| Shutters and window treatments come in a range of | | | | how to buy alternative window dressings |
| shapes and sizes but, in recent years, they have | | | | If you don't fancy the conventional window dressing |
| been moving away from traditional country-style | | | | options, there are some alternatives available to you. |
| designs towards a more modern continental style.o | | | | If the idea of blinds and curtains leaves you bored, |
| Shutters come in many different forms including | | | | you needn't worry. There are a number of other |
| café-style shutters (which cover the lower | | | | ways to maintain privacy in your home without |
| half of the window), tier-on-tier shutters (two | | | | blocking out light. Try giving windows an acid-etched |
| separate layer of shutters), full height (covering the | | | | glass look with plain or patterned designs, Brume do |
| whole window), and shaped shutters (to fit difficult, | | | | these. Alison White manufactures magnetic window |
| or unusual windows).o Shutters can be painted, but | | | | coverings that can be cut to fit, and come in plain or |
| those with exposed wood add texture and warm | | | | perforated finishes. Beaded curtains can make an |
| natural colour to an interior space.o For those with | | | | unusual statement and, if you want to be creative, |
| dust allergies, shutters are a great option; they don't | | | | you can make them yourself. Screens and panels can |
| harbour dust and dirt in the same way that curtains | | | | be adapted, or custom made, to fit window areas. |
| and blinds can. | | | | Try Draks' Canto range for this. |
| If the normal shutter is not for you see our guide on | | | | |