Plantation
Our flagship. Furniture-grade basswood, 2½", 3½" or 4½" louvers, standard or hidden tilt. Any color.
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Built in Monroe, NC · Installed Here
Plantation, poly, and real-wood shutters — built one window at a time in our Monroe, NC workshop, then measured and installed by Chad & Carter from our Cherry Grove showroom. The same shutter our family has been making since 1993.
*Asterisk price based on an average 30x50 window. Final price varies with size, material and louver options.
Shutters are still the most popular window treatment we hang on the coast. They look right in everything from a Tidewater rancher to a brand-new Calabash townhome, and once they're up they don't need much from you — no replacement cords, no fabrics fading with sun exposure, no batteries dying mid-summer.
The challenge here isn't the look. It's the air. Salt and humidity beat up real wood faster than they do in Charlotte or Raleigh, so we lean most second-row coastal homes toward our Poly Shutters — engineered to shrug off moisture, hold paint, and not warp with the seasons. We still install plenty of real wood inland and on north-facing rooms, but Chad will tell you straight when poly is the smarter call.
And every shutter we sell — poly or wood — comes out of the same Monroe, NC factory our family has run since 1993. Furniture-grade basswood, kiln-dried, triple-coated. Salt-air tested. Built to last as long as the house does.
Our Shutter Lines
Our flagship. Furniture-grade basswood, 2½", 3½" or 4½" louvers, standard or hidden tilt. Any color.
Most popular →The coastal-smart choice. Engineered to shrug off salt air, humidity, and shower-room steam — never warps.
Best for the beach →Real basswood — warmest look, stainable, paintable. Best fit for inland and north-facing rooms.
Custom stains →Arches, café, French-door cutouts, sliding-door tracks. We've measured most of the window shapes the Strand has to offer.
Tricky openings →Looking for porch shade or storm-rated coverage? That lives on our hurricane screens & patio shades page — MagnaTrack motorized hurricane-rated, Insolroll cable-guided, and bungee tie-down patio shades we build in our Monroe NC factory. Same install crew, same warranty.
Louver Sizes
Louver size is mostly a style call. The 3½" is our most-installed; the 4½" keeps getting more popular as coastal homes lean cleaner and more modern.
Classic · Tighter
Smaller slats for a tighter, traditional look. Often paired with a divider rail. The right call on cottages and older Cherry Grove builds.
Most Popular · Balanced
The medium, timeless louver. Works with any style and most commonly runs a center control rod. If you're not sure, this is the one.
Modern · Max View
The largest slat — maximum light and ocean view, fewest lines across the window. Pairs beautifully with rear hidden tilt.
Design Features
The tilt mechanism is the detail most people don't think to ask about. It's the difference between a shutter that looks builder-grade and one that looks built.
Cleanest Look
A discreet metal strip on the back of the louver replaces the front rod. Nudge one louver and the rest follow. No vertical bar across your view — the modern favorite.
Traditional
The classic front rod that moves every louver together. Closed all the way up, it tucks into a small notch in the top rail called the "mouse hole."
Most Control
Top and bottom halves operate independently — let the morning light in up high while keeping the bottom closed for privacy. Split point can be set to your window.
Tall Windows
A 3″ wood rail across the panel — adds strength on tall openings, hides the window's sash and locks, and can sit at any height (sometimes more than one).
Mounting
Chad will tell you which your windows want when he measures — it usually comes down to trim depth and whether the windows tilt in to clean.
Built-In Look
The frame sits inside the window opening, typically flush, showing more of your trim. The clean, recessed look most people picture.
Practical
The frame mounts on the wall around the opening. Faster install, and it leaves room for windows that tilt in for cleaning — common on newer coastal builds.
Hinge Colors
We use a slim, non-mortise hinge that disappears into the frame. Match it to your door hardware, faucets, or lighting.
White
Off White
Ivory
Chrome
Brushed Nickel
Antique Brass
Oil-Rubbed Bronze
Matte BlackSpecialty Shapes & Applications
Built to the opening in our Monroe, NC factory — arches, doors, sliders, and the tricky stuff most shops won't touch.
Curved and angled openings are our specialty — built to the exact geometry of the window, not forced into a rectangle.
Shutters that work around door hardware and frame those narrow windows beside your front door, cleanly.
The go-to for wide openings and sliding-glass-door walls — panels hang from an overhead track and slide past each other.
Half-hung shutters: privacy and light control on the bottom half, open light up top. A coastal kitchen and bath favorite.
Hinged panels that fold flat against the sides of the window for the most unobstructed view when you want it open.
Recent Installs
Real shutters in real Grand Strand and Brunswick County homes. Every photo, the people on our team installed.
How We Do It
Chad comes to your home with samples, measures every opening, and writes you a real quote. Good for 30 days, no obligation.
Your shutters are built to your exact opening sizes in our Monroe, NC workshop. Same family-run factory since 1993. 3–5 weeks, usually closer to 3.
Chad or Carter drives down, installs the whole house in a day, and shows you how the louvers and tilts work before they leave.
Where We Install
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