Specialty Shaped ShuttersArch, eyebrow, or skylight window? Solution: Specialty shaped shutters! Windows today come in many different shapes and it is hard to cover these windows properly, but shutters have specialized themselves with the characteristic of fitting into just about any shape window. There are a number of ways of covering specialty shape windows with shutters.
This style however does not let the shutters open fully. This option is available for arch , eyebrow, palladian, cathedral, octagon , and triangle windows. Another way to cover a specialty shape window is simply building up the shutter with louvers across the width molded into the shape of the window. This style is used with all window shapes mentioned above. With these two styles the shutters are stationary and can not be opened, only the louvers can be controlled for light and privacy purposes,etc. To be able to open the shutters fully the panel needs to be connected to the frame with hinges on the side which is not possible by some of these shapes. 
For instance an arch, to open it fully is only possible if the arch window is connected to the window below. In this case it is necessary to create two
shutter panels
that have a regular shutter on the bottom and a half arch on the top (with either style mentioned above). So when it is closed it looks like a regular arch shutter above the window but it can be opened like a regular shutter.
Another popular specialty shape shutter is the door shutter. Special shutter solutions can be made for
sliding doors
and french doors.
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