Other Uses For Shutters Besides Covering Windows in Tampa

December 11, 2019

If you have already hung plantation shutters in your home, you know how low-maintenance, energy-efficient, and beautiful they are. But did you know the other ways to use shutters -- plantation and otherwise -- that can solve some problems in other parts of your Tampa home?

Creative homeowners use shutters beyond just window treatments. For us shutter lovers, here are some inspired ideas for how to incorporate shutters all over your home.

Shutters Can Hide Your Sliding Glass Doors

[Polywood|Plantation|Interior ]211] shutters on a sliding glass door in Tampa

While homeowners in Tampa ask for plantation shutters on their windows, they are also the optimal treatment for doors of all types. Shutters can adequately cover sliding doors and french doors and give wonderful light control, privacy, and energy efficiency. Plantation shutters like our Polywood® shutters are extremely easy to clean and durable enough to hold up to your family entering and leaving on a constant basis.

Plantation shutters can also be a interesting option for otherwise plain interior doors. Replace doors in bedroom closets, coat closets, linen closets, pantries, and more with shutters. The easy-to-operate louvers can keep the inside of the closet hidden away.

Interior shutters as a room divider for a business

Photo courtesy of Room Resolutions

Other uses for shutters are having them installed as an accordion door or room divider. You can shut the panels and louvers during the times you need privacy, block noise, or block drafts.

Shutters Are Handy For Passthroughs And Cutouts

Wood shutters framing out a passthrough

A cutout or passthrough is an easy way to find a little openness by creating a window-like opening between rooms. Ideally, they allow things like food or plates to flow from one room to the next. And they can help give you more space by opening up the room just a bit.

Plantation shutters can give some benefits to your passthrough or cutout. If the passthrough doesn’t have a countertop associated with it, the treatments will frame the cutout as a window. When pots and pans start making noise in the kitchen, you can just close the plantation shutters to stifle the offending sound. Closed plantation shutters also signifies that the cook is done for the night!

Even More Uses For Shutters

Barn-door shutters outside a flat TV in Tampa.

As you start to perceive shutters as more than a window treatment, you can begin thinking up alternative uses for the coverings. For example, if you have hung your flat-screen TV, plantation shutters can effectively hide it from sight when the screen is off. This concept may also apply to other shutter products, like barn door shutters. You might even be able to use shutters as doors on a cabinet or bar area.

If you love your shutters, consult your shutter rep about some alternative uses for shutters in your Tampa home. They can help you understand ideas to bring the style of shutters to new areas of your home.

Need Assistance Picking Shutters For An Innovative Use In Your Tampa Home?

If you’re ready to get creative with shutters in your home, Sunburst Shutters is here to help. Just give us a call at 813-580-7288 or send in the form below to schedule a free in-home consultation. We’ll listen to your needs and demonstrate our selection of plantation and barn door shutters.

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