pan style=color: inherit; background-color: transparent;]Typically, traditional shutters, which are also referred to as colonial style shutters, are ?? inch thick and have louvers, or slats, that are 1 ?? inch wide. While some traditional shutters have flat slats, the majority of them feature wedge-shaped louvers with a ridge or vain running down the center. The louvers are usually spaced on one-inch centers.span]pan style=color: inherit; background-color: transparent;]Traditional shutters are available in several different panel configurations. The one you get will depend on how tall and wide your window opening is. The most popular configuration is the four-panel unit, which has two panels on either side of the window opening.span]pan style=color: inherit; background-color: transparent;]If you are looking for single tier caf?? shutters, which are shutters that only cover the lower part of the window, traditional style shutters are a good pick. You can also get double tier shutters, which are also called two-tier shutters in the traditional style. This means that the top panels open separately from the bottom panels. Traditional shutters are always constructed out of solid wood and have so far not been made from synthetics, vinyl or polywood.span]pan style=color: inherit; background-color: transparent;]These shutters originated in the North Eastern United States. Massachusetts, New York, New England, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Delaware, Virginia, Maine, Maryland, Washington DC and Rhode Island are all states where homes prominently feature this style of shutters. This style was first seen in the pre-revolutionary era in the United States. Traditional shutters have become popular all across the United States, especially in houses that feature colonial or country d??cor.span]pan style=color: inherit; background-color: transparent;]While plantation-style shutters have become increasingly popular with homeowners over the years, traditional-style shutters are still the choice of homeowners who live in small towns or in the country. Unfortunately, because of the popularity of the wide louvers of plantation shutters, many manufacturers have stopped making these shutters altogether. This means they are harder to find and they are more expensive as well.span]pan style=color: inherit; background-color: transparent;]Now that traditional shutters are more difficult to purchase, more and more people want them again. This might make their manufacture more prevalent in years to come. However, don't expect them to be available in synthetics, vinyl or polywood any time soon, as most people still prefer to purchase solid wood shutters if they are purchasing these shutters.span]pan style=color: inherit; background-color: transparent;]You can still find traditional shutters for sale online through custom designers. You will have to look harder for them than you will for plantation shutters, but if you are set on the classic style, you can get it if you are patient and thorough.span]
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