Choosing the right shutters for your home

Whether you’re building new, renovating or simply refreshing your home, shutters are a great option that can be suited to any space. Available in a range of materials and finishes, they can be installed inside and outside your home, so it’s important to consider how you’ll use each space. You should also consider how much light the space receives and what colours or finishes will work best in your home.

Table of contents

• PVC shutters

• Aluminium shutters

• Wood shutters

• Colour and stain options

• Budgeting for custom-made shutters

• The benefits of choosing Russells for your custom shutters

PVC shutters

Perfect for any room, our PVC shutters are extruded from high-quality PVC and assembled with aluminium inserts to ensure strength and stability. Unaffected by moisture and humidity, they’re a great option for spaces like kitchens and bathrooms, allowing you to control light, airflow and privacy with ease.

Outside of the kitchen or bathroom, PVC shutters are safe in high-temperature climates or rooms that receive greater exposure to the sun. They can also be used to create room dividers in your home, providing a level of sophistication and style as well as thermal and acoustic insulation.

Available in 13 options, all our PVC shutters are volatile organic compound (VOC) free and easy to clean with a damp cloth, making them a safe option for your entire family. Bi-fold, sliding and hinged options are available in 63mm, 89mm and 144mm blade sizes.

Aluminium shutters

Aluminium shutters are suitable for both internal and external applications — perfect for anywhere from patios and living rooms to verandas, alfrescos and high-rise balconies. Durable and maintenance-free, our aluminium shutters can also be manufactured to withstand the toughest of environmental conditions, with cyclone-rated materials available.

Best suited for outdoor applications, aluminium shutters control light and block wind outdoors when you need to. Depending on the style of your home, however, they can also be used to great effect in bathrooms and living spaces.

All our aluminium shutters are finished with a high-quality powder coat and are available in 60mm, 90mm and 150mm blade sizes. Locking options are also available, and it’s possible to set them on sliding rollers, bi-folds, hinges or simply fix them in place.

Wood shutters

Timber shutters bring a level of luxury and natural warmth that can only be achieved with wood.

Crafted with passion and care from natural, high-quality Basswood (Tilia), all our wooden shutters are sustainably sourced from premium-grade plantations and offer effective insulation in both summer and winter.

Lending themselves to living rooms and bedrooms, wooden shutters can be framed to your exact specification. And depending on the style you have or are planning, they can be matched accordingly, with 20 colour and stain options available.

Bi-fold, sliding and hinged options have been engineered with a Mortise and Tenon joint, ensuring strength and integrity. These are available in 63mm, 89mm and 144mm blade sizes.

Colour and stain options

In most cases, the room or style you’ve already created will determine the best finish. However, in some cases there may be more than one option available.

Paint colours (PVC and timber)

• Arch White

• Uni White

• White

• Silk White

• Snow

• Creamy

• Ivory

• Sand

• Sahara

• Antique

• Egg Shell

• Mushroom

• Swiss Coffee

Stain colours (timber)

• Natural

• Honey

• Oak

• Java

• Rose

• Mahogany

• Black Walnut

Powder-coated paint colours (aluminium)

• White Gloss

• Gloss Cream

• Precious Pearl Silver

Budgeting for custom-made shutters

How do you fit them within your budget? If you don’t have enough budget to do the entire job at once, consider splitting the job into stages and having the most lived-in rooms completed first. During the consultation process, get advice from your consultant about what options are available within your budget range.

The benefits of choosing Russells for your custom shutters

When you choose Russells, you’ll not only get beautiful custom shutters for your home, you’ll also get a great experience, start to finish.

• Our consultants will come right to you anywhere in New Zealand.

• You’ll get experienced advice from our consultants about which styles and materials are best for certain rooms, e.g. bright rooms, damp rooms etc.

• Your shutters will be professionally measured for a perfect fit.

• We partner with Gem Visa to offer interest free purchases. Visit our website for T&Cs.

• We make the majority of our shutters right here in New Zealand and we only source from our trusted suppliers to ensure great quality.

• Professional installation is included as part of our service.

• It’s all backed by the Russells Promise for the best price, quality and experience.

The Russells Promise

We’re committed to providing the best value curtain, blind and shutter experience in New Zealand. And we stand by this with the Russells Promise for the best quality, price and experience.

Our price promise

If you find a better price from a competitor on the same or similar products, including accessories and installation, within 7 days of purchase, we’ll match it. We stand by our pricing and want you to be confident that you’re receiving the best possible value when you buy from Russells.

Our quality promise

Our product range is either manufactured right here in New Zealand or sourced from our long-standing, trusted suppliers — plus every product is backed by extensive warranties. So you can buy with confidence knowing you’re getting a high-quality result for your home.

Our experience promise

We go the extra mile to provide a true end-to-end experience that is the best in the country. It all starts with our expert style consultants who will come to you anywhere in New Zealand and ends with our professional installation service. All you have to do is sit back and enjoy your new shutters.

Ready to find the right shutters for your home? Request a free in-home consultation and one of our local consultants will bring the samples to you, measure up, and give you a no-obligation quote.