perfect time to think about home upgrades, like installing plantation shutters. Shenandoah Shutters custom builds beautiful, natural  hardwood plantation shutters for the residents of Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. 

Plantation shutters add value and elegance to your home, providing extra privacy and energy efficiency. You can even pair plantation shutters with fabric valances or curtains, if you wish. Our plantation shutters are specifically crafted to fit your windows, from tilt-ins and casements to arches and French doors. Choose from cream or stained plantation shutters, or even a custom color. We also offer specialty woods like cherry and oak to match your plantation shutters with your existing home furnishings. 

Shenandoah Shutters has been building plantation shutters for decades. We’re located in Richmond, within a few hours or less of our service areas. In fact, you can even tour our woodshop and showroom to see our process and examine our products. At Shenandoah Shutters, we usually only fine American woods and our silken lacquer finish to design our plantation shutters. No plastic or vinyl here. We even patented our own plantation shutter design, the Softedge, giving you more options for your plantation shutters. 

Explore our products and photo gallery to see our passion for plantation shutters. When you’re ready, contact us with your questions and to set-up your free, in-home design consultation with a member of our team.

A Quick Guide to Plantation Shutter Terminology

Guide to Plantation Shutter Terminology
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As you explore your options for hardwood plantation shutters, you’ll also come across a variety of unfamiliar words and descriptions. From louvers to rails, there are certain words associated with plantation shutters that you need to know for the best installation experience. Here’s a breakdown of some of the most heard words and phrases: 

Louver

This is most likely the word that you’ll come across the most often when researching plantation shutters. The louvers are the main part of the plantation shutter. You’ll immediately recognize louvers as the movable wooden slats that run horizontally across the shutter and filter in or out sunlight to allow for the perfect ambiance. 

Louvers come in different shapes and sizes based on your own preference. At Shenandoah Shutters, you can choose from three different louver sizes. Our louvers are available in 2.5”, 3.5”, or 4.5” sizes. The middle size tends to be the most common choice for custom built plantation shutters, but you might prefer the smallest size if you also have small windows. If you have large windows, or if you just prefer the style of larger louvers, then you might choose to select the 4.5” style. The larger the louver size, the more open your view can be, as well. 

Triple Shadowbox Plantation Shutters

No matter what size louver you choose, your plantation shutters will be classically elegant and provide a warm atmosphere for your home. The same is true of plantation shutter shapes. There are flat and contour shape choices at Shenandoah Shutters. 

Flat louvers are exactly as they sound. They are flat on top and on bottom. A contoured louver, meanwhile, is reminiscent of an airplane’s wings. Contoured louvers start out small, widen in the middle, and then are small again. 

Rail

Rails are the long, horizontal wood pieces that can be found at the bottom and top of each plantation shutter panel. Some plantation shutters, especially double hung windows, may also have a rail in the center, or a divider rail. A divider rail gives you even more freedom for light control, as you can have your louvers set one way on top and another way on the bottom. The divider rail is also a popular choice for its added privacy benefits, as you can have your lower louvers closed for privacy while your top louvers stream in the sunny day.

Tilt Rod

The tilt rod is what allows the louvers to open and close. There are single tilt rods, hidden tilt rods, and split tilt rods. 

A single tilt rod is the long, visible rod in the middle of the plantation shutter that goes from the top to the bottom of the panel. It attaches each louver. A hidden tilt rod, meanwhile, is hidden behind the panels, but has the same functionality. Hidden tilt rods allow for a more modern look, while single tilt rods allow for a more traditional plantation shutter appearance. A split tilt rod is similar to the divider rail in that it also allows for independent light control of the top and bottom shutters. However, the split tilt rod doesn’t actually use a rail.   

Stile

Stiles are the vertical wood pieces that are on each side of the louvers. Stiles hold the mounted louvers with louver pins. 

Shadowbox

A shadowbox accommodates your door handle, so that plantation shutters can be added to your French door. Since we custom build our plantation shutters, we can easily outfit your unique French door.   

French Doors with Shadow Box and Plantation Shutters on top

Cafe Shutter

Cafe shutters are a popular shutter style, especially in kitchens and breakfast nooks. Cafe shutters have plantation shutters on the bottom and an open window at the top. You can install a valance or other fabric window treatment above the open window. This is another term that is exactly what it sounds like, with the end result looking like the windows of fine cafes. Of course, this plantation shutter style looks equally as beautiful in rooms other than the kitchen. 

Cafe Style Plantation Shutters in Bathroom

Slider

A slider is a design for your sliding glass door. With a slider, you can have plantation shutters on your sliding door without sacrificing your ability to slide the door open and shut. 

Plantation Shutters on Slider

Our Patented Softedge Design

Another term that we’re thrilled for you to know is Softedge, the name for our very own, patented design concept. With the Softedge, you can have your hinges discreetly hidden in a style that is similar to European cabinetry. European cabinetry doesn’t use bulky frames and maintains a clean, harmonious focus, just like our Softedge design. While this style is ideal for tilt-in and casement windows, it is also a popular choice for a variety of other window types. The Softedge is our way of adding another modern component to classically elegant plantation shutters. 

Getting to Know Shenandoah Shutters

These are just some of the most commonly used terms at Shenandoah Shutters. Your design consultant will be happy to guide you through the terminology and options to find the plantation shutter design plan that is right for your home. You can also visit our showroom and woodshop in Richmond, just a few hours or less away from our service areas. Since we’re locally owned and operated, you’ll be able to view our products and process firsthand. 

With decades of experience, our woodworkers can craft a plantation shutter for any window size or shape. We have solutions for even the most difficult installations. Give us a call or contact us online today to discuss your plantation shutter needs. We’ll set up a free, in-home design consultation and estimate. 

At Shenandoah Shutters, we use only the finest American woods to build our plantation shutters. No plastics or vinyl here. Our woods of choice are yellow poplar for cream interior shutters and basswood for stained plantation shutters, as these woods provide for a vibrant, rich color. Of course, you’re welcome to request a specialty wood, like cherry, oak, or mahogany, to match your existing furniture. We can also provide a custom color.

Service Area Spotlight: 10 Things to Do In Baltimore, Maryland

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Since 1990, Shenandoah Shutters has been honored to serve the Baltimore, Maryland area. Baltimore is a diverse, exciting city with a variety of home types available for residents. In fact, even Baltimore’s historic row houses are filled with variety and originality. There is no question that Baltimore is a city of history and charm. 

If you’re lucky enough to be a new resident of Baltimore, or if you’re just looking to explore this amazing city, here are 10 things to enjoy in Baltimore, Maryland: 

Take a Stroll of Baltimore

Seeing Baltimore from the ground gives you the opportunity to really take in the city’s many architectural and artistic gems. Use a self-guided walking tour app on your phone or take advantage of one of the city’s walking tour businesses. At the end of your walk, you’ll have gained a greater appreciation and understanding of the city.

Spend the Day at the National Aquarium 

Routinely named one of the best aquariums in the United States by multiple magazines and media publications, National Aquarium is known for its conservation efforts and award-winning exhibits. It’s the only place in Baltimore where you can see exotic animals, like the laughing kookaburra of Australia and the giant South American river turtle.

Enjoy the Inner Harbor

After you’ve seen sea life up close at the National Aquarium, enjoy the rest of the Inner Harbor. From The Maryland Science Center to shops and restaurants, the Inner Harbor is a Baltimore, Maryland favorite. You can even explore it by water taxi.  

Sightsee in Fell’s Point

The neighborhood of Fell’s Point boasts over 150 buildings on the National Register, including the Robert Long House, Baltimore’s oldest residential building. You can also visit the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park Museum, experience history and ghost walks (the writer Edgar Allan Poe was last seen here before his death), and enjoy the annual Fells Point Maritime Heritage Festival. 

Visit the Distinctive Hampden Neighborhood

Hampden is known for its quirky and artistic style. Visitors to Hampden can enjoy over a hundred unique shops, as well as frequent festivals, including the annual autumn Hampdenfest. During the holiday season, Hampden hosts Miracle on 34th Street, a vibrant light display and holiday festival that attracts people from all over Baltimore and beyond. 

See a Game at Oriole Park

This nostalgic stadium is a baseball fan’s dream, with fascinating seasonal tours and all of the food you could ever need for game day. Another great perk of Oriole Park? The incredible views of Baltimore from the stands.

Tour a Museum

There is no shortage of museums in Baltimore. Art lovers will appreciate the Baltimore Museum of Art and sculpture garden, The Walters Art Museum, The American Visionary Art Museum, and the Evergreen Museum. There are also many galleries to explore. History buffs, meanwhile, will relish the National Cryptologic Museum, as well as numerous specialty and cultural museums, such as the Baltimore Museum of Industry, Maryland Historical Society, and the Jewish Museum of Maryland. Take the kids to Port Discovery Children’s Museum or Ripley’s Believe It or Not for a day of kid-centered family fun. 

Go Off the Beaten Path

One of the things that makes Baltimore so special is the variety of quirky experiences available for visitors and residents of the city. To really get a unique taste of Baltimore, check out some of the city’s more eclectic activities. Book lovers will be mesmerized by The Book Thing, a not-so-little free library, while lovers of the creepy will be delighted by Elijah Bond’s ouija board gravesite, built to mark the achievement of the ouija board game creator himself. You can also enjoy the city’s many food markets, seafooderies, and music venues.

Fort McHenry National Monument

This historic Baltimore battle site inspired Francis Scott Key to write our national anthem,  “The Star-Spangled Banner.” There is much history to explore and take in at the Monument, along with beautiful views of Baltimore. Fort McHenry is a convenient stop after visiting the Inner Harbor.

See Baltimore by Water

While you can also take advantage of the city’s water taxi during your explorations of the Inner Harbor, there are still more ways to see Baltimore. Once you’ve explored Baltimore by land, you can hop on a boat and see it by sea. From pirate cruises to relaxing dinner cruises, seeing Baltimore by water is an experience like no other. 

Searching for Plantation Shutters for Your Baltimore, MD Home?

Baltimore is called Charm City for a reason. This vibrant area easily lends itself to the beauty and elegance of plantation shutters. If you’ve recently bought a home in or around Baltimore, or if you’re just looking to add value to your home with this extraordinary hardwood window treatment, give Shenandoah Shutters a phone call today. We’ll answer your questions about plantation shutters and even set-up a free, in-home design estimate and consultation. Visiting Baltimore from D.C, Virginia, or another part of Maryland? We’re excited to serve you, too! 

Ask us about our original, patented Softedge design, a unique plantation shutter style that is similar to European cabinetry. This is a perfect option for tilt-in and casement windows. In fact, at Shenandoah Shutters, we custom build plantation shutters for any window size or shape. We even craft plantation shutters for doors and arches. 

Shenandoah Shutters crafts high quality, completely real wood interior plantation shutters using only American woods. If you’d like a specialty wood, like cherry, oak, or mahogany, we can accommodate your request. Choose from a beautiful cream, a rich stain, or a custom color for your plantation shutters. We finish every one of our plantation shutters with a silky, lacquer finish that will help set the ambiance and tone of your home. Baltimore is only a few hours from Richmond, Virginia, where our shutters are built by expert craftsmen with decades of experience. If you’re looking for a day trip from Baltimore, visit our woodshop and showroom to see our process firsthand.

7 Reasons to Choose Real Wood Plantation Shutters

7 Reasons to Choose Real Wood Plantation Shutters
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As you research your options for plantation shutters, you’ll come across both wood and faux wood plantation shutter options. Faux wood plantation shutters are designed using materials like composite or vinyl. They can be picked up at chain retailers, like Lowe’s and Home Depot, as well as at shutter companies and online. But why choose faux wood over authentic hardwood plantation shutters? 

Often, the reason is cost. Since the shutters aren’t made using real wood, faux wood plantation shutters are typically less expensive. Of course, paying less doesn’t always mean that you’ll be receiving an equally high quality product. In fact, while you may spend a little more for real wood plantation shutters, the quality and benefits that you’ll get in return make authentic, hardwood plantation shutters well worth the cost. 

Just take a look at these 7  reasons to skip the faux wood options and choose real wood plantation shutters for your home:

The Look of Faux Wood Can’t Compare to the Look of Real Wood

Real wood has been admired in homes for generations. Aesthetically pleasing, real wood plantation shutters fit right in with wooden furniture, window mouldings, hardwood floors, and any home design plan. You can decorate around plantation shutters however you’d like while the shutters provide natural beauty and ambiance. At Shenandoah Shutters, we craft our plantation shutters with fine homes in mind. We use American woods, such as yellow poplar and basswood, to build your window treatment. You can choose vibrant creams, rich stains, or custom colors for your plantation shutters. All of our plantation shutters have hand finished louvers and a silken, lacquer finish that adds to the elegance and character of real wood plantation shutters. 

Faux wood plantation shutters simply cannot offer the same warmth and beauty as real wood plantation shutters.

Real Wood Plantation Shutters Are Easy to Maintain and Clean

By their very nature, plantation shutters are easy to clean. Because wooden plantation shutters are natural, they don’t require expensive maintenance or elaborate cleaning steps. You can quite literally just wipe your plantation shutters with a microfiber cloth and use a small amount of wood safe furniture polish for added shine. In fact, you actually don’t want to use heavy chemicals or soap and water on your plantation shutters, as it could damage the delicate wood. 

The easy maintenance involved with plantation shutters is also a reason that they’re preferable to soft window treatments, like curtains. 

Real Wood Plantation Shutters Are Durable and Add Value to Your Home

Wood is a time-tested material. With real wood, you don’t have to worry about sun damage or rambunctious children and pets damaging your window treatment. Wood is a strong enough material to withstand normal home life. There’s a common misconception that you can install real wood plantation shutters in bathrooms or kitchens, but as long as they aren’t in direct contact with water, true hardwood plantation shutters should enhance any room of your home for years to come. 

Wood is so durable that many companies choose not to offer warranties on plantation shutters, but at Shenandoah Shutters, we give you even more peace of mind by providing a 100-year limited transferable warranty on our plantation shutters.

Plus, installing wooden plantation shutters is one of the few home upgrades you can make that actually increases the resale value of your home. This is all thanks to the use of this favored material and its status as a permanent home fixture. 

You Can Customize Wooden Plantation Shutters for Your Windows and Your Home

One-size-fits-all is far from how we operate at Shenandoah Shutters. Our interior plantation shutters are custom made with each window of your home in mind. From tilt-ins and casements to French doors and arches, we use wood to custom craft a plantation shutter for any window size or shape.

Real Wood Plantation Shutters Are Energy Efficient 

Centuries ago, one of the main purposes of plantation shutters was to help control the temperature in the home. Today, plantation shutters still provide that same ability. They are energy efficient, helping to insulate your home and keep your energy costs down. Since wood is such a strong material, you can know that your plantation shutters are providing you with as much of this energy benefit as possible.  

Hardwood Plantation Shutters Let You Control the Light In Your Home

Light control is one of the biggest draws to plantation shutters. Real wood plantation shutters are expertly crafted to give you the ability to filter sunlight in and out of your home. The combination of warm, natural sunlight and fine wooden shutters makes for a cozy, inviting atmosphere in every room of your home.

Faux Wood Shutters Are Meant to Imitate Real Wood Plantation Shutters

Faux wood is called faux wood for a reason. These plantation shutters are meant to resemble and bring to mind the many benefits of wood. With this in mind, it makes sense to choose real wood plantation shutters over an imitation wood. There may be a slightly higher financial cost, but the payoff is huge. Real wood plantation shutters are truly an investment for your home.

Real Wood Plantation Shutters in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C

Shenandoah Shutters has been crafting beautiful, completely wooden plantation shutters for decades in Richmond, Virginia. We offer traditional plantation shutter options as well as our own, patented design known as Softedge. With the Softedge design, perfect for tilt-ins or casements, hinges are hidden and the end result is the clean, elegant appearance that you expect from any plantation shutter window treatment. 

If you’re ready to reap the rewards of real wood interior plantation shutters, give us a call or contact us online today. You can schedule a free, in-home design consultation and estimate with one of our consultants. Live near Richmond? You can also visit our woodshop and showroom to see our products and process firsthand. Don’t forget to check out our photo gallery to explore our past work, too!

5 Reasons to Buy Local for Your Next Home Improvement Project

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Buy Local for Home Projects

From local markets to local services, there are many benefits to making needed purchases close to home. When you think of buying local, you probably first think of buying groceries at a local farmer’s market, but buying local has a positive impact on all types of businesses. You can shop locally for your home renovations, use local vendors, and patronize local businesses for an experience that is more personable and leaves a lasting impact on your community just like the local farmer’s market. Check out these 5 reasons to buy local for your next big home improvement purchase:

Your Money and Support Stays Local

When you buy from a locally owned and operated business, the support you offer that business stays within that community. That means you’ll be helping to sustain jobs, support neighbors, and maintain the local economy just by choosing to buy local, instead of through chain or big-box retailers. Having locally owned businesses that offer specialized services or products also helps to give a community its own individual character. Towns and cities that aren’t able to sustain local businesses risk losing individuality or even residents and visitors altogether. Local businesses are what make communities thrive and grow. 

Buying Local Means a More Personalized Experience

When you buy faux plantation shutters from Lowe’s or Home Depot, for example, you miss out on the personalized experience that comes from working with a local retailer. Since Shenandoah Shutters is locally owned and operated in nearby Richmond, Virginia, we’re able to  provide an unmatched customer service and product quality experience. At Shenandoah Shutters, we provide in-home design consultations, warranties, and even the opportunity to view our woodshop and showroom firsthand. You can tour our Richmond facility to see how your authentically wooden plantation shutters are crafted to your window’s exact specifications. These kinds of experiences are almost completely unique to local businesses. You don’t have to wonder about the quality of the product. You can see the creation process with your own eyes.

Local Businesses Offer Customers More Flexibility

You’ll also find that getting to know the staff at a local business can lead to more opportunities for high quality purchases. For instance, Shenandoah Shutters specializes in wooden interior shutters, but sometimes previous customers ask us to work on other wooden home design projects, like cabinets. Local businesses are often flexible and are not only willing, but excited, to work with you on additional projects. Buying local gives you real people to listen to your vision for your home and offer ideas. 

Buying Local Is Good for the Environment

In a world where you can buy anything with just the click of a button, it’s easy to forget how much is going on behind the scenes of an online order. Particularly with the advent of express shipping, mailing products by air is a common practice. When you patronize a local business, you minimize this pollution and use of limited resources, like fuel. It’s also worth noting that local businesses often use less packaging materials and more natural resources in their businesses. At Shenandoah Shutters, for instance, we stock only fine American hardwoods for crafting our plantation shutters. 

You Have Better Peace of Mind When You Buy Local

When you buy local, you can usually feel more confident in your investments, particularly when it comes to home projects. While big-box retailers tend to have one-size-fits-all statements and warranties regarding their products and services, local businesses focus more readily on customer service and custom items.  Shenandoah Shutters offers a 100-year limited transferable warranty on our plantation shutters, as well as a 25-year warranty on our silken lacquer finish. These kinds of guarantees are unusual in the shutter business. Well-known chain stores also don’t usually reveal the process behind the making of each product (like at our woodshop), especially since each product is usually made in a different place by a different manufacturer. Nothing is from any single place or made any single way. When you buy local, you can learn the manufacturing procedures behind your product, leaving you with more peace of mind regarding your purchases. 

Overall, locally owned businesses really do tend to go above and beyond for their customers in a way that is simply more personable and promotes quality products.

Local, Stylish Plantation Shutters for Your Home

Richmond, Virginia is within a few hours or less of our many service areas, allowing you to contribute to a local community when investing in plantation shutters from Shenandoah Shutters. We’ve been serving the DMV and nearby areas for decades, priding ourselves on elegant, expertly crafted plantation shutters and high quality customer service. We build your shutters in Richmond using American woods, so you can feel good about buying local from the moment you schedule your installation all the way through to the finished product. 

Our usual woods are yellow poplar and basswood, but we also stock specialty woods by request. We provide vibrant creams, rich stains, and custom colors to form a sophisticated plantation shutter that blends right into your home. We offer plantation shutters to fit any window size or shape, including French and sliding glass doors. We’ve even patented our own original Softedge design, giving our customers a new, modern option for timeless plantation shutters. With the Softedge design, the hinges are not visible when the shutters are closed, a perfect design choice for casement and tilt-in window styles.  

Update Your Home Locally with Shenandoah Shutters

If you’re looking to install plantation shutters in your new home or to update your existing window treatment, contact Shenandoah Shutters today. Our consultants can schedule a time to visit your house and provide you with a friendly, efficient experience that includes a portfolio, sample panels, colors, and more to help you make the right decision for your home. Of course, if you’d prefer, you can visit us on Cofer Road in Richmond during the week to take a tour of Shenandoah Shutters, assess our product quality, and ask questions.  You can also view our product gallery online or learn more about plantation shutters.

DIY Fall Craft Ideas For Your Home

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If you’re looking for unique ways to decorate your home for fall, going do-it-yourself is a fun and surprisingly easy way to usher in the new season. From centerpieces to art that pairs well with your plantation shutters, there are many crafty ways to stylishly prepare your house for the autumn months. 

Design Your Own Fall Wreath

Wreaths greet your guests the moment they enter your home, and they’re also a fun craft to do with the entire family. The great thing about making your own wreath is that you have the freedom to make any kind of wreath that you’d like. When it comes to the fall season, there are so many different designs for a seasonal wreath. 

Take the time to browse through your local arts and crafts store for ideas before picking up a base for your wreath. Depending on your design, you might choose a foam base to wrap with ribbon or a grapevine wreath base for hot gluing faux leaves, ribbons, and other small elements. If you’re a fan of Halloween, you can even include a humorous witch’s hat or broomstick. Alternatively, you could include elements of both fall and Halloween, or just focus on the autumn season. Art stores typically sell miniature pumpkins and gourds that can be glued onto a wreath base, letting your wreath match the harvest season all through November. You might also enjoy selecting wooden initials that spell out phrases or represent family initials. 

Create Decorations with Wood

Rustic decor is a favorite of many people year round, but it’s especially appreciated in the fall season. Painting unfinished wooden art pieces, like wooden pumpkins or signs is an easy way to be creative while incorporating this theme into your home. Wooden design pieces, specifically, pair well with your wooden plantation shutters, as do rustic accents. Nail art, where nails are hammered into the shape of a specific design and then that design is outlined with thread, is another DIY choice that offers a rustic flair. You can also select paint in traditional autumn colors and paint a wooden plank sign or round log piece. 

Craft with Burlap 

Using burlap in your fall crafts is a small rustic touch that is easily associated with autumn. You can wrap burlap around wooden projects and mason jar crafts (another fall favorite), or even use it on your wreath. In fact, you can even use orange burlap in place of ribbon on a wreath base to create a particularly unique wreath. 

For another simple art piece, frame a large square of burlap pasted to autumn themed cardstock. On top of the burlap, place a faux or silk leaf, patchwork pumpkin design, family initial, or other element to have your own framed art. 

Involve the Kids in Your Fall Craft Project

If you have children or grandchildren in the house, involving them in fall crafting is a fun way to bond and teach new skills, like how to sew a fabric pumpkin. Younger children can make individual paintings for you to display around the house, such as themed handprint projects. 

A great family craft is to buy a cardstock pennant banner and decorate it as a family with fall paint colors, ink stamps, stickers, and leaves. Instead of cardstock, you could also piece together a pennant banner out of fall or Halloween themed fabrics from your local crafts store. Hang the pennant banner from your mantle or across the wall.

Make and Display Fall Bowls

 A popular and elegant craft idea for autumn is to make a bowl out of faux leaves or a similar fall craft supply. For this craft, you blow up any type of balloon, tie it accordingly, and then use a decoupage glue, such as Mod Podge, to affix leaves to the top of the balloon. Layer the leaves to create a bowl shape and then pop the balloon once the leaves have dried. Throw away the balloon pieces and you’ll instantly have a delicate leaf bowl that is perfect for holding fall knick knacks or candy. 

Let the Light In This Fall Season with All Wood Plantation Shutters

The arrival of fall means getting the house ready for more family gatherings and more time enjoying the crisp days of cooler temperatures. Plantation shutters look great in any season, but you’ll love the way they filter in the gentle light of beautiful fall sunsets. Plantation shutters help you set the ambiance of your home, allowing you to control the level of sunlight while providing unmatched beauty and privacy. 

Shenandoah Shutters has been crafting handmade, authentically wooden plantation shutters for decades in nearby Richmond, Virginia for Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C homes. Our plantation shutters are custom made to fit your windows and add more value to your home than any other window treatment. If you’ve recently moved to one of our service areas, installing these custom, hardwood plantation shutters is an investment that will enhance your home. For peace of mind, Shenandoah Shutters is proud to offer a 100-year warranty on our handcrafted plantation shutters. We also offer a 25-year warranty on the beautiful, silken lacquer finish that is applied to each plantation shutter upon completion. 

If you’re concerned about an oddly shaped window or a difficult installation, we have solutions. Speak with one of our consultants about our original Softedge design, magnet installations, and multitude of product options. We can craft our plantation shutters to fit any window size or shape, including sidelights, French doors, tilt-ins, and casements. 
We build our shutters using a variety of American hardwoods and custom stains or paint. We can even match your plantation shutters to your moulding. Contact Shenandoah Shutters online or by phone at 1-800-733-1549 to set-up your free, in-home design consultation and discuss your home’s needs. You can also visit our working woodshop and showroom during the week to see the creation of our plantation shutters firsthand. Viewing our showroom will give you the opportunity to see our product choices up close and make an informed decision about your own plantation shutters.

 

Getting to Know Your Windows Before You Install Plantation Shutters

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Knowing the most common types of windows isn’t only important for when it comes to knowing how to properly clean and care for your windows. Understanding the most common types of windows used in homes will help you to more easily determine your favorite window choices during a home purchase or renovation. Knowing window types will also help you to choose the best options for your plantation shutter window treatment. 

No matter your window size or shape, Shenandoah Shutters provides the homes within our service area with authentic, wooden plantation shutters that simply can’t compare to any other window treatment. Making the decision to invest in custom, hardwood plantation shutters is a decision that will add value to your home, along with the many other benefits of plantation shutters. Plantation shutters are beautiful, energy efficient, private, and easy to maintain. Best of all, we can offer choices for any type of window in your home. To help you understand your options, here’s a look at 11 of the most commonly seen windows in Virginia, Maryland, and D.C:

Casement Windows

With casement windows, you use a handle or crank to open the window outward. The hinges are located on either side of the casement window. These types of windows easily allow air into your home, while at the same time being known as one of the most well-sealed windows. 

Because of the unique design of casements, people often think that plantation shutters cannot be used on these windows. At Shenandoah Shutters, our original, patented design known as the Softedge is perfect for casement windows. With the Softedge design, hinges are completely concealed when you close the windows, giving you the neat, clean appearance that you expect from high quality plantation shutters. 

Picture Windows

Picture windows are exactly what they sound like. These windows exist purely to offer a clear view of the outdoors. These windows are especially popular in scenic locations, providing breathtaking views. However, these windows do not open. Adding plantation shutters to windows such as picture windows allows you to enjoy the remarkable view without sacrificing the privacy of your home.

Bay Windows

Also known as bow windows depending on the look (more curved), this type of window is probably the one you think of when you think of a living room window with a cushioned window seat that is perfect for reading and relaxing. Bay and bow windows protrude outward, typically creating a kind of trapezoid shape. They usually combine picture windows with other windows, such as double-hung windows, creating 3 or more panels of windows that form the angle. 

This kind of window is effortlessly the forefront of any room, letting in light and offering brilliant views. Plantation shutters let you control the sunlight and set the mood of your room while still enjoying the traditional coziness of a bay or bow window.  

Single-Hung Windows

On single-hung panel windows, the top panel (known as the sash) is immovable, while the bottom opens. Because of this, single-hung windows, as well as similar double-hung windows, are often the windows of choice for walkways.

Double-Hung Windows

A double-hung window has two sashes that allow for vertical movement to open and close the window. Typically, these types of windows “tilt-in,” making them another strong candidate for the Softedge design. 

Awning Windows

Awning windows are hinged at the top of the window and open with the glass facing down, allowing the windows to remain open even during rain or related weather. Awning windows tend to be used less for ventilation and more for adding greater view and light opportunities to a home. 

Slider Windows

Another window that sounds exactly like its action, slider windows allow you to slide open the window for ventilation. A sliding glass door is essentially a larger version of this smaller window design. 

When it comes to doors, in particular, Shenandoah Shutters, has a specific plantation shutter option for sliding glass doors, as well as equally complex French doors. 

Skylights

These are a favorite of homes, allowing you to view the sky through the window installed in your ceiling. Plantation shutters are ideal for skylights because they give you the ability to filter in and out light when needed. With plantation shutters, you don’t have to choose between the view and mornings sleeping in without blasts of sunlight. 

Stationary Windows

These are windows that aren’t designed to open. Instead, stationary windows make a statement with their design or contribute to the light and beauty of a home. Regardless of the unique shape of your stationary window, plantation shutters can be custom made to allow you to control the sunlight. Hardwood plantation shutters also serve to further enhance the beauty of your stationary windows.

Transom Windows

Transom windows are often (but not always) rectangular and located just above the beam of a door or window. Although they opened in decades past, today’s transom windows usually do not open. Instead, these windows tend to serve more of a decorative or aesthetic purpose. When installing plantation shutters, you can choose to have the transom window remain exposed to let in even more light and make a bold design statement. 

Portholes

This unique window is closely associated with ships and boats, but is beginning to appear with greater regularity in today’s modern homes. Porthole windows (and similar windows) are simple, circular windows that make dramatic statements, particularly in bathrooms and seaside themed rooms. They let in beautiful bursts of light that can be gorgeously filtered with custom made plantation shutters.

Your Windows Are as Unique as Your Home

At Shenandoah Shutters, we recognize the uniqueness of your windows. No matter how unusual your window’s shape, we can craft a custom, real wood plantation shutter to match. Your plantation shutters will be built by seasoned employees who are dedicated to crafting quality wooden shutters. If you’d like to check out the plantation shutters in action on some of the windows listed above, we invite you to visit our woodshop and showroom in Richmond, Virginia. We also encourage you to view our online gallery for images of our plantation shutters on various types of windows. Ready to update your existing window treatment or install a window treatment for the first time? Schedule a free, in-home estimate and design consultation by calling 1-800-733-1549 or contacting us online today.

8 Tips to Get Your Home Ready for Fall

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With the calendar poised to flip from August to September, many of us are ready for the upcoming fall season. The promise of cooler temperatures, brightly colored leaves, and autumn fan favorites, like football, make the season prime time for home decoration and preparation. As the summer season comes to a close, give these 8 tips a try to have your home in tip-top shape for all of those upcoming fall festivities. 

Give Your Home a Post-Summer Scrub Down

Use our summer cleaning tips to give your home a thorough scrub before setting out your fall decorations. Dust tables and surfaces where decorations will display, sweep or  even powerwash your outdoor spaces, and prepare your gardening tools for planting bulbs. 

Plant Flowers Early

Fall is the best time to plant bulbs thanks to the cooler temperatures. October is a popular month for planting flowers bulbs meant to bloom in the spring. Just be sure to plant before the first frost sets in. The autumn season is also ideal for fertilizing your lawn and, of course, having your rake handy for the influx of leaves.

Pull Out the Decorations

With the house clean and the garden prepped, go ahead and retrieve your fall decorations. Pumpkin and leaf displays will bring the spirit of the season into your home. Explore craft stores or websites like Pinterest for inspiration. If you had a summer wreath, don’t forget to switch it out for a fall themed one. Throw pillows and blankets on the couch, as well as decorative outdoor displays, are other ideas for making your home cozy for the new season. 

Switching seasons is also a great time to think about organization. Invest in clear tubs for your summer decorations, so that you can easily see what’s available next season. Do the same for your fall, winter, spring, and holiday decorations to make setting up your house for each season easy and enjoyable. 

Clean Your Shutters and Let the Light In

Autumn nights mean earlier, darker nights, especially as autumn switches to winter. Hang onto as much of the sunlight as you can during the day by cleaning your windows and gently polishing your plantation shutters. Open the louvers wide and let the fall sunlight shine into your home.

Focus on Your Furnace

During the hot summer months, it’s easy to forget about your heating and cooling system. With cooler temperatures on the horizon, September is the perfect time to check out your heater. Make sure to follow any recommended maintenance for your furnace, such as replacing the filter and vacuuming your vents.

All of that summer air conditioning also takes a beating on your air filters. Remember to change the air filters in your home at the start of the season. For clean, quality air circulation, it’s often recommended to change your air filter monthly during the summer, so if you skipped this step, definitely install a fresh one for fall. 

Complete Outdoor Painting Projects 

As with gardening, fall temperatures are ideal for outdoor painting projects. If it was too hot (greater than 85° or 90° F) to repaint your front door this summer, for instance, consider using the cooler temperatures of fall to freshen up the entrances and exits of your home. Painting projects thrive in 60° F weather. Just don’t wait until winter, when the temperatures will be too cold!

Check Your Doors and Windows for Air Leaks

For maximum energy efficiency, take a close look at the sealants around your doors and windows as you clean. If you notice light shining through the side of your closed door or a break in the caulk around your windows, make plans to repair the air leak. Home improvement stores sell a variety of options for weather stripping and draft stopping. Your energy bills will be cheaper and your home will be more comfortable with updated, maintained door and window seals. 

If you’re looking for further ways to reduce your energy costs and haven’t yet installed plantation shutters, then you’ll want to explore the types of plantation shutters available for your home. Plantation shutters are well-known for their beauty and ability to add value to a home, but they are also energy efficient, another tool for helping to control the temperature of your house. 

Prepare for Winter — While Still in Fall

Use the fall season to complete any needed home maintenance in anticipation of the cold winter months. Clean your lawn mower, shut down your pool, inspect your roof, and have your winter equipment ready to go. De-icer and winter shovels are always much more difficult to find during the actual winter season. Have everything in order before the first snowfall hits and you’ll thank yourself when the time comes. 

Ready for a Fall Home Reboot? 

Shenandoah Shutters has been crafting authentic, fine wooden plantation shutters since 1990. We serve towns and cities within Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C, routinely supplying our brilliant shutters to the historical, elegant homes of this region. Custom, all-wood plantation shutters provide unmatched beauty, energy efficiency, ambiance, style, durability, and functionality. While faux wood and other materials are also on the market, it is the natural, wooden plantation shutter that adds the highest value and warmest aesthetic to your home. No other window treatment can compare. 

Shenandoah Shutters is locally owned and operated out of Richmond, Virginia. If you live near Richmond or plan on visiting, the Shenandoah Shutters woodshop and showroom offers potential clients the rare chance to see these shutters being made firsthand. You’ll learn our process and feel confident in choosing Shenandoah Shutters for your home. 

Contact us online today for more information on updating your home with plantation shutters. You can also set-up a free, in-home design estimate and consultation with one of our consultants. No matter the size, shape, or type of your window, we can help you have the plantation shutters of your dreams. Check out our online gallery for a look at the wide variety of shutters that we’ve completed.

How to Decorate Your Home With Plantation Shutters

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Authentic, custom made plantation shutters are a decoration all on their own. The natural wood blends right in with most home furnishings and the controlled light they provide sets the ambiance of each room. Since they bring your window to the forefront of your room in such a vibrant way, many people wonder how exactly to decorate around their plantation shutters. Can you hang photographs or large art pieces in rooms with plantation shutters? Does the color of the shutters have any bearing on the design and style of the room?

The design consultants at Shenandoah Shutters will work with you on any requests or concerns regarding the crafting of your plantation shutters and their installation, but let’s take a look at the answers to some common questions regarding home decoration with plantation shutters: 

How Does Shutter Color Affect a Room’s Décor or Design Theme?

For interior plantation shutters, white, cream, and stained shutters are the most popular choices. To provide the richest possible color, shades of white and cream are best suited to yellow poplar wood, while stained shutters pair best with basswood. Some people have special requests for colors or woods that best match their individual home design. 

When trying to determine the best for your home, remember that white or creamy shades brighten rooms. The soft color combined with the sunlight from the plantation shutters creates an extremely light feel. If you live near the water, you might especially enjoy the lightness of white plantation shutters. This color pairs well with beach-themed rooms and wall colors like blue or gray. 

Of course, you don’t have to have a beach house to enjoy white plantation shutters. These color shades are timeless and allow the shutters to blend more fully into almost any home décor. Depending on your decorating scheme, white plantation shutters can shift into looking classic or modern. If you’re looking for more versatility in your home design choices, then white or cream colored shutters might be the perfect match for you. 

Stained hardwood plantation shutters, on the other hand, look exquisite alongside warm paint colors and other rustic, wooden furniture pieces. The light coming from richly stained plantation shutters lends a cozy atmosphere to any room. If you’re wanting your plantation shutters to add drama to your room and interact with your room theme, then you’ll likely prefer the natural beauty of stained plantation shutters.

What About Faux Wood or Other Plantation Shutter Types?

Faux wood shutters, plastic shutters, and other plantation shutter imitations may cost less, but they simply don’t offer the same authentic style and value as real, hardwood plantation shutters. Those shutters are made to look like the real thing for a reason, after all. All wood plantation shutters are an essential choice for quality window design. At Shenandoah Shutters, we finish every shutter with a lacquer, silken finish that fits right in with any elegant room design.

Can You Combine Plantation Shutters with Fabric Window Treatments?

You might be surprised to learn that it’s not at all uncommon to combine plantation shutters with fabric treatments. This is especially popular with white plantation shutters, as the versatility of white shutters easily pairs with colored drapery panels or curtains for dramatic effect. The combination of lace or sheer fabrics set against the light of the plantation shutters is another particularly gorgeous choice. There are also certain window shutters, like café shutters, that have a fabric valance at the top and plantation shutters at the bottom. This style is often seen in kitchens or breakfast nooks. 

The design consultants at Shenandoah Shutters are extremely familiar with coordinating existing fabric window treatments and plantation shutters. Let us know the vision for your home and we’ll help bring it to life.

Does the Light From Plantation Shutters Change the Design of a Room?  

The soft light of plantation shutters can effortlessly make a room appear larger. Regardless of your choice in room decorations or theme, plantation shutters will make your room feel cozy and spacious all at once. Through the use of plantation shutters and lamps, you may find that you don’t require as much overhead lighting, which is another way to help your home feel larger.

How Can You Decorate with Plantation Shutters?

Installing plantation shutters doesn’t limit your ability to hang art pieces, display framed photographs, or even place furniture or shelving. The best thing to do is to think of your plantation shutters as the foundation of your room design. Use the color, type, and location of your shutters (such as the center of your living room) to coordinate your furniture and décor. Some interesting ideas include matching furniture pieces to stained shutters, incorporating throw pillows or blankets that match white shutters, or treating the shutters like an art piece and constructing gallery walls around the shutter. The possibilities are endless!

Can You Put Plantation Shutters on Doors?

Plantation shutters look beautiful on French and even sliding glass doors. You can use plantation shutters however you wish, choosing only to include them in certain parts of your home, but having plantation shutters throughout your entire house definitely makes a strong design statement. In the past, customers of Shenandoah Shutters have loved the look of their plantation shutters so much that they even put forth special requests for louvered doors from our skilled craftsmen.

Looking to Install Plantation Shutters?

Custom made, hardwood plantation shutters offer more than just beauty. They are energy-efficient and increase the resale value of your home. In terms of style, they are versatile and set the tone of your home. You can decorate around your shutters in any way that suits you, from coordinating your shutters with dramatic drapery panels to hanging valuable art. Shenandoah Shutters offers a variety of types of interior plantation shutters, all locally crafted in Richmond, Virginia. If you’re concerned about how a uniquely shaped window will look with a plantation shutter, ask your consultant about our own, patented Softedge design that conceals the hinges and keeps the shutter appearance clean. No more bulky frames.

Contact Shenandoah Shutters today to set up your free, in-home design estimate and consultation with one of our expert team members. Don’t forget to view our gallery for more ideas on designing and decorating with your plantation shutters.

Have Your Dream Kitchen With These 9 Ideas

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If you’ve recently bought a new house, or if you’ve just been watching a lot of HGTV and are looking to shake things up a bit, one of the first rooms on your list for potential upgrades is probably the kitchen. As the location of family meal planning and holiday cooking, the kitchen is a decidedly special place in any home. There are a seemingly endless number of ways to style your kitchen, but here’s a look at 9 of the most popular kitchen concepts and 2019 trends to help you plan your dream kitchen renovation:

Bring the Technology to the Kitchen

Smart technology has made its way from our phones to our homes. From smart thermostats to smart carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, you can easily maintain your home without lifting a finger. In the kitchen, tools like automatic trash cans, smart refrigerators, and iRobot varieties can make the space feel instantly updated and modern. Some smart technology choices can even make your home more appealing to potential buyers should that time come around. If you’re planning a kitchen remodel, go ahead and have some fun exploring the various smart home options for your kitchen. 

Try Quartz on the Countertop

Quartz is the new favorite when it comes to countertop material. The darling of 2019 countertops, quartz is actually an ideal material for kitchen counters. While granite, a previously popular material, has really always been too porous to be an appropriate countertop material, quartz is completely non-porous. Non-porous materials are less likely to harbor bacteria or hold unsightly stains. Quartz is also a stronger and more versatile material. Plus, it’s an equally lovely material to see in a kitchen. 

Choose Darker Colors

For the longest time, all-white kitchens were considered to be the dream. Those kitchens are still beautiful, but the trend in 2019 has been to add more drama and depth to the kitchen. Warm and dark colors, like deep reds, navy blues, browns, and even all-black have been popular choices so far this year. Walls aren’t the only parts of the kitchen being painted, either. Painted cabinets are trendy this year, as well, most notably in shades of blue. 

Declutter

It’s hard to cook in a cluttered kitchen. Too much clutter can also make a space appear smaller. Consider investing in simple organizational tools, like storage bins, or building a walk-in pantry to handle some of the clutter. If you aren’t able to have a big renovation, decluttering your kitchen is an easy way to make the space feel updated without spending a lot of time or money on the task.

Spruce Up Your Kitchen

Adding a plant to your kitchen is an inexpensive way to make the whole room feel cozy and put together. Certain plants, like mint plants, are even thought to keep away insects. You might also enjoy growing and displaying kitchen herbs, like basil or rosemary plants.

Adjust the Lighting

Airy, softly lit kitchens are extremely popular in 2019. Instead of relying on a great deal of overhead lighting, make all-wood plantation shutters apart of your kitchen. Stained wooden plantation shutters, for instance, look magnificent alongside the dark kitchen trend. White or cream colored interior shutters, too, easily blend well with any paint color, adding to the lightness of cool colors or providing a contrast to darker colors. 

Take a look at your options at Shenandoah Shutters. We can craft shutters for any kitchen window. You can also add a splash of color or trendy drama to your plantation shutters by hanging drapery panels alongside your shutters. Café shutters are popular in kitchens and allow potential for a colorful valance. Even more than smart technology, plantation shutters increase your home’s resale value and provide aesthetics that will completely enhance the look and feel of your kitchen. 

Add a Tall and Colorful Backsplash

Backsplashes give your kitchen a pop of color and specialized design. This year, backsplashes in unique or exotic patterns and materials have been hugely popular. These days, as well, backsplashes reach the ceiling as opposed to remaining just a small part of the kitchen wall. This means a greater investment in your backsplash material, but if you love the look, the payoff may well be worth it. A colorful, hexagon tile backsplash is particularly favored and appealing, especially alongside the painted cabinet trend.

Include a Kitchen Island

Kitchen islands never seem to go out of style. You might think that if you’ve seen one kitchen island, you’ve seen them all, but there are actually a variety of types of islands. Adding an island to your kitchen can provide a seating area inside of your kitchen, an extra prep area, or just serve as an inviting addition to your kitchen space. 

Don’t Forget the Kitchen Sink

It’s amazing what a fresh faucet or new sink can do for the look of a kitchen. Farmhouse sinks are still popular, but seamless sinks are also a favorite because they’re so easy to clean. If you have an island and you regularly entertain, you may even want to add a second sink to your kitchen by having one in your island, as well. Want a quick tip on how to keep your sink looking spotless? Use a gentle sponge to scrub with baking soda instead of harsh chemicals that might damage your sink. You can combine baking soda with a little bit of Dawn or vinegar for an even deeper clean. 

Start with the Shutters

When it comes to home improvements, small changes can make big statements. Once  you’ve decided on the color or theme of your kitchen, make plans to pair your window treatment with your décor before moving on to the smaller items in your space. You can use your color scheme and plantation shutter design to guide the rest of your kitchen plans. 
Our online plantation shutter photo gallery can help jumpstart your ideas. Whether you’ve chosen to follow this year’s trends or go your own way, Shenandoah Shutters is ready to contribute to your dream kitchen design.

Contact us today to schedule a free, in-home design estimate and consultation to plan your interior plantation shutters. Live near Richmond? Spend some time visiting and touring our woodshop and showroom on Cofer Road to see personally how we’ll craft your custom hardwood shutters.