Shutter BoysInterior shutters in Des Moines
Des Moines's seasons, indoors
Indoors, the season shapes how you use each room. Des Moines's warmest month is July, at an average high of 85.6°F, and its coldest nights come in January, at an average low of 13.8°F.
Highs stay at 80°F or more from June to August: the months when west and south rooms need shade in the afternoon.
West Des Moines, 9 miles away, has much the same number of days a year at 90°F or more (22).
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
128 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.
Street-facing rooms
62% of homes are detached houses, where front rooms face the street. Tier-on-tier panels let you close the lower half for privacy and open the top for daylight.
Bathrooms and laundry rooms
In a place with 36.6 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.
Room by room in Des Moines
The median home in Des Moines has 5.1 rooms, and the most common has 3 bedrooms. Most owners start with the bedrooms, then the rooms that face the street. In West Des Moines, 9 miles away, the figure is 5.2 rooms.
13% of workers here worked from home in the 2020–2024 survey years. In West Des Moines, 9 miles away, 19% worked from home, more than here.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; U.S. EIA, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020 (windows). Prices from our price list.
The bedrooms of a three-bedroom home (3 windows)$970 – $1,190
36 × 48 in each, flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers, before tax and shipping.
Price your own windows| 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 Des Moines 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 Des Moines
- West Des Moines 9 mi
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- Ames 31 mi
- Waterloo 91 mi
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.