I really like the wayfair one. I do think the feathers one has too much white but then I don’t know what the rest of the room looks like.
What do we know, those out there, about shutters? We have 40 yr old wooden shutters on the house that have required repainting, reglueing, reparing, etc., over the years. I would love to replace them with no-care vinyl ones, but the wooden ones look so GOOD (not right now, of course), and the vinyl ones have always looked so cheesy to me.
I guess I need to get out to the home improvement stores and see what’s out there—maybe they’ve improved since we installed the wooden ones almost 40 yrs ago.
What say you, CC world???
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Regarding the coverlets, it’s a small bunk room for vacation rental, like a kids room, White Dove Colored walls and ceiling. Bunk style is
Quick google search comes up with synthetic foam shutters as the best alternative to wood.
Looks interesting. No idea of the cost.
Seems like everything else has major drawbacks. Vinyl does look sorta cheesy but even worse they can yellow over time. But I guess that depends on color.
They make faux wood shutters but if it’s anything like faux wood blinds it really depends on where you live. It’s heavier than wood and heat can warp them (blinds at least)
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I probably go with another choice than the feathers.
This is under four pounds so less likely to impale Mr. BB.
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I love your capiz shells in the sea glass colors. Do you happen to recall where you found that?
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Assuming you’re talking about shutters on the exterior of your home, how about cedar? There are companies you can find online (and maybe in your area) that make good quality shutters from cedar and/or cypress.
Have you considered simply removing the old shutters and not replacing them. Many (most?) houses have fake shutters that are not properly sized or installed. If shutters are not actually functional, it’s good if they at least look as if they could work. That means each side is half the width of the window glass (which means hinged in the middle and folded for a wide window), they’re set just above the window sill, and they’re installed proud of the exterior surface preferably with shutter dogs holding open the outer corners.
You can see examples, good and bad, as well as heated discussions of shutters on Houzz/GardenWeb. 
I like the feathers and the description says it’s machine washable. As long as what you buy can withstand a hot water wash, then I wouldn’t worry and just get what you find most appealing.
I got it at a Home Goods many years ago. Unfortunately the tag is long gone, so I can’t look it up.
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Go look at the vinyl shutters. Honestly some of them look terrific and you would have NO way to know they are vinyl unless you actually tap on them.
Re: color…we had burgundy ones on our old house and one side was south facing so got a ton of sun. They never faded one bit.
Our DD has aluminum shutters. The color was not to her liking so she and her husband painted them. They look terrific. I’m not sure they make aluminum ones any more.
For bedspreads my favorite is the 2nd one posted by @gouf78
Boy, oh boy, we could get lost in all this stuff!! I barely had time to look at the bedspreads and we have 3 more things to look at🤪
Don’t have an opinion on the lights.
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the color fades on the plastic ones. I want to do the PVC material which is quite expensive, but maybe not a louvered design but one with panels. And maybe do white so color is not an issue
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Of course, it all depends on your decor/taste. The key is that the item can be unshakeably secured. I wanted something simple above one of our beds and went with a wreath affixed to a geometric frame. Both are secured to the wall such that they are never going to fall down:
In another room, I used a tobacco basket as a frame. This combo is extremely light and is not in danger of ever coming off the wall:
Again, you need to consider the decor of the room and the look you’re going for. Otherwise, the suggestions here will be very random.
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Wow, I love that.
I agree.
And I had to look up “aubergine.” Had no idea what color that was!
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I hope this fits this thread.
We have lived in our home for 21 years. I put up numbers on our house which look still good.
But, there is also black numbers at the start of the long driveway on a wood 3 log mailbox post. Over time patina black lines developed on the wood. It looks fine and we put linseed oil on it ever few years. But, the numbers became faded the same color as the wood color and delivery people had trouble ID’ing our place. So, I tried painting the numbers first white- worked great but way too white, then red, not look right, then solid black again and invisible, then a silver paint and way too blending. So, I bought shiny chrome numbers that look great and you can see them. But, they had to be vertical rather than diagonal because of the light reflection.
So, now my problem. The area that I removed the numbers are reddish light color on the wood and raised as they had no sunlight (north and covered) for 21 years. Also there remain some black streaks at the top of the missing numbers. I tried ammonia spray, water, vinegar, water, lots of scrubbing paper towels and brush. Even tried some dirt on the clean area. Still looks bad with black splotches and new wood underneath. Help me find the right chemical answer.
Can you just entirely paint the wood (the redwood)? Don’t know if that’s a thing, painting redwood. Or a wood marker or pencil? (not sure of the size of the area you need to cover)
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Have you tried wood cleaner (followed by wood brightener) formulated for decks? Sanding the wood?
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