Country shutters are inspired after stylized window motifs that are visible during the early 20th century. It has vibrant colors which reflects the colors of spring to give a good refreshing view for the eyes. It is usually green or made of any colors from the countryside and is made from different kinds of woods like cedars, mahogany and other forms of hardwood.
These shutters provide the home a more classic and renaissance look that is inspired from the designs in the countryside and those used at the beginning of the 20th century. Country shutters have shapes carved towards its middle portion. Designs can be a heart shape one, a circle or stars.
Shutters like these sometimes looked like barrels that are used to store water in farms in the previous centuries. They do not just provide a more artistic look to houses but they also provide the home protection from unwanted elements like excessive sunlight, rainwater and dust. It prevents these elements from entering and damaging rooms and other parts of the houses just like what the shutters from the countryside does to ones home.
Country shutters are mainly used near the end of the 19th century and the early parts of the 20th century. It is used at homes in the Mid American region particularly those at the countryside regions where homes are typically made of wood.
These shutters give a classical look and give homes the design that could bring back the memories of the old times where most people live on the countryside during the past centuries. These shutters are uniquely different from those that are designed after modern homes and highly urbanized areas and are inspired after homes that are devoted to agriculture like those of the farmers from the countryside.
Typical colors of these shutters are brown to give a more classic and wooden look for the window area. These shutters are inspired from like those of the rural areas. This is the reason why it is ideal for the shutters to have an approach or motif that is completely different from Victorian, European, French and urban motifs. These shutters could protect better compared to other shutters because it is made of hardwood that could not easily be destroyed by uncertain elements like water or flying debris that can hit homes. Louvered style shutters also allow homeowners to regulate the flow of sunlight to enter the home and to allow the heat to get out of the homes.
Country shutters can mostly be found in homes that are in rural areas and lands that are mainly devoted for agriculture. Mostly, they are found in the great plains of the United States particularly in the Mid American region where farming is the main source of living. It can also be found in the fields of Canada, Great Britain and Europe. Homes like these can also be found on areas that are away from the highly urbanized cities and are near distant forests. Homes with this kind of shutter provides a more appealing and unique look as it gives a view of the farm houses which are now rarely seen in the neighborhood.