Shutter BoysInterior shutters in Ames
Ames's seasons, indoors
Indoors, the season shapes how you use each room. Ames's warmest month is July, at an average high of 83.9°F, and its coldest nights come in January, at an average low of 10.9°F.
Highs stay at 80°F or more from June to August: the months when west and south rooms need shade in the afternoon.
Ankeny, 21 miles away, has 23 days a year at 90°F or more, more than Ames's 17.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Living rooms on winter evenings
147 nights a year fall at or below freezing. Closing the shutters after dark puts a layer of still air between the room and the cold glass; open them again in the morning so the window dries out.
Bathrooms and laundry rooms
In a place with 38.5 inches of precipitation a year, damp rooms stay damp longer. Wood shutters suit a bathroom with a fan, kept out of shower spray; run the fan so steam doesn't sit behind closed louvers.
Early light in June
Around the longest day the sun is up for 15 h 15 min here, so east-facing bedrooms get light very early. Full-height panels with the louvers closed keep most of it out; a mounting frame closes the gaps around the edges.
| Feature | What matters | What we suggest |
|---|---|---|
| Bedroom | Darkness, privacy, airflow | Full-height panels, 3½ or 4½ in louvers |
| Living room | View, daylight, glare | Wide louvers, or tier-on-tier on the street side |
| Kitchen | A wipe-clean finish | Painted poplar, café style over the sink |
| Bathroom | Steam and privacy | Painted poplar with a fan, out of shower spray |
Where our shutters fit
Every Shutter Boys shutter is made from solid American poplar to the measurements you take, then shipped to Ames for you to fit. Add each room in the designer; every window can have its own style if it needs one.
The designer shows the price of each window as you add it, in US dollars.
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Interior shutters near Ames
- Ankeny 21 mi
- Des Moines 31 mi
- West Des Moines 34 mi
- Waterloo 73 mi
Price your windows
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