In a historic home like this one, it’s essential to preserve the period details while delivering what the client has asked for. Collaborating with the client, we chose light colors for the shutters and hardware to maintain the airy feel and avoid stealing the spotlight from the client’s beautiful accent pieces. To keep the image clean, we chose hidden tilt shutters with no tilt rods in the front. The top and bottom louver are split to offer better control of lighting and airflow, which helps reduce the heat in the room even more efficiently than dual-pane windows.

A shutter color that was different than the wall color would have broken up the visual plane. Using the same color for the shutters allowed the features to blend and created the illusion of more space. Vertical features like thin, dangling light fixtures and tall shutters draw the eye up and make the room seem taller as well.