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Designing a home for all seasons starts at the front door.

How to Create a Sweet and Safe Baby Nursery.

How to avoid the cons and find the professionals.

Decorating advice for first-time homeowners.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why shutters are ideal for estate homes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arched ceilings and windows make this modern home unmistakable.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why shutters are ideal for estate homes.

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

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

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

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

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

Welcome to our first video podcast!

It’s the month of love and the perfect time to remind you why we love shutters.

Here’s how to make your home staycation ready.

How to avoid the cons and find the professionals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Homes well lived-in and loved need Decowood Shutters.

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

Arched ceilings and windows make this modern home unmistakable.

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

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

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

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