Plantation Shutter Design Options
We offer a wide range of style options including your choice of frame, louver size,
front or hidden louver control, panel configuration, color and more.
Hidden Tilt
Front Tilt
Louver Control Options
The “Front Tilt” design option is the classic plantation style. It includes a center, vertical bar that spans the louvers. To open and close the louvers you will move the bar up and down.
The “Rear Tilt” design option is not visible from the front. It includes a hidden mechanism instead of a visible bar. To open and close the louvers you will simply grab and open one louver and they will all move together.
The term tilt describes the ‘tilting’ of the louvers. Both Front and Rear Tilt options allow you to tilt the louvers at any angle to vary the light entering the room. Both options open and close the louvers together in a fluid motion. Adding an optional horizontal Divider Rail provides an option for independent louver control between sections of the shutter.
Divider Rails
Divider rails are optional horizontal trim pieces that can be used to allow independent section control within the same panel.
This design feature enables the homeowner to adjust privacy and light levels separately in the upper and lower areas.
Panel Configuration
There are additional design options including panel quantity, panel configuration, the direction you would like the panel to open, and if you would like a divider rail.
Don’t worry! We will guide you through these options during the design process.
Sliding Glass Door
Depending on the style you chose, the sliding track rail can be hidden behind a trim valance, or visible such as a barn door.
French Door & Sidelights
The same tilt control options, louver options, hinge and divider rail options described above for windows also apply to glass window doors.