# Shutters: Good VS Bad Examples - Link: https://www.oldhouseguy.com/shutters-good-vs-bad-examples/ - Published: 2017-05-08T11:31:00-04:00 - Author: Ken Roginski ## Examples of Good vs. Bad Window Shutters [⌊plastic shutters mounted wrong⌉⌊plastic shutters mounted wrong⌉[ BAD: Shutters are mounted to sides of window and flat against siding. They look flat and cheap. No shadows. [⌊wood operable louvered shutters⌉⌊wood operable louvered shutters⌉[ Good: Shutters are mounted on hinges on the window casing providing the appearance of being able to close. Depth and details are obvious. [⌊narrow shutters plastic ugly⌉⌊narrow shutters plastic ugly⌉[ Bad: Fake plastic shutters. Better to have nothing. [⌊wood shutter with operable louvers⌉⌊wood shutter with operable louvers⌉[ Good: Historic wood operable louver shutter. [⌊rectangular window shutters on arched italianate windows installed wrong⌉⌊rectangular window shutters on arched italianate windows installed wrong⌉[ Cheap rectangular shutters. Better to have no shutters. The following photos are all from the same house. I guess the owner was either confused or had a short attention span because the shutters are hung three different ways. There are many windows on this house. Some are correct, but most are wrong.   Hightstown NJ, is a very preservation minded town with some great buildings. Unfortunately, this house is the exception looking like a clown house with its drunken mixed up shutters. First to the right we have a perfectly hung shutter. Wood arched shutters with operable louvers.                 The shutters on this window are installed backwards. If the shutters were to close they would not fit into the arched shape of the window.                   Here is another ridiculous looking window. Rectangular shutters that are too tall on an arched window. One would question the integrity of this homeowner. ** ** [⌊arched louvered wood shutters mounted correctly⌉⌊arched louvered wood shutters mounted correctly⌉[ Good: Arched shutters mounted correctly. [⌊wood shutters hung backwards⌉⌊wood shutters hung backwards⌉[ Bad: Arched shutters are hung backwards. [⌊rectangular shutters on arched window⌉⌊rectangular shutters on arched window⌉[ Bad: Rectangular shutters on arched window. Wrong size. [⌊real wood shutters mounted next to window casing⌉⌊real wood shutters mounted next to window casing⌉[ Bad: Wood operable louver shutters are mounted wrong making them look plastic. They are also the wrong size. [⌊green wood louvered window shutters⌉⌊green wood louvered window shutters⌉[ Perfect shutters. These shutters are similar to those on the left except they are mounted correctly. Notice the detail shadows make. [⌊ugly board and batten shutters with narrow boards⌉⌊ugly board and batten shutters with narrow boards⌉[ Bad: The perfect Board and Batten shutter for the deranged homeowner. [⌊board and batten wood shutters moon cut-outs⌉⌊board and batten wood shutters moon cut-outs⌉[ Good: This is a perfect Board and Batten shutter from the 1920’s. Board and Batten shutters are the oldest type of shutters. Use them on an 18th century cottage home. They made their comeback in the 1920’s with cutouts designs. NEVER EVER should they have spaces between the boards. Homes with these shutters do not belong on this planet. [⌊red board and batten shutters⌉⌊red board and batten shutters⌉[ Never should there be spaces between the boards. [⌊painted window shutters⌉⌊painted window shutters⌉[ Bad: Painted shutters are the wrong size and in the wrong location. Shadows were not painted. [⌊glass window shutters insanity⌉⌊glass window shutters insanity⌉[ Bad: Just when you think you saw it all. Glass shutter insanity. Where do these people come from? [⌊garage shutters mistake⌉⌊garage shutters mistake⌉[ Bad: Guess the homeowner doesn’t know this is a garage. What’s next – shutters on a chimney? [⌊plastic arched window shutters⌉⌊plastic arched window shutters⌉[ Bad: Backwards arched shutters on square window. [⌊bunny shutter insanity⌉⌊bunny shutter insanity⌉[ Shutter insanity. Look closely. The homeowner attached shutter tops to make bunny ears. I’m more curious to see what the homeowners look like. [⌊bad shutter installation⌉⌊bad shutter installation⌉[ These shutters are so wrong that the town put up a sign about them. The sided bay looks like a wart on this house and the shutters look like ears. [⌊Torres Cafe Perty Amboy NJ⌉⌊Torres Cafe Perty Amboy NJ⌉[ the Torres Cafe in Perth Amboy NJ. Is the food as bad as the appearance? The exterior would scare me away! [⌊purple shutters⌉⌊purple shutters⌉[ Crazy people must live here. [⌊New Hope PA shutters⌉⌊New Hope PA shutters⌉[ This house is in a beautiful tourist area of New Hope PA. The homeowners must live in another world. [⌊washington house restaurant Basking Rige NJ shutters⌉⌊washington house restaurant Basking Rige NJ shutters⌉[ Beautiful businesses with beautiful shutters except on the 1860 Washington House Restaurant, Basking Ridge NJ. The owner should look at the neighbor’s house next door to see how to mount them. [⌊shutters⌉⌊shutters⌉[ The windows have ears! Ugly shutters must belong to ugly homeowners. There is an epidemic of contractors AND homeowners destroying the character of   homes as seen in the above examples. This incorrect way is now the standard! **If shutters cannot be mounted properly, a house would be better without any at all;** otherwise, they can ruin a house and even the neighborhood. As you drive down the street, begin paying attention to shutters and you will now see the difference. [⌊windows for ugly people⌉⌊windows for ugly people⌉[ Beautiful shutters. HOWEVER, all hope is lost. The black windows have white plastic grills and the hardiboard has a fake grain made for simpletons to think they have real wood siding. Ugly windows and siding equal ugly homeowners!