I use my front downstairs shutters to increase my privacy, I keep the shutters tilted so that the light still comes in but you cannot see in. Those two front windows have split controls ie the top and bottom shutters each have their own controls. They are perfectly set up to match as though one shutter from top to bottom, I have the top on full-open and the bottom on tilt. shutters on those two windows can fold back on each other
They are not cheap, at least the white teak ones are not cheap but after paying £600 for a large curtain in my last house, then struggling to take it down in order to lift it higher because it had dropped a little, they are actually wonderful value. Here for the whole of my life and beyond. Neutral, so to add colour I can change a rug and sofa seat covers (did that) and cushions
Re mdf and the wood, I have mdf in the bathroom and there is a difference as expected. My neighbour bought his from a local company, made in uk, mdf and the difference in quality is obvious. Mine were very precisely made in China, have lovely hinges and a very positive magnetic catch. My slats are 6cm deep. The man who came to show me all the options, brought many samples and he was also the fitter, together with 2 others, one of whom is a retired cabinet maker, the most pleasant careful people
They took very special care to put joins behind window frame joins, he pointed out one house where the joins were in between window frame joins. I never appreciated that
