Shutter BoysInterior shutters in Raleigh
Raleigh's seasons, indoors
Indoors, the season shapes how you use each room. Raleigh's warmest month is July, at an average high of 90.6°F, and its coldest nights come in January, at an average low of 31.6°F.
Highs stay at 80°F or more from May to September: the months when west and south rooms need shade in the afternoon.
Cary, 11 miles away, has 41 days a year at 90°F or more, fewer than Raleigh's 47.
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
57 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.
Bedrooms on hot summer evenings
With 47 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.
Bathrooms and laundry rooms
In a place with 49.3 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 Raleigh
The median home in Raleigh 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 Cary, 11 miles away, the figure is 6.6 rooms.
26% of workers here worked from home in the 2020–2024 survey years, more than in 89% of the 881 US cities we have figures for. A home office is often the next room shuttered. In Cary, 11 miles away, 37% 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 Raleigh 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.
More about shutters in Raleigh
Interior shutters near Raleigh
- Cary 11 mi
- Wake Forest 12 mi
- Apex 16 mi
- Durham 17 mi
- Chapel Hill 24 mi
- Rocky Mount 47 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.