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History Of Wood Shutters |
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Wooden shutters can make a home look really cosy and welcoming. However there are some disadvantages to owning real wooden shutters so it would be worth considering faux wooden shutters instead.
During the 1990s a new trend began to take hold in the United States, that of interior wooden shutters. This was a small part of a widespread increase in the use of window accessories in real wood. Unfortunately, wood shutters were on the high end of the price scale, so wood blinds became a viable alternative. As usually happens, the trend has now reversed, and instead of wood blinds, the market for wood shutters has become more popular, especially that of faux wood, a material that has the effect of wood but at a lower cost.
Why Choose Faux Wood
Consumers buy window shutters for both privacy and to shade the room from the rays of the sun. Unlike blinds, shutters can completely shade the room, thus letting less light into the room. Because faux wood shutters are usually made from PVC or a similar composite material, they can provide the consumers with all the advantages of real wood, including the attractiveness, without the cost factors involved with real wood.
How Trends Have Changed
In the past, wood blinds were a luxury only afforded the rich, but the development of the faux wood shutter has made them more affordable. In fact, the introduction of faux wood has even forced manufacturers of real wood to lower their prices in order to prevent a total loss of sales. This means that although more people can afford real wood shutters, fax wood shutters are still a less expensive option. This narrowing of the price gap between the two types of blinds means that approximately 50% of blinds currently sold in the US are fax wood while the percentage for shutters is likely to be within the same range.
Concern for the environment may also influence people into buying faux wood instead of real wood shutters because they are concerned with natural wood depletion and replacement. Of course, you may find some who will argue that natural wood is biodegradable material while PVC and composite materials may create additional future refuse disposal issues. For most consumers, these problems are not even a consideration, but it's important to take them into consideration for those who may make their decision based upon one of those issues.
Advantages of Faux Wood
Compared to real wood, faux wood shutters have the advantage when it comes to strength and damage resistance. For example, a faux wood shutter will not warp, fade or crack, and over long periods of sun exposure, PVC will keep its shape and texture far better than its real wood counterpart. Though many people may be able to tell the difference between real wood and faux wood, the purpose is to create a real wood "look" to the room that the casual observer fails to note from a distance.
About the author
Adam Peters is the author of more resources published at http://www.home-decorating-reviews.com . Find more publications about best interior wood design at http://www.home-decorating-reviews.com/interior-wood-shutters.html
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| Phrase |
# Count |
% Density (approx) |
wood
| 33
| 6.17
| shutters
| 15
| 2.80
| real
| 11
| 2.06
| faux
| 11
| 2.06
| faux wood
| 10
| 1.87
| real wood
| 10
| 1.87
| wood shutters
| 8
| 1.50
| blinds
| 6
| 1.12
| the room
| 4
| 0.75
| wooden shutters
| 4
| 0.75
| wooden
| 4
| 0.75
| room
| 4
| 0.75
| of faux wood
| 3
| 0.56
| of real wood
| 3
| 0.56
| of wood
| 3
| 0.56
| of real
| 3
| 0.56
| of faux
| 3
| 0.56
| wood blinds
| 3
| 0.56
| interior
| 3
| 0.56
| pvc
| 3
| 0.56
| at http wwwhome decorating reviewscom
| 2
| 0.37
| at http wwwhome decorating
| 2
| 0.37
| http wwwhome decorating reviewscom
| 2
| 0.37
| shade the room
| 2
| 0.37
| real wood shutters
| 2
| 0.37
| http wwwhome decorating
| 2
| 0.37
| wood shutters are
| 2
| 0.37
| faux wood shutters
| 2
| 0.37
| faux wood shutter
| 2
| 0.37
| wwwhome decorating reviewscom
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