Why Shrewsbury
Why New Shrewsbury Houses End Up With Shutters
The subdivisions that filled in north of Route 9 and along Grafton Street over the last couple of decades share a set of windows: a tall palladian or arched unit over the front door, a bay or a run of three in the family room, and plenty of large double-hungs with no divided lights at all. Those windows are a big part of why people buy the house. They are also why the house feels unfinished the week you move in.
Shutters fix that in a way blinds do not. The panels sit inside a frame that meets the casing, so the window looks built that way instead of covered up. On the big undivided glass a 4.5 inch louver keeps the open feel and the view of the yard, then tilts shut for privacy from the street when the lights come on at night.
The arched window is where most companies stop. We build a curved-top or sunburst panel to the measured radius, so the arch stays an arch rather than getting a square blind hung underneath it. The same goes for an odd transom or the angled window in a gable bedroom. Our shutters page shows a few of those shapes.
Shrewsbury also has older farmhouse-style homes near the center and out toward Lake Quinsigamond where the frames have moved a little over the years. They get the same custom panel, sized to the opening as it is today. And with Worcester next door and a steady turnover of houses, it helps to know that shutters convey with the house and show in the listing photos when the day comes.
