Contemporary looks and proper darkness in one opening. For this home in Chatham, we fitted pure white plantation shutters with 76mm louvres and a built-in blackout blind behind the panels — the Shutter and Shade approach: elegant by day, room-darkening when you need sleep.
Tilt the louvres for soft daylight and privacy. Pull the cellular blackout down when you want near-total darkness. Open a shutter panel and the blind still works on that pane.
The specification
- Product: Shutter and Shade — plantation shutters with integrated room-darkening blind
- Finish: Pure white
- Louvre size: 76mm, a popular mid-width slat for a clean contemporary line
- Blind: Built-in honeycomb / cellular blackout behind the shutter frame
- Style: Full-height panels that fold open for access to the window
- Location: Chatham, Kent — Medway, near Rochester and Gillingham
Shutters alone block a lot of light, but bedrooms and shift-workers often need more. Integrating the blackout inside the shutter frame keeps the sill clear and the look architectural — no separate roller cassette fighting the shutters.
Contemporary and practical
Pure white and 76mm louvres suit modern Medway interiors: bright walls, white radiators, simple furniture. The dark cellular blind disappears when raised and reads as a deliberate layer when lowered — not an afterthought.
Every opening was measured on site and installed by our own Abacus team. As a fully registered BBSA member, we fit child-safety compliant hardware as standard.
This is a different brief from our in-house vertical blinds in Chatham: here the client wanted shutters plus true blackout in one contemporary package.
From this install
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Want shutters with proper blackout?
We cover Chatham, Rochester, Gillingham, Maidstone and towns across Kent. Arrange your free home visit and we will bring samples, advise on louvre sizes and integrated blinds, and quote with no obligation.
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