Comparing Wood and Faux Wood Shutters
In the realm of interior shutters, a popular designation often used to categorize window treatments is wood or faux wood. And while it is true that the two classifications of window shutters are made from vastly different materials, they have many common attributes and design points. So, when choosing new wood or faux wood shutters for your home, don’t eliminate either style based on preconceived notions of what is different about the two types of interior shutters. Instead, try to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each type of shutter so that you can find the one best suited to your household. Hunter Douglas makes three types of interior shutters, including wood and faux wood shutters, which are made of either wood composites or advanced vinyl materials.
- Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Shutters
- NewStyle® Hybrid Shutters
- Heritance® Hardwood Shutters
Arboreal Appearance
Many love real wood shutters for their natural charm and the organic sense of warmth that they bring to interior décor. Natural wood has dimensional color with unique grain and unmistakable arboreal beauty. Modern faux wood shutters can mimic the look of natural wood with incredible detail thanks to advanced finishing techniques like UltraGrain™ for the NewStyle® Hybrid Shutters. So, whether choosing natural wood or faux wood materials, the final look of your shutters will speak of natural beauty with the look of genuine wood.
Craftsmanship
Hunter Douglas uses the masterful Truemill® dovetail construction on their Heritance® Hardwood Shutters and NewStyle® Hybrid Shutters. Truemill® construction uses interlocking components to create structurally sound shutters with smooth, reliable operation. With wood or faux wood shutters built with Truemill® dovetail construction, homeowners can rest assured that treatments from Hunter Douglas meet the highest standards for quality and construction.
High-Tech Operation
Modern wood and faux wood shutters are available with various operating systems, including traditional or enhanced tilt bars, motorization, and soft closing features. Talk with a window treatment expert about specific needs in your household or challenges you face using window treatments to find the best operating system for your new wood or faux wood shutters.
| Operating Systems | Heritance® | NewStyle® | Palm Beach™ |
| SoftClose™ Louvers | X | ||
| PowerView® | X | ||
| Bi-Fold Track | X | X | X |
| Bypass Track | X | X | X |
| Standard Hinged Panels | X | X | X |
| Front Tilt Bar | X | X | X |
| TruView™ Rear Tilt | X | X | |
| HiddenTilt™ | X | X |
Specialty Shapes
For structures with unique or architectural windows that don’t conform to standard square or rectangular configurations, wood, and faux wood shutters can be tailor-made to fit custom shapes. This means that wood and faux wood shutters can be used on multiple windows of different sizes and shapes throughout your home for a unified style from room to room.
| Specialty Shapes | Heritance® | NewStyle® | Palm Beach™ |
| Arches | X | X | X |
| Angles | X | X | X |
| Trapezoids | X | ||
| Hexagons/Octagons | X | X | X |
| Circles/Ovals | X | X | |
| Bay/Corner windows | X | X | X |
| Doors (French, glass, sliding) | X | X | X |
| Cut-outs | X | X | X |
Contact Us
Contact the design team at Blind Builders to talk about your choices for new wood or faux wood shutters. Let them walk you through the various options, features, and customizations available in the Hunter Douglas collection of interior shutters. Choose from real wood styles like Heritance® Hardwood Shutters or faux wood styles including NewStyle® Hybrid Shutters and Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Shutters. Request a consultation or visit their location near Feasterville, Pennsylvania. Blind Builders serves Bucks County, Montgomery County, Newtown, Yardley, Doylestown, Warrington, and Feasterville, PA.
