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Should I Buy Wood, Faux Wood or Vinyl Shutters?

Although vinyl shutters are the most affordable shutter material, interior designers do not appreciate their plastic appearance and lack of color selection (usually only a few neutral shades). Therefore vinyl shutters should only be used in area’s where they will be subjected to direct and consistent exposure to moisture. Constantly exposing real wood or composite wood shutters to moisture will cause warping and damage the finish.

Real wood and composite wood shutters look and feel nearly identical but real wood shutters can be quite a bit more expensive. To simply this decision, begin by determining which color your shutters will feature. If you would like a wood stain, choose a real wood shutter. Staining real wood allows you to see the beautiful natural characteristics of the wood like tiger stripping, pine knots and burls.

If you would like a paint finish, use composite wood shutters. Once several coats of paint are applied to the shutter, the natural wood characteristics of real wood shutters are hidden so that the real wood and faux wood options look nearly identical. Using the composite wood shutter can save you a significant amount of money!

Questions? Email our shutter experts at decorators@rockvilleinteriors.com.

 

Rockville Interiors is the area’s leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality and affordable custom home furnishings. Our upholstery workroom located in Rockville specializes in custom-made Reupholstery and Slipcovers. The upholstery shop is staffed by the area’s finest upholsterers and seamstress who use the highest-quality materials (reupholstering grade foam, Dacron, etc.) and upholstering techniques to craft works of art. Our interior designers will assess your piece and help you determine whether to reupholster or slipcover. Next they’ll help you select the perfect new material (leather, suede, microfiber, fur, lace, naugahyde, fabric, prints, solids, cottons, canvases, denims, embroideries, crewls, matelasses, silks, sheers, tapestries, velvets, mohairs and even outdoor fabrics). Next, they’ll help you determine if the foam needs to be replaced, if the frame needs to be adjusted and if any exposed wood needs to be touched up or refinished. We can even add new design features (skirts, nail heads, arm covers, head covers, buttons, bows, trims, cording, tufting, channels, canning and even new castors or feet). We can reupholster or slipcover any type of furniture such as sofas, chairs, couches, dining room seats, slip seats, wingback chairs, loveseats, Martha Washington chairs, chaise lounges, sectionals, ottomans, wing sofas, studio couches, headboards, recliners, platform rockers, armless chairs, piano benches, walls and more! For a free estimate within Maryland, Virginia & Washington D.C. (such as Rockville, Takoma Park, Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Silver Spring, Garett Park, Potomac, Olney, Gaithersburg, Baltimore, Kensington, Glen Echo, Frederick, Washington Grove, Montgomery Village, Cabin John, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Columbia, Arlington, Dunn Loring, Alexandria, Falls Church, Ft. Myer, Great Falls, Fairfax, Herndon, Reston, Annandale, Sterling, Ashburn, McLean, West McLean, Vienna, Fairfax Station, Merrifield, Centreville, Oakton & more!) visit the Shop-at-Home page or call us at (301) 424-1900.