There are many beautiful features that come with living in rural Scotland. Rolling hills, a verdant vista, craggy rocks, and windswept romanticism. But there’s also a constant battle between the human love of comfort and luxury and the relentless power of the environment. Insulation, durability, and aesthetics must all come into play when considering windows and doors, making bespoke shutters the superior choice for off-the-grid and rural living.
The finishing touch that turns a unique country property into a modern sanctuary, luxury shutters provide warmth, peerless light control, and a sense of high-class finesse to your home.
The Unique Architecture of Rural Properties
Wander down an average street in an average city and you’ll be greeted by a sea of blandness. Packed together and built by developers favouring efficiency over aesthetic, urban homes have a sense of sameness and uniformity. While there are definitely advantages to be had through standardisation, city life tends to lack a certain personality.
Compare this to the unique qualities of country life. Barn conversions, quaint cottages, and modern rural homes often have architectural quirks that make them stand out among their neighbours. Irregular windows, thick and tactile stone walls, huge vaulted ceilings – all features that mean these properties present an individual touch. However, it can also mean that buying off-the-shelf fixtures becomes more difficult.
When you are looking to preserve the character of your standout home while still bringing much-deserved comfort, you need window coverings that perform multiple roles with equal brilliance. You need shutters.
Bespoke Shutters – Ideal For the Countryside
What makes custom shutters the perfect companion to your beautiful home?
Made to Fit
Perhaps the most essential feature of shutters is their ability to be constructed to fit any size and shape. When you stand in your glorious hallway, or walk up the sumptuous staircase, do you see a window that’s as much a feature as it is a portal to the light and air of the outside? Something huge and angular that reaches to the ceiling, or a cute porthole that brings a beam of sunshine each morning? Try covering these delightful windows with a curtain or a blind…
Shutters can fit practically any shape and have the structural ability to meet any size requirement. When you pair a well-chosen shutter with modern smart home systems, they can even be opened and closed automatically, removing the need to stretch or climb to get to those hard to reach areas.
Made to Last
Unlike fabric window coverings, shutters have longevity – that’s why you can go into a castle or stately home and find yourself face-to-face with the original shutters, often, so well maintained that you don’t even realise you’re looking at a window covering centuries old.
Modern shutters are made from traditional hardwoods, or modern moisture-resistant options that withstand Scotland’s climate to provide insulation and security for decades.
Made to Enhance
Creating and personalising your perfect home means choosing each fixture and furnishing in a way that meets your ideal design choices and remains in keeping with the environment and cultural history. Shutters are a perfect choice to meet the middle ground between impactful style and respect for the setting.
A range of finishes means that both internal and external shutters can be tailored to meet both your home’s aesthetic and your preferred taste.
The Benefits of Luxury Shutters
Shutters are more than just a design point, of course. Working efficiently to improve your environment, luxury shutters ensure a more comfortable home.
- Insulation and warmth – If you’re living in rural Scotland, insulation is likely one of your highest priorities. The weather can be extreme, but remaining cosy inside your house while freezing winds and rain batter the walls makes it all worthwhile. Shutters are a premium insulator, ensuring the warm air is kept inside, maintaining a pleasant environment and keeping a lid on energy bills.
- Lighting control – Shutters give you the flexibility to move from a flood of bright sunlight to closing your room in complete darkness. The mood of your living spaces can be carefully controlled through shutter choices to offer embracing evening comfort or delightful daytime openness.
- Privacy – Shutters provide the greatest level of privacy. Outsiders are kept outside, and nosey onlookers are deterred, making your home the personal sanctuary you need it to be. Perfect for bedrooms.
Luxury, Bespoke Shutters from the Scottish Shutter Company
At the Scottish Shutter Company, we focus on tailored solutions based on quality craftsmanship and comprehensive support from our dedicated customer service team. We will work with you to design a shutter solution for your home that meets every individual requirement, from odd-shaped windows through to working on energy efficiency.
Whether your style is rustic or refined, you can count on our range of shutters to exceed expectations. Download a brochure today to discover more.
