Shutter Love [Shutterly Fabulous]

I've always adored the look of shutters. They're incredibly practical and functional, but I'm particularly drawn to the way they look. They remind me of several of my favourite things - holidays in hot countries, chic Parisian apartments, and beautiful, grand old homes. And it can never be a bad thing to be reminded of those things, can it?

I've always fancied shutters on our living room bay window, and I'm sure there were in fact shutters there at some point in time, but sadly they're long gone. Maybe it's my duty to reinstate them one day.

I'd never thought about this until I started writing this post, but shutters would actually be the perfect fix in our kitchen too. We don't need a window covering for privacy particularly, but in the mornings, the sun blasts through that window, and as lovely as that is, it can actually be too hot when you're eating breakfast, and depending on what side of the kitchen table you're sitting on, it can also be unbearably and blindingly bright. Shutters would solve both those issues, and of course, look fantastic too. As well as helping to retain heat in the winter in one of the coldest rooms in our house. Hmmm...

Aside from the romantic connotations of the appearance of shutters, from a practical point of view, they just win over all other window coverings. Depending on your needs, Shutterly Fabulous shutters can offer complete darkness and privacy when required, with privacy fit or solid panel shutters, control over the amount and the angle of the light with plantation shutters, and the option for full privacy on the bottom, whilst letting the light in on the top with either tier or tier or cafe style shutters, so they really do offer practical solutions for all window covering issues.

I love classic black or white shutters, although natural woods are timeless too. Then again, Shutterly Fabulous can colour match to virtually any colour under the sun which is pretty amazing. How beautiful are these solid ombré shutters?!

When I started writing this post, I was going to maintain that although I love shutters, that I prefer something softer in bedrooms, but this beautiful imagery has actually shifted my point of view on that, so yes, I concede that they look amazing in bedrooms too.

And who knew they could be used over doors like this? These are solid panel tracked door shutters. So striking.

Clearly I've had several shutter related epiphanies writing this post, and I did not expect that to happen! I've completely fallen in love with them, and I've decided that I definitely need some Shutterly Fabulous shutters in my life. In my kitchen, for starters.

Are you in the classic monochrome camp? The natural wood camp? Or the colour camp? Let me know in the comments!

This post is in collaboration with Shutterly Fabulous.

All images supplied by Shutterly Fabulous.