Properly selected and placed shutters can be a nice finishing touch, but poorly selected and installed shutters can damage a home's appeal and value.
Some form of blinds can be used as long as there is an opening in the wall.
Early shutters were designed to cover openings in walls to protect the interior of a home—from the weather, animals, and intruders—long before windows were invented.
In the mid-1800s, window panes came into use in the United States and changed the way shutters were used. No need for shutters to protect the house. They need to protect fragile and expensive glasses.
However, as the quality of windows improves, protection from the elements becomes less important. Shutters (when used) are primarily decorative.
Shutters are still an important part of the exterior structure of homes today, even as decoration.
But poorly chosen and installed shutters can damage a home's appeal and value.
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