Full Height Shutters for Two Windows in a Halesowen Living Room

One Room, Two Windows, Two Different Jobs to Do

This open-plan living and dining room in Halesowen had two windows on opposite sides: a smaller three-panel window at the front facing the street, and a larger four-panel window at the back facing the garden. Two different exposures in one room usually means two different problems to solve: street-facing privacy on one side, and making the most of the garden view on the other, without the room ending up looking like two separate styles stitched together.

Why the Same Shutter, Not Two Different Ones

The obvious risk with a room like this is treating each window differently: a heavier, more closed-off product at the front and something lighter at the back. That approach solves each window individually but leaves the room looking disjointed.

Full height shutters in the same colour and louvre size on both windows, with a hidden tilt rod, was the simpler and more effective route. One consistent look, with the privacy and light control handled by adjusting the louvres rather than needing a different mechanism on each window.

The Fit on Each Window

The front window was fitted as a three-panel shutter and the back window as a four-panel shutter, both in Pure White with 76mm louvres and a hidden tilt rod, so there’s no visible control bar breaking up either set of panels. Building each window to its own panel count, rather than forcing a matching layout, keeps the proportions right on both the narrower front window and the wider back window.

What Changed in the Room

The front window now gives full privacy from the street at the tilt of a louvre, while the back window opens up the garden view without losing the option to close for evening privacy. Because both windows share the same colour, louvre size and style, despite the different panel counts, the room reads as one considered design rather than a front fix and a back fix bolted together.

Planning shutters for more than one window in the same room? Book a free home visit and we’ll bring samples and measure every window on the day.

What they said

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Should windows in the same room always match, even if they face different directions?

  Yes, in most cases. Matching the shutter colour, louvre size and style across every window in one room keeps the space visually consistent, even when the windows themselves serve different purposes, such as one facing the street and one facing the garden.

• Why do the two windows have a different number of panels if they're the same style of shutter?

  Panel count is based on the width of the window, not the style. A single panel that's too wide is more prone to sagging and warping over time, so wider windows are split into more panels to keep each one a manageable size. That's why the narrower front window works well as three panels while the wider back window needs four, even though the colour, louvre size and control type are identical on both.