Last Friday we ordered interior shutters for almost all of the windows in our home. The only windows that won't be getting shutters are the huge arched window in the living room, the window above the kitchen sink and the window in the back door. I love the light that comes into my living room and because of the arch that window would have been almost $1000...I think not. The window over my kitchen sink is really deep and I rather enjoy being able to look out and watch Miss M and Emma play, and I also enjoy having a view of the beautiful dogs that live behind us. (That and I have yard envy over the ladies who live behind us, their yard is so lovely!) Miss M and Emma love to look out the back door, so shutters would not be a good idea there. Instead we are tossing between buying a whole new door, the kind that has blinds sandwiched between the glass or just buying an after market add on that does the same thing. Our shutters will be white with a divider rail at about the mid point for all the windows. We did this because that is something Hero's parents mentioned they wish they had done when they had their shutters installed. This will allow us to let a little bit of light in, but maintain privacy, because we all know I am an exhibitionist. :0) They should be done and ready to install before the end of the month. I am UBBER excited to get rid of these NASTY dingy, sun yellowed blinds we inherited with the house. Hopefully the shutters will set our house apart when we go to sell in 2011.
ALSO...and I am UBBER excited about this as well....we are having a company come out to do a window well cover f0r the one window well we have. I fear every time Miss M goes out to play that she will trip or get caught in the exsisting pseudo cover there is now. We are going with the mesh cover because we think Miss M could still get a foot or arm caught in the other metal one and the polycarbonate one will scratch easily. The lady I spoke to today said that once they do the template it only takes two to three weeks to get it done and installed!! YEAH!!
NEVER, EVER in my life did I think I would be so excited about shutters and window well covers! Guess that's home ownership for you!
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