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Post by vickilynn on Jan 31, 2016 2:51:44 GMT
I would like shutters at some of the downstairs windows. But, it would be expensive, and the usual louvered kind would collect all sorts of dust, especially in wood-heating season. I'm not into cleaning dust and dirt from little slats and corners. I found directions on how to make these simple shutters. I really like the looks of them, and cleaning them would be simple. www.chalkboardblue.com/2013/01/how-to-build-shutters-to-brighten-small.html
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Post by Maura on Jan 31, 2016 21:20:14 GMT
I’ve had louvered shutters, doors too. They sure looked nice, but I know what you mean about cleaning them. If you use a semi-gloss or greater, they’d be real easy to clean. Will you paint them the same color as the walls, or harmonize?
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Post by 1shotwade on Feb 1, 2016 14:23:59 GMT
That's the way shutters were made by the common folk back when.Normally you would see a "cross" centered in each shutter,inside and outside the window.People with little finances would only make the outer or "storm" shutter. Wade
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Post by Maura on Feb 1, 2016 16:23:37 GMT
There is an old house in a town I once lived in. Rich person’s house. The walls are thick. The windows each have interior shutters. With the shutters closed, a small person could hide between the window and the closed shutters. I just love that house.
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Post by vickilynn on Feb 1, 2016 20:40:42 GMT
I’ve had louvered shutters, doors too. They sure looked nice, but I know what you mean about cleaning them. If you use a semi-gloss or greater, they’d be real easy to clean. Will you paint them the same color as the walls, or harmonize? I'll paint them the same color as the trim, whatever creamy white I decide on from B.Moore or S. Williams. We are redoing the downstairs. It's been a while since it's been painted and freshened up.
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