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AMERICAN shutters is very proud to be part of Jo-Ann Strauss’ new build project.

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#WomenSupportingWomen – the vision, the reality

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New Cape Town showroom opens 10 Feb 2020

Keeping our clients and staff safe through COVID-19

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COVID-19 Safety Protocols

Introducing a new and exciting way of doing business; virtual consultations via your preferred technology.

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Going Virtual During COVID-19

Imagine a typical showroom, then forget that and imagine something completely different. That’s what AMERICAN shutters did ...

A showroom reimagined!

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New Showroom

AMERICAN shutters staff plus families got December 2019 off to a good start!

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AMERICAN shutters steps out against violence!

Karina Palmer featured on Marcia Loves It!

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Marcia chats interior design and shutters with Karina

YOUR KEY TO A BEAUTIFUL SECURE HOME For the duration of Decorex Johannesburg, AMERICAN shutters will be giving away a whoppin...

DECOREX JHB 2019 COMPETITION – WIN 25% DISCOUNT

Learn about the five new paint and stain finishes that AMERICAN shutters have added to some of their ranges.

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Colour finishes to the moon and back

Your key to a beautiful secure home!

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Decorex 2019 competition – win 25% discount

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Makeover Takeover

For this year’s Decorex stand, AMERICAN shutters® collaborated with interior and product designer, Liam Mooney, a well kno...

An AMERICAN shutters and Liam Mooney collaboration

Interview with AMERICAN shutters’® Gauteng General Manager, Cuan van den Berg.

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Looking forward with Cuan van den Berg

AMERICAN shutters® participated in the Food and Trees for Africa’s (FTFA) annual Arbor Day tree planting initiative la...

PLANTING TREES FOR THE FUTURE

Interview with Duncan Snyman, AMERICAN shutters’ General Manager.

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Duncan is up for a challenge

Our White Teak Shutters were showcased on the FSC exhibition stand.

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Featured on the FSC® stand

Interview with Shaheeda Mohamed, AMERICAN shutters’® Cape Town sales consultant.

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Shaheeda’s balancing act

Staff at AMERICAN shutters® got into the happy spirit of spring on Friday 4 September, and came to work dressed in happy col...

Casual Day at AMERICAN shutters®

We installed our aluminium Security Shutters in Matt Stone Grey finish.

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Willoughby & Co upgrade with AMERICAN shutters

AMERICAN shutters’® stand wins at Decorex.

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AMERICAN shutters wins at Decorex

AMERICAN shutters® have just started renovating their manufacturing and showroom facilities in Paarden Eiland, Cape Town.

AMERICAN shutters – renovations underway

Our Decorex exhibition stand in Johannesburg was decorated by the award-winning interior designer, Stephen Falcke. The stand ...

Stephen Falcke decorates our Decorex stand

For this year’s Decorex Cape Town exhibition, AMERICAN shutters® put together an impressive design team to create the ...

AMERICAN shutters’ stand wins at Decorex Cape Town

Thanks to your support, the AMERICAN shutters’® team will be relaxing and recharging between 12 December – 13 Ja...

Happy holidays

As an owner managed local business ourselves, we are always thrilled to interview and discover the success stories of South A...

Meet Pascalé Dorp of Baby Belle

AMERICAN shutters® is excited to be one of the first to celebrate Arbor Month by planting twenty trees with Food & Tree...

Extending the boundaries of education through trees (in partnership with Food & Trees for Africa)

Interior design is constantly calling for efficient and uncomplicated products with contemporary, clean lines that work seam...

Style uninterrupted – Introducing Secret Tilt

We’re excited about our divine home decor blog posts planned for this year!

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Meet interior designer Karina Palmer

Whether deciding on which shutters to install or simply looking for inspiring décor advice to guide you in your interior design, we’ve got an article for you.

Stay healthy, wealthy and wise this festive season by choosing to stay home for the holidays.

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Home for the Holidays

Partner your shutters with a graceful and practical awning for comfortable summer living.

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Throw Shade at Summer with Shutters and Awnings

Whether you are the diva of dazzle or the damsel of dull, the secret to creating a home that sparkles is moderation.

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Bling it Home

Use your creative and mathematical talents to introduce the form, symmetry, interest and style of geometry into your interior...

Get your home in shape

What are the critical ingredients to create a chef-worthy kitchen.

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Chef-Worthy Kitchen

AMERICAN shutters is very proud to be part of Jo-Ann Strauss’ new build project.

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#WomenSupportingWomen – the vision, the reality

When our home has come of age, we owe it the respect to choose and implement a design style that is classic.

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It’s time for timeless

Our advice on how to set up a practical and stylish home office.

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Create an inspirational home office

Interior decorating advice on how to create a peaceful sleep-friendly bedroom.

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Lovely as a lullaby

With so many fitness centres and gyms closed at the moment, setting up a home gym makes perfect sense.

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Perfect home fit

Lockdown has certainly given our homes the lived-in test.
 Here is our lowdown on the most important aspects of a home.

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Lockdown Lowdown

Imagine a typical showroom, then forget that and imagine something completely different. That’s what AMERICAN shutters did ...

A showroom reimagined!

Times have changed and so have our homes. More and more people are choosing to live in smaller homes in secure estates close ...

Big ideas for small kitchens

Stay relevant and competitive in the property market, both now and in the future.

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Upstage your home

Biophilic design uses nature both directly and indirectly in architecture and interior design. Here are our tips on how.

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Head for the great indoors this holiday season

Tips on how to fall in love with your city apartment balcony.

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Romeo Romeo – here forth art though balcony tips?

We look at some of the bathroom design trends that challenge the lovers of a pure white, private, porcelain paradise.

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Spar it out in the bathroom

More women than ever before are choosing to live alone. Here is our security advice for all those independent ladies.

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Living on the safe side

Pantone’s autumn winter palette for 2019 is a selection of rich sophisticated tones that are as bold as they are beautiful....

Colour your bedroom

Here are a few principles to follow when designing a home for emotional wellbeing.

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Get moody!

When summer hands in her notice, the sun starts to rise later and set earlier, and the evenings start to chill.

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Get ready for the chill

Romance is a feeling of intimacy and indulgence; it is an atmosphere.

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Romancing the home

The start of a new year is often a challenging irony; lots of energy and creativity, but little money!

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High-impact, budget-friendly home décor advice

Many homeowners and property investors have identified the financial opportunity of using their guest rooms

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The staying power of shutters

Just before the winter chill sets in, is that golden time of autumn.

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Fall into comfort

Decorating your baby’s nursery is a magical time; it’s a space that truly allows your imagination to play.

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Hush little baby… create a sweet and safe baby nursery

Enclosing patios or any other type of outdoor entertainment area with Security shutters are the perfect solution.

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Space out with shutters

Do you have a tricky space in your home that you just don’t know how to use efficiently or decorate appropriately?

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No more awkward moments

Benjamin Franklin once said, “Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.”

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Be our guest

Decorating your first home involves many decisions, and although a very exciting task.

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First things first

Summer brings fun times around the pool, games around the garden, get-togethers around the braai.

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Are you up for summer lovin’

There is untold pleasure in creating the perfect decor scheme for the loved spaces within our homes.

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Naturally inspired

Break the rules this summer. Turn things inside out with aluminium shutters in your entertainment area.

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Inside out with security shutters

Spring is the perfect season to welcome one of 2014’s hottest decor trends into your home.

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Flower power

A home’s entrance is so much more than just the front door.

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Create face value for your home

Although the temperature has dropped, winter is no excuse to leave friends and family out in the cold.

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Entertain winter in style

Many dads switch off from the stresses of everyday life by switching on the telly.

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Create a daddy-cool home theatre

A space where family members and friends come together to chat, be entertained, eat and drink.

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Open plan, just better

Why shutters are ideal for estate homes.

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Private eye for style

Bathrooms have the power to make us fall in love with a home or be turned off completely.

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A STEAMY AFFAIR

Whatever your New Year promise to your home is, we’ve got tips and advice to bring a fresh start into your home.

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New Year – fresh start

Happy holiday homes make happy memories; memories that are shared among family and friends for generations.

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Happy holiday home

We punctuate our busy schedules to think of simple pleasures and special people as we relax into the season.

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Summertime and the livin’ is easy

Decorating a new home can be as challenging as it is exciting.

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Up for the challenge

Albert Einstein said ‘Creativity is intelligence having fun’ and we agree.

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Hobby house

Functional homes work and play as hard as you do, ensure that yours can keep up with your pace and style!

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Style that works as hard as you do

There are five must-haves when it comes to kitchen interior design.

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Kitchen high-five

Today the arch still captivates the imagination and we see it in so many different modern architectural styles.

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Thou arch more lovely…

Whether you take it straight, double or ‘virgin’, a home bar is a place for great conversations and loads of laug...

A toast to the home bar

It’s Valentine’s month and the perfect time to sprinkle romance all over your love nest.

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Fall in love with your home

It’s party time with shutters, whether a morning tea party, an afternoon braai, cocktails or an evening dinner party.

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Amplify your patio-power this party season

Elevate the style of your bathroom and kitchen with these waterproof shutters.

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Whet your appetite

Arched ceilings and windows make this modern home unmistakable.

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A new angle on shutters

Make the most of your home this summer by creating a comfortable outdoors entertainment area.

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SUMMER OUTDOOR LIVING

Your home security should not compromise the style of your interior and exterior design.

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SECURITY WITH STYLE

Security matters. Protect your home and family from burglars and other criminal threats with security shutters, but don’t compromise on style; we’ll tell you how.

AMERICAN shutters is very proud to be part of Jo-Ann Strauss’ new build project.

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#WomenSupportingWomen – the vision, the reality

Natural surrounds, stunning architecture and Security Shutters come together in style.

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Synergy of Style

More women than ever before are choosing to live alone. Here is our security advice for all those independent ladies.

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Living on the safe side

AMERICAN shutters’ Security Shutters match the aesthetic beauty of their wooden shutters

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Security Shutters to the rescue

Al fresco living conjures up images of Parisian sidewalk cafes, Italian piazzas, island beachfront balconies and lounges

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Go al fresco with shutters

Many homeowners and property investors have identified the financial opportunity of using their guest rooms

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The staying power of shutters

There are many effective security barriers on the market, but only a few that look as good as they work.

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Security Shutters – a safe bet

Don’t let your home become a victim to style-less home security, add security and style of Security Shutters

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Security shutters for peace of mind

Enclosing patios or any other type of outdoor entertainment area with Security shutters are the perfect solution.

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Space out with shutters

Break the rules this summer. Turn things inside out with aluminium shutters in your entertainment area.

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Inside out with security shutters

Why shutters are ideal for estate homes.

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Private eye for style

Home interior design has never been more impacted by the growing need for home security.

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Security shutters with both beauty and brawn

Five Amazing Things You Didn’t Know About Aluminium Security Shutters.

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A High Five to Security Shutters

Your home security should not compromise the style of your interior and exterior design.

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SECURITY WITH STYLE

Our homes are our refuge, our place of comfort, our safe place; or so they should be. Why not consider Security shutters, a d...

What are Security Shutters and the Advantages of installing them?

Opposed to rugged burglar bars and security gates, aluminium Security Shutters are for a sophisticated palette.

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Savour the robust flavour of security shutters

Not all Shutters are created equal. Learn more how AMERICAN shutters'® will help Inspire, create and innovate your home décor with shutters

Partner your shutters with a graceful and practical awning for comfortable summer living.

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Throw Shade at Summer with Shutters and Awnings

It’s the month of love and the perfect excuse for us to remind you why we love shutters!

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10 Reasons to Love Shutters

For all those who are inspired by the beauty of shutters, we debunk some popular shutter myths.

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Debunking popular shutter myths

The home kitchen is a hot interior design and décor topic; from cabinets to countertops, appliances to kitchenware.

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Kitchen health goes out the window

Al fresco living conjures up images of Parisian sidewalk cafes, Italian piazzas, island beachfront balconies and lounges

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Go al fresco with shutters

Many homeowners and property investors have identified the financial opportunity of using their guest rooms

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The staying power of shutters

One of the greatest benefits of shutters is the simplicity and effectiveness of light and privacy control they enable.

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Shedding light on shutters

The interior design of our homes is a personal signature of our style.

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A shutter for all styles

One of the many ways in which people have negatively impacted our planet is through deforestation.

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See the wood for the trees

You can clearly see the difference between a store-bought suit, a custom-tailored suit and a bespoke suit.

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Suit up with bespoke shutters

Do you have a tricky space in your home that you just don’t know how to use efficiently or decorate appropriately?

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No more awkward moments

Everyone is talking about ‘green living’ – environmentally-friendly this and eco-friendly that.

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Go for green with eco-friendly shutters

There is little more pleasurable than basking in winter sunshine slivering through a glass window or door on a cold day.

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BEST VIEW ON INSULATION

The beauty and practicality of shutters have been appreciated for centuries.

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The evolution of shutters

Today the arch still captivates the imagination and we see it in so many different modern architectural styles.

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Thou arch more lovely…

From King Louis XIV of France to Greece to South Africa today, shutters have a proud architectural and design history.

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The history of shutters

Elevate the style of your bathroom and kitchen with these waterproof shutters.

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Whet your appetite

Homes well lived-in and loved need Decowood Shutters.

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DECOWOOD SHUTTERS: A HOME’S BEST FRIEND

Installing shutters in your home is a good investment; considered a fixture, shutters will add financial value.

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The question of shutters

Arched ceilings and windows make this modern home unmistakable.

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A new angle on shutters

We’re delighted to add White Teak Shutters and Privacy Blinds to our product range.

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WHITE TEAK SHUTTERS AND BLINDS

It is said that ‘blondes turn heads’, and our naturally blonde-coloured Normandy Shutters certainly do!

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HEAD-TURNING NORMANDY SHUTTERS

Make the most of your home this summer by creating a comfortable outdoors entertainment area.

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SUMMER OUTDOOR LIVING

Tucked between mountain side and seaside, this Llandudno home has the best views in the Cape and our Decowood shutters

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Going to view heights

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