Cafe Shutters: Pros and Cons with the Pros

Considering café style shutters for your home? Well, if you are looking for a bold, unique look with a touch of crisp and clean, café shutters are a great choice. Café shutters are influenced by the style of café curtains where they simply cover the bottom portion of a window. Opposite of more traditional blinds, café shutters allow natural light to flow in from the top of the window first rather than the bottom.

So, if you are thinking about installing café style shutters as window covers, here are some pros and cons and ideas to consider.

Pros

There are many great aspects to café shutters; one of them is their unique look presents both a classic and sophisticated feel. They are safe for children and pets, as they do not have cords that dangle, and are much cheaper than a full-set shutter or blind that covers a whole window frame. Café shutters might look quirky, yet they are safe, durable and perfect for a semi-private window covering.

Light

Unlike traditional blinds, café shutters only partially cover your window exposing scenery of the sky, trees and sun. This means you are able to enjoy the brightness of a beautiful, sunny day from the inside of your home! Additionally, you can allow more of the outside light to filter in by either opening up the café shutters fully or tilting the slats for minimal extra lighting.

Café shutters are also a wonderful option if your desk is set up near a window (think coffee shops.) While doing your work, the natural light can act as an extra influence to stay awake while closing the bottom portion of the window helps with glare control. The amount of outside light you allow in or keep out is in all your control.

Privacy

Privacy for café shutters could be either a pro or con depending on the perspective. They work best for rooms in which you are okay with being semi-private. You can choose between café shutters that cover either 1/3, ½, or 2/3 of your window while the movable slats make it easy to control the amount of exposure or light.

If needed, you can consider adding curtains or drapes for extra privacy. This way you still enjoy the benefit of café shutters while the curtains or drapes are open and have the option of keeping your room private when necessary.

Cons

One of the major cons of a café shutter is you will not be able to transform them from a partial-window cover to a full-set window cover. In fact, if you do decide you want a full-set window shutter you might have to fully remove the café shutter and install a new shutter. Also, if privacy is an extreme priority, or if you live in an area in which you do not feel okay with the exposure, café style shutters might not be the best choice.

Cafe Shutter Room Ideas

Café style shutters might just be the shutters you were looking for! Here are ways café shutters can nicely complement certain rooms.

Kitchen/Dining Rooms

Your kitchen can be the perfect room to add café shutters to. If your kitchen faces a beautiful view, you can change a dull moment of washing dishes into a peaceful and relaxing one.

Or, enjoy breakfast in your dining room as the softness of the morning light filters into the room or dinner as the colors of the sunset drape above you. At any time, you can simply choose to close the café shutters for more light control or privacy. 

Bathrooms

Bathrooms are another great room for café shutters since their durability works well in rooms with high humidity.

Reading Nooks

Imagine curling up with a good book or a cup of coffee, in your reading corner, as you quietly start your day or rewind from a stressful one. You feel energized as the sunlight shines above you while you close the café shutters to keep the sun’s glare from hitting your book. Or, calm as you open your café shutters to have an even more expansive view of the rainfall slightly falling on the trees outside.

See? Reading nooks and café shutters go together; sometimes, it is just that simple.

Still not convinced?

That is perfectly okay! We know the importance of making sure to choose the perfect window shutter or blind for a home, so we understand if you need more time. In any case, we want to be there for you! Whether you have questions or concerns, feel free to give us a call at 480-351-5324 or schedule a free in-home consultation.