plank shutters to both sides of each front-facing window. Plank shutters, sometimes called board-and-batten shutters, can be traced back a long time to the original French country farmhouses and can still be found today on traditional barns and homesteads in America’s heartland. Plank shutters, with their Shaker-like simplicity, are becoming reborn in new house construction, making them feel more like, ‘home’ for those who crave authenticity. Plank shutters are constructed with a series of two, three, or four side-by-side vertical plank boards with either two or three horizontal batten boards affixed on top of them; one across the top and one across the bottom. Some styles of plank shutters include a third batten going horizontally across the middle or connecting the top and bottom battens on a diagonal, forming a “Z”. They can even be designed with a fourth batten to form an “X” in the middle of the shutter, to look like a classic barn door. These types of shutters can be designed in different ways; vertical boards can be spaced apart or closed with no spaces between them. Another feature seen in plank shutter design the incorporation of a decorative cutout in the centerboard. Some of the more popular ones are the fleur-de-lis, heart, flower, or half-moon. Volterra Architectural Products offers faux wood shutters in various widths and lengths to suit your window needs, in two, three, or four plank square style or two, three, or four plank elliptical style, which has an eyebrow arch shape at the top instead of a straight line across. To learn more about Volterra’s plank shutters, contact Volterra at 602.258.7373.]]>
Category: Faux Wood Shutters
There are many different ways to enhance the curb appeal of your home. However, there is perhaps a no better and more cost-effective way to do so than by installing faux wood shutters from Volterra Architectural Products. Our selection of faux wood shutters is manufactured to look like natural timber shutters, but at a fraction of the cost. In this blog, you’ll find everything you need to know about the different styles and selections of faux wood shutters that we offer, as well as inspiring design tips to help you enhance the exterior appearance of your home. Shop faux wood shutters online today by visiting our website.
Choosing Decorative Shutters for your Home
louvered shutters, with their flat, angled, open slats, allowed for ventilation, helping air and light to pass through to the inside of a home. Louvered shutters could be closed over an open window, allowing for privacy while still letting in the breeze on a warm day. Windows have come a long way since the advent of window screens, shades and blinds, making the function of most shutters obsolete. Instead, today, exterior flat or louvered shutters are placed adjacent to exterior windows as aesthetic accents that help buildings maintain a beautiful, old architectural tradition. Adding exterior shutters is one of the few improvements that can be made to the front of a house with little expense and zero invasive construction. Volterra has a large selection of faux wood plank, panel and louvered shutters that instantly add a boost of curb appeal to any home. Faux wood products from Volterra have none of the disadvantages of real wood. Made from High Density Foam (HDF), Volterra’s shutters are resistant to swelling, cracking, warping, splitting and rotting. They look just as nice as real wood but weigh a lot less, making them much easier to install. For more information about plank, panel and louvered shutters available from Volterra Architectural Products, call 602.258.7373.]]>