Earlswood Shutters
Shutters in Durban North

Earlswood Shutters was established in 2005 when the owners recognised that there was a growing demand for adjustable louvre plantation shutters. They can be used in any room and have the ability to regulate incoming light as well as provide effective privacy. Their versatility allows them to suit both traditional and contemporary decors. Our plantation shutters are locally manufactured at our factory in Glen Anil, north of Durban and we focus primarily on the KwaZulu Natal market.Manufacturing locally allows us to ensure the highest possible standards and that our clients are always top priority.Plantation shutters are exceptionally smart, elegant and the ultimate in window and door coverings. They are the most classic covering you can have and, with their timeless elegance, will never go out of style.

Earlswood Shutters was established in 2005 and is based in Glen Anil, north of Durban. We have an extensive clientele ranging from commercial to residential clients primarly in the KwaZulu Natal region. Having gained more than 10 years experience in the design, manufacture and installation of shutters we have an exceptional understanding of what is required to meet our customers requirements. No project is too big or too small for us to handle and we ensure that all our clients receive the same quality and value for money regardless of the size of the order. They provide protection against direct sunlight on interior furnishing while still allowing natural airflow. Since the inception of our business in 2005, we have been successfully supplying shutters to a large clientele with varying needs, from residential to commercial. Our shutters are manufactured from a wide range of different materials which are carefully selected to suit our clients specific requirements. Our passion lies in transforming living spaces and changing the way our clients do life. They are frequently thought of as a standard fixture on historical buildings worldwide. Although shutters are in use almost universally, it is difficult to determine the exact historical origins of the use of shutters. It is commonly believed that shutters were first used in ancient Greece in order to provide light control, ventilation and protection in that tropical environment. Those first shutters were likely constructed with fixed louvres made out of marble. Eventually, the concept of shutters spread throughout the Mediterranean, and the form began to change. Wood started to replace marble as a more sitable material for production, and designers started developing movable louvre shutters to allow varying amounts of light and air into a room. Louvred shutters could be closed to minimise heat from the sun and simultaneously allow for ventilation and privacy when needed. Solid shutters provided more insulation and were able to prevent insects from entering the home. By Tudor and Elizabethan times, glass windows started to be used, but they were very expensive, therefore reserved for the upper half of window openings. After that point, interior shutters were increasingly used as decoration in homes rather than strictly functional purposes. As wood construction started to be used for houses in the Victorian period, people started using shutters outdoors. The stone and brick houses built previously had deeper recessed windows that prohibited the use of exterior shutters because they would be unreachable from the inside. As the Spanish started colonising the Americas, they brought shutters to the New World. Plantation shutters on cotton plantations usually had wider louvres than shutters used earlier, and they were almost always painted white. Traditional shutters often found in the New England states trace their roots to England, where the narrower louvre was used.