27/11/2010

shutters and a sneak peak into montenegro

Some of you know how much I love windows, especially one with shutters. I have a huge collection of window photos,arts and prints. For me it represents open heart and open mind, look into the future, beyond boundaries. As a counterbalance, I’m attracted to old, vintage windows…and shutters. Photo below was taken in Istra – Croatia.
stare shkure

via pjega dot prkos dot com
mozaik dva kuca u istri sajt ubb-istra
Shutters are the most beautiful detail on the house, especially Mediterranean one. House without shutters looks impersonal and unfinished..if you ask me :)
The photos below are somewhere more continental…but non less beautiful
Grilje
In Montenegro shutters are part of exterior, and besides they provide privacy and controls the sunlight, shutters also play an important role on the coast because it keeps the windows from the strong gusts of wind and rain.
mozaik skureThey used to be with fixed slats, colored in in green, blue or eventually white. Now, you can mostly see brown shutters, but, people who recently bought or restored old stone houses decided to make the shutters as original.
Below there’s a sneak peak into beauty of Montenegro coast…wild and vintage.
Fishermans_House_Lustica_Peninsular via montenegroholidaylets comKuca-RoseRose-arhitekturaRose via montestone dot eu
And some ideas fro US :)
8068shuttersshutters-strap-hinges via oldhouseonline via rockvilleinteriors American-Shutters via channel4
Don’t you love them too???
*photos via southern living, rockville interiors, pjega.prkos, montestone, luxuryhousingtrends, fotke.hr

1 comment:

  1. I prefer to use Plantation shutters for doors and windows as a better option. Also they are eco-friendly.

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Always love to know your thoughts. Thanks for sharing

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