Bahama Shutters Bring the Look of the Tropics Home
Even if hurricane season never hits your horizon, these louvered shutters provide ample tropical style
Summer is heating up, and with the hot sun comes a need for shade and ventilation. Installing tropical-inspired Bahama shutters is a great way to achieve a cool home in the summer months. Hung on the exterior of your home at the top of each window, Bahama shutters have an awning-like appearance that adds a distinctive tropical feel to a house.
Typically made with stile and rail construction, Bahamas are a true louver shutter design. The louvers welcome tropical breezes while providing shade and privacy (eliminating the need for interior window treatments). Many Bahama shutters also have the added benefit of being storm rated. Code-compliant shutters are strong enough to shelter your home's windows during hurricanes and other foul-weather bouts. Whether you're seeking shade, style or storm protection, the Bahama is the quintessential summer shutter.
Typically made with stile and rail construction, Bahamas are a true louver shutter design. The louvers welcome tropical breezes while providing shade and privacy (eliminating the need for interior window treatments). Many Bahama shutters also have the added benefit of being storm rated. Code-compliant shutters are strong enough to shelter your home's windows during hurricanes and other foul-weather bouts. Whether you're seeking shade, style or storm protection, the Bahama is the quintessential summer shutter.
Bahama shutters protect the dormer windows on this beachfront Antigua home. This is tropical living at its best.
Exterior wood shutters are often made from naturally decay-resistant Western red cedar.
Bahama shutters are also appropriate on lakefront homes. This South Carolina home on The Reserve at Lake Keowee features Bahama shutters with center stiles.
Bahama shutters can be used all year in Hawaii.
The beachy blue shutters on this Boca Grande, Florida, residence are hurricane rated.
This two-story coastal tropical-style home in Orange County, California, features awning windows and Bahama shutters.
Bahama shutters were a must on this coastal home in Port Aransas, Texas.
Bahama shutters and Chippendale balustrades combine to create a classic anglo-Caribbean home in Jupiter, Florida.
While interior shutters don't necessarily protect you from the elements, they do encourage ventilation (much like the transom window).