ATLANTA PLANTATION SHUTTER & CUSTOM BLIND COMPANIES

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Plantation shutters and plantation shutter components

Plantation shutters are a traditional, elegant interior window treatment. While they are aesthetically pleasing, they are also very useful.  Plantation shutters typically consist of two vertical panels per window that are hinged on the side.  The side hinges allow the panels to swing open to the interior of the room as would hinged double doors.  The plantation shutters consist of a number of key pieces both to provide support and to block out the light.

Louvers. Louvers are the horizontal slats in each panel that tilt either up or down to block light or allow light to pass through.  While louvers are available in 2½-, 3½-, and 4½-inch sizes, the 4½-inch size is very rare.

Stiles. Stiles are the side or vertical pieces of a plantation shutter panel.  The louvers connect to the stiles with pins. 

Rails. Rails are the top and bottom horizontal pieces of the shutter panel.  They connect directly to the stiles.

Tilt rod. The tilt rod is a vertical rod that connects to the inside edge of each individual louver.  Moving the tilt rod up or down moves all of the louvers at once.

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