Something
else I learned yesterday: shutters are a great way to glam up the
place in a clean, clear-cut way. If you’ve got some kind of light
coloured dining room, for example, say it’s brilliant white or some
shade of pastel pink, the greatest thing in the world (in my opinion
of course) is some hot pink plantation shutters to let light through
and to keep the night-time out.
I’m
also considering plantation shutters in Sienna’s bedroom, because
once they’re closed, they’re as good as blackout blinds, and they
help keep outside noises away too. Good when you want your baby to
sleep during the day.
It’s
actually the variety
of shutters
available that especially attracts me to using them. The plantation
shutters are those with the slats across – and they can even be
fitted to arched windows. Apparently, just because you’ve got
weird-shaped windows, doesn’t mean you can’t have the shutters of
your choice.
My
bedroom, I was hoping, would start to look like a very glam film
star’s dressing room, with a walk in closet (still working on
that), and a light bulb framed mirror on my dressing table. The girly
modern style speaks of glam chick with a progressive attitude, so I
also decided that because my bedroom looks out on the main road and
the noise can be terrible sometimes, that I’m going to go for solid
shutters.
You
don’t see these as much nowadays, but in the past, stately homes
used them, probably to keep in the warmth, and they look so grand.
And it’s the warmth thing that’s my big point here. My bedroom
isn’t the warmest; the windows might be double-glazed, but that
work must have been done around the time I was born, and you can
almost feel the wind every time it blows. As far as I’m concerned,
if solid shutters are going to keep the heat in and the cold out,
then I’m having gold painted shutters in my room.
I
might keep the curtains in the living room downstairs, they’re
full-length velvet, and designed to insulate the room, but as far as
most of the rest of the house is concerned, money-saving shutters are
the way forward.
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