Key Reasons Why Plantation Shutters will be Popular in 2022
The past couple of years have seen homeowners take a lot more interest in their interior design choices. Put simply, the coronavirus pandemic has meant people have spent a lot more time at home, and that has affected how people have used and adapted their living spaces.
The Bespoke Shutter Company specialise in supplying and installing plantation shutters in homes and businesses in London. Here we look at some of the key reasons why shutters are likely to match the key interior design trends over the course of 2022.
They Match the Biophilic Design Trend
Biophilic design is likely to be as, if not more, popular in UK homes than it has been in the past few years. Biophilic design is defined as ‘the practice of creating a closer connection to nature through the ways buildings and landscapes are created and built’.
Natural hardwood shutters combined with appropriate natural hardwood finishes will help homeowners feel more at one with nature. This is particularly true if the rest of the interior décor has the same theme, with plenty of wooden furniture and plants in rooms.
They Are Sustainable
Another key driver in 2022 interior design is the need to cut carbon footprints and be more sustainable. Plantation shutters can help here, too, as they can drastically cut heat loss from within the home. Because they retain heat so well, it means you don’t have to turn your thermostat quite so high, which is good for the environment and your pocket. This will save you a lot on your energy bills – an extremely important in the UK at the moment, given the soaring cost of power.
There is also the cleaning aspect. They only need the occasional wipe down or dusting, so you won’t be spraying harmful chemicals into the atmosphere every time you clean them.
If you are interested in plantation shutters and live in London, Hertfordshire or Essex, then using The Bespoke Shutter Company will help too because a local shutter manufacturer and supplier will cut down on journey times and your carbon footprint.
And because our shutters are built to last, you won’t have to replace them very often, which is good for both the environment and your pocket.
They Are Versatile
Plantation shutters can be fitted to virtually any size or shape of window, including bay windows, sash windows, curved or round windows. At The Bespoke Shutter Company, we haven’t yet come across any type of window we can’t fit a shutter to. They look equally good in any type of property, be it new or old.
You can also choose how much of the window you want your plantation shutters to cover, café-style (pictured above) tier on tier, solid, or full-height shutters, which we fit at homes and businesses in Herts and Essex as well as London. When painted in a neutral colour such as white or off-white, they will go well with virtually any interior design scheme you have in place.
They Help in the Modern Home Office
People are continuing to work from home, even after COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted. This means a lot of rooms are being adapted to function as offices. Plantation shutters work particularly well in busy cities like London, where there’s a lot of light and noise pollution. Allowing those working from home to concentrate on the task at hand rather than get distracted by what is going on outside. They also help act as additional security if you don’t want prying eyes to see any confidential documents you are working on.
Open-plan is out in 2022. This is because a loss of privacy can mean a loss of functionality with families spending more time at home, with individual members doing different things (domestic chores, office work or leisure pursuits, to name but three. Tracking shutters can help here as they can act as light, folding doors as well as window coverings.
They Look Good
Although plantation shutters date back many centuries (the name is taken from the Southern States of the USA, when plantation owners fitted shutters to their homes as a way of regulating the intense heat), they are very much a modern accessory too.
Their sleek looks are timeless and elegant and will go with any sort of interior design choice (not necessarily just biophilic or sustainable). And if you are thinking of moving any time soon – the property market has been very busy over the past few months – then shutters will really help your house stand out and get you a good price because of the added kerb appeal shutters provide.
Plantation Shutters in London from The Bespoke Shutter Company
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