Café style shutters cover the lower portion of your window and leave the upper section open, so you keep your privacy at street level while natural light fills the room. Across Royal Tunbridge Wells, from the Victorian terraces near the Pantiles to the bay windows of St John’s and Southborough, this has become one of our most requested shutter styles.
Every home in Tunbridge Wells is different, so each set is made to measure. We design shutters around sash windows, casements, bay windows and awkward shapes, matching the louvre size, frame profile and tilt rod to suit your interior. Choose hardwood or UPVC, pick from our range of colours and finishes, or let us colour match your décor exactly. Our shutter experts talk you through every option during your free survey, so nothing is left to guesswork and the finished result is a perfect fit.
Unlike full height shutters, which cover the entire window, café style shutters give you window coverage exactly where you need it. Passers by cannot see in, yet the top of the glass stays clear. Tilt the louvres and you have excellent control over glare and light without closing the room off from the outside world. For front facing living areas, kitchen shutters and bathroom shutters, that combination is difficult to beat, and it works just as well in ground floor bedrooms where a full height panel would feel heavy.
Our free, no obligation in-house survey makes choosing the perfect shutter blinds for your home a piece of cake.
We come to your home armed with samples for inspiration, our wealth and knowledge.
We will discuss the various shutter options available to suit your requirements, before taking the exact measurements of your windows to ensure your shutters will fit perfectly.
Once your shutters are made, we will arrange a date to install. With years of experience fitting shutter blinds around the UK, you can sit back safe in the knowledge they’ll be right the first time.
Café style shutters are not only about timeless style and a bit of sophistication. They add an additional layer of insulation that helps hold warmth in during winter and deflect heat in summer, supporting the energy efficiency of your home. Maintenance is simple too, as a wipe with a damp cloth is usually all they need. Compared with curtains, these window shutters keep their shape, colour and finish for years.
If café style is not quite right for your space, we also fit full height shutters, tier on tier, solid panels and shaped bay window shutters. Plenty of customers combine styles across the house, using café style in the kitchen and living room and full height shutters in the bedrooms, so each room gets the style that suits it best. Every set of plantation shutters we supply carries a five year guarantee covering both product and installation.
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Yes. The panels cover the lower half of the window, which is exactly where people passing on the pavement would see in. The top stays clear, so the room stays bright. If you want to screen the whole window, tier on tier or full height shutters are the better choice. Our guide to café style vs full height shutters explains the difference.
Yes. We measure each section of a bay separately so the shutters follow the angles exactly. On sash windows we set the panel height to suit the window, so the room looks balanced and the sashes still open freely.
Yes. Our waterproof UPVC shutters handle steam and humidity without warping, so they work well over a sink or in a bathroom. For living rooms and bedrooms, hardwood gives a warmer, natural finish.
Shutters are made from timber or UPVC rather than fabric, so they last longer, clean with a quick wipe and give you finer light control through the louvres. Read more in our guide to shutters vs blinds.
