Central City Millworks acquired a project from Hal Collums Construction in New Orleans to fabricate and install custom plantation shutters with 3 1/2″ louvers in a downtown condo. The condo’s owner periodically had guests who spent the better part of a night enjoying the night scene, and then spent the better part of the next day sleeping. The custom shutters were ordered primarily to keep that next day’s sunlight out of sleeping eyes. The owner also wanted a modern shutter design in keeping with his home’s decor, and additionally, he requested that the shutters be simple to operate. The installed design incorporated all of the owner’s criteria.
The fabrication and installation processes took less than three weeks to complete and met the owner’s goal of having his plantation shutters in place for an upcoming party.
The unique design of the shutters featured a hidden mechanism that operated the louvers collectively, allowing them to open and close simultaneously. And unlike with typical shutter design, the rod that operated the louvers was not conspicuous. Further lending to the modern look, the pivot hinges were concealed.
