Interior shutters in New Orleans

What interior shutters do in each room of a New Orleans home, from bedrooms on summer nights to living rooms in winter.
Level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 1, 3½-inch louvers, tilting open and closed.

New Orleans's seasons, indoors

Indoors, the season shapes how you use each room. New Orleans's warmest month is August, at an average high of 90.8°F, and its coldest nights come in January, at an average low of 46.9°F.

Highs stay at 80°F or more from May to September: the months when west and south rooms need shade in the afternoon.

Metairie, 15 miles away, has much the same number of days a year at 90°F or more (85).

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.

Bedrooms on hot summer evenings

With 86 days a year at 90°F or more, close the louvers on sunny afternoons so the bedroom isn't holding the day's heat at night, then tilt them open for air once the sun is off the glass.

Bedroom shutters

Bathrooms and laundry rooms

In a place with 60 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.

Bathroom shutters

Children’s rooms

Shutters have no cords. In Canada, corded window coverings have been regulated since May 1, 2021, and in the US the Consumer Product Safety Commission tells families to choose cordless window coverings.

Shutters vs blinds

Interior shutters room by room in New Orleans
FeatureWhat mattersWhat we suggest
BedroomDarkness, privacy, airflowFull-height panels, 3½ or 4½ in louvers
Living roomView, daylight, glareWide louvers, or tier-on-tier on the street side
KitchenA wipe-clean finishPainted poplar, café style over the sink
BathroomSteam and privacyPainted 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 New Orleans 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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Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.

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