Tuscan interiors are currently very popular in the United States. Elizabeth minchili's new book, Italian Rustic, details the various authentic homes in Tuscany. From wall decorations, to floors, to windows, and even shutters, she discusses building methods and how to replicate that look at home.
During my recent trip to Italy, I was interested in the shutters that are common inside and outside the Tuscan family. According to Elizabeth, the Italians have a sophisticated system for installing windows and Plantation shutters. Interior blinds, called Scully's, are mainly designed to provide darkness. Note that in the photos in her book, the shutter itself is designed to fit on the border area of the glass with a little overlap, ensuring maximum darkness when closed.
If you want to bring a little Tuscany to your home, consider customizing your plantation shutters, reminiscent of the Tuscan shutter style. For example, by adding a raised panel at the bottom of the blinds, you can maintain the function and light control of the plantation shutters while gaining the charm of the Tuscan family.
Choosing rustic materials, such as knotted alder or recycled wood for your blinds, is another way to incorporate the feeling of age and permanence found in a Tuscan farmhouse.
Bring your blinds ideas to Goodwood blinds, and we'll help you add Tuscany to your home. "
A common question from shutter customers is "How safe are these shutters?" "In the early days of shutters (especially small, cafe-style shutters), people often saw a small latch in front of the shutter panel, where they were connected together. Although popular, it was a fixed shutter Bad way. The breeze from the window can easily break the latch.
Nowadays, plantation shutters often fill the entire window opening, not just half, and usually the size of the window itself. This makes a substantial shutter panel and a different fixing method necessary.
The standard for Goodwood shutters is the use of magnets. These are not your ordinary magnets. Each magnet can hold up to 25 pounds and each shutter panel is held in place with at least two magnets. These magnets are placed on the hinge side of the shutter, or on the frame with the shutter, or the customer's existing window frame. They are located at the top, bottom, and sometimes the center of the unit. Then install a capture plate in the same position on the back of the shutter panel. As a result, when the panel is closed, the magnet holds it tightly in place. Too tight, you need to give the shutter panel a huge pull to open it.
Magnet to close plantation shutters
Stop plate mounted on the back of the panel connected to the magnet
Sometimes, for special applications, particularly large shutter panels, or consumer preferences, ball capture will be used instead of magnets. Drill a cylindrical hole in the blind support (vertical portion) at the bottom and / or top of the panel. Then insert the ball pin into the hole and secure it in place with screws. A stop plate is fixed to the harvester table and sill of the frame or customer side pillar. The amount of force required to open and close the shutter can be adjusted by adjusting the ball to make it deeper in the panel to open the shutter more easily, or adjusting the ball to make it higher in the panel to obtain greater resistance .
A common question from shutter customers is "How safe are these shutters?" "In the early days of shutters (especially small, cafe-style shutters), people often saw a small latch in front of the shutter panel, where they were connected together. Although popular, it was a fixed shutter Bad way. The breeze from the window can easily break the latch.
Nowadays, plantation shutters often fill the entire window opening, not just half, and usually the size of the window itself. This makes a substantial shutter panel and a different fixing method necessary.
The standard for Goodwood shutters is the use of magnets. These are not your ordinary magnets. Each magnet can hold up to 25 pounds and each shutter panel is held in place with at least two magnets. These magnets are placed on the hinge side of the shutter, or on the frame with the shutter, or the customer's existing window frame. They are located at the top, bottom, and sometimes the center of the unit. Then install a capture plate in the same position on the back of the shutter panel. As a result, when the panel is closed, the magnet holds it tightly in place. Too tight, you need to give the shutter panel a huge pull to open it. wooden shutters blinds
During my recent trip to Italy, I was interested in the shutters that are common inside and outside the Tuscan family. According to Elizabeth, the Italians have a sophisticated system for installing windows and Plantation shutters. Interior blinds, called Scully's, are mainly designed to provide darkness. Note that in the photos in her book, the shutter itself is designed to fit on the border area of the glass with a little overlap, ensuring maximum darkness when closed.
If you want to bring a little Tuscany to your home, consider customizing your plantation shutters, reminiscent of the Tuscan shutter style. For example, by adding a raised panel at the bottom of the blinds, you can maintain the function and light control of the plantation shutters while gaining the charm of the Tuscan family.
Choosing rustic materials, such as knotted alder or recycled wood for your blinds, is another way to incorporate the feeling of age and permanence found in a Tuscan farmhouse.
Bring your blinds ideas to Goodwood blinds, and we'll help you add Tuscany to your home. "
A common question from shutter customers is "How safe are these shutters?" "In the early days of shutters (especially small, cafe-style shutters), people often saw a small latch in front of the shutter panel, where they were connected together. Although popular, it was a fixed shutter Bad way. The breeze from the window can easily break the latch.
Nowadays, plantation shutters often fill the entire window opening, not just half, and usually the size of the window itself. This makes a substantial shutter panel and a different fixing method necessary.
The standard for Goodwood shutters is the use of magnets. These are not your ordinary magnets. Each magnet can hold up to 25 pounds and each shutter panel is held in place with at least two magnets. These magnets are placed on the hinge side of the shutter, or on the frame with the shutter, or the customer's existing window frame. They are located at the top, bottom, and sometimes the center of the unit. Then install a capture plate in the same position on the back of the shutter panel. As a result, when the panel is closed, the magnet holds it tightly in place. Too tight, you need to give the shutter panel a huge pull to open it.
Magnet to close plantation shutters
Stop plate mounted on the back of the panel connected to the magnet
Sometimes, for special applications, particularly large shutter panels, or consumer preferences, ball capture will be used instead of magnets. Drill a cylindrical hole in the blind support (vertical portion) at the bottom and / or top of the panel. Then insert the ball pin into the hole and secure it in place with screws. A stop plate is fixed to the harvester table and sill of the frame or customer side pillar. The amount of force required to open and close the shutter can be adjusted by adjusting the ball to make it deeper in the panel to open the shutter more easily, or adjusting the ball to make it higher in the panel to obtain greater resistance .
A common question from shutter customers is "How safe are these shutters?" "In the early days of shutters (especially small, cafe-style shutters), people often saw a small latch in front of the shutter panel, where they were connected together. Although popular, it was a fixed shutter Bad way. The breeze from the window can easily break the latch.
Nowadays, plantation shutters often fill the entire window opening, not just half, and usually the size of the window itself. This makes a substantial shutter panel and a different fixing method necessary.
The standard for Goodwood shutters is the use of magnets. These are not your ordinary magnets. Each magnet can hold up to 25 pounds and each shutter panel is held in place with at least two magnets. These magnets are placed on the hinge side of the shutter, or on the frame with the shutter, or the customer's existing window frame. They are located at the top, bottom, and sometimes the center of the unit. Then install a capture plate in the same position on the back of the shutter panel. As a result, when the panel is closed, the magnet holds it tightly in place. Too tight, you need to give the shutter panel a huge pull to open it. wooden shutters blinds
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