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March 29, 2016 By Shan Leave a Comment

Window Treatments With Beauty & Value

Plantation Shutters are the most beautiful architectural statement regarding window treatments you can add to your home’s windows

Show-Case Shutters being handmade in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia

Show-Case Shutters, located in Christiansburg, Virginia, handcraft their Plantation Shutters with quality and attention to detail. Our Plantation Shutters are American-made with solid wood components and come in a wide variety of stains and painted finishes. Options that allow you to be very creative with your window treatments.

Beyond that, when your window treatments include interior shutters your room will have an exclusive, stately look. You will also be better able to perfectly control the natural light. Plantation Shutters provide a range of benefits while enhancing the beauty and use of any room.

Benefits with Plantation Shutters as Window Treatments

Show-Case Shutters offers a full “no liability” service that takes the worry out of buying interior shutters.

Energy Savings – Minimize heat loss and gain. Control the amount of sunlight coming in by angling the blades to control the amount sunlight that enters the room.
UV Protection – Protect your valuable furniture and floor finish from harmful UV rays. Sunlight can fade and discolor your home décor investment. Simply by adjusting the angle of the shutter blades upward, you reflect the natural light towards the ceiling without directly impacting on your home’s décor. The plantation shutters allow you the filter or block up to 99% of the sunlight.
Increase Privacy and Security – Privacy with beauty. Show-Case Shutters offers a mid-rail design that allows to independently operate both halves of the shutter. This is done to control the natural light. This greatly enhances the use of any room day or night. For total privacy you can close both lower and upper sections.
Easy Maintenance and Health Benefits – Plantation Shutters require minimal cleaning. Regular dusting is all that is necessary to keep them looking new. Shutters are a perfect choice for those with allergies or asthma to keep dust levels to a minimum.
Home Value – Increase the value of your home with plantation shutters. Interior shutters are the only window treatments that can be included in your home mortgage or appraisal because they are permanently attached.
Controlling Natural Light – Finally, plantation shutters allow you to regulate the amount of sunlight that enters the room. This creates a pleasing glow of light instead of an annoying glare.

January 2, 2016 By Shan Leave a Comment

The Homestead Collection

Drift wood shutters adorn a door and two windows in Charlottesville, Virginia. — Driftwood shutters adorn a door and two windows in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Show-Case Shutters is pleased to announce the Homestead Collection – unique, hand-crafted plantation shutters, are now available.

Barn wood Shutters

It is a request we have heard many times: “Can you make a barn wood shutter?” The answer, in short is, “not very well”. Distressed barn wood is just that – distressed. Decades old, the material at one time had better days. The process of turning such material into a shutter is a game of splinters.

That’s when owner, Shan Carroll, decided to make a faux distressed barn wood from one of Show-Case Shutter’s premium shutters.

The process is an eight-step process that is extremely time-consuming. Alder is the wood of choice for this finish. A wood that, once finished, is incredible for this shutter. Especially after the knot holes are individually sanded out.

Driftwood Shutters

Our driftwood shutter is actually the white version of the “smoke” colored barn wood shutter. These two shutters are our standard distressed barn wood finishes. However, we can custom stain any color the client needs.

Rustic Shutters

This shutter is finished using premium basswood. In general, manufacturers look for smooth basswood for their stain grade – we look for knotty bass for this finish. In the end the stained product is the perfect mix for those beautiful timber frame homes that are nestled back in the mountains.

Distressed Deco Shutters

This finish has that 1950’s era kitchen feel that is hard to get. This hand finished product includes custom glazing and imperfection recreation. The end product is perfect for that hard to match project.

Engraved Raised Panel Shutters

Finally, because of our custom capabilities, we also have the equipment for custom engraving! This is perfect for that sports fan that wants their team’s logo forever etched into their man cave shutters. How about your initials in the dividing doors hanging in your formal room? If you can dream it, we can do it!

These five offerings make up the Homestead Collection which is now available at all levels of sale. Contact David Tate at (540)206-7479.

April 3, 2012 By Shan Leave a Comment

Plantation Shutters Enhancing Lake Home Use

Shutters in Lake Communities

Lake homeowners pay special attention to detail as lake living provides beautiful panoramic views. So it is no surprise to know lake homeowners want window treatments that add both beauty and value. Shutters in lake communities do just that.

Window treatments that have the functionality to take advantage of those views while maintaining privacy. It is all about controlling the natural light to enhance the use of any room in their home.

This is a lot to ask for any one window treatment idea, unless you are looking at Show-Case Shutters.

Plantation Shutters an Architectural Elegance in Window Treatments

Our interior plantation shutters provide a beautiful architectural elegance. Window treatments that meet all of the requirements listed above.

Plantation Shutters, with the functionality to adjust the angle of louvers, control natural light, UV rays from the sun, views, and privacy.

Controlling the natural light allows you to create a warming glow to you room without having to deal with the annoying glare.

With a slight upper angle to the louvers, shutters allow you to filter the sun’s harmful UV rays that fade or discolor your home décor.

Plantation Shutters with a mid-rail or split tilt rod design allow you to adjust your louvers separately. The lower half louvers control visibility from the exterior of your home while allowing light to filter in the top half of the shutters. Full views, with the louvers in a horizontal position, allow you to enjoy those beautiful panoramic views.

Premium Basswood Use in Construction of Plantation Shutters

Show-Case Shutters are available in premium hardwood, crafted in a large selection of paint and stain finishes, which meet the most demanding décor needs.

The manufacturing process and employees’ craftsmanship add value to any home. To back it up we have the best warranty in the industry – better than any you will find. The Smith Mountain Lake home pictured here boasts the many benefits of plantation shutters.

September 26, 2010 By Shan Leave a Comment

Custom Oak Shutters

Stained oak shutters is an expensive route to go; but worth it in the end.

When it comes to the best of the best – in regards to plantation shutters, oak shutters are hard to beat.

Typically, quality plantation shutters are manufactured using two types of wood: Basswood and American Poplar. The poplar is typically used for a paint finish. Basswood is reserved for stain finishes.

That doesn’t mean that is your only route. Other popular woods used are alder wood, for it’s red finish, as well as oak and cherry – for their obvious respective finishes.

Solid Oak Shutters

Of course when you start dabbling into more expensive hardwoods it is not so you can paint them. Stain, usually highlighting the natural color of the wood, is the way to go.

The client above used a clear finish to perfectly match the oak trim. This is the most common route when using these types of wood.

Keep in mind, however, there is a reason why plantation shutter lovers use the standards – which always revolve around cost and weight.

Oak, while gorgeous beyond belief, is extremely heavy and very expensive. These two factors alone should make any potential buyer take a second look to ensure these more exotic hardwoods are, in fact, the direction you want to go.