Children's Bedroom Shutters

Shutters are a beautiful and functional replacement for blinds or curtains in children's bedrooms — and for parents, they solve three problems at once: safety, mess and sleep.

Safety First

Unlike conventional blinds, shutters don't have a hanging cord or strings — a well-documented hazard in children's rooms and the reason cord safety regulations exist for blinds. Shutter panels are solid, securely fixed to their own frame, and operated by simply tilting the louvres: nothing to pull down, tangle or trap little fingers. It's why we're often asked to fit shutters in nurseries before a new arrival. Read more in our guide to child-safe shutters.

Easy to Clean

Shutters are tough, durable and wipe-clean, all of which tend to be vital when children are involved! Fingerprints, crayon and other mucky marks from those little sticky fingers are easily wiped away with a damp cloth. Shutters also don't gather dust like soft furnishings (which can be great for allergies and asthma) — there's no fabric to harbour dust mites, and no curtains to take down and wash.

Reduce Light & Noise for Better Sleep

When they're finally asleep, we don't want the kids disturbing! Shutters act as a physical barrier against your window, reducing the noise and light entering the room — a genuine help with early summer bedtimes, streetlights and lie-ins that end at sunrise.

A Room That Grows With Them

Themed curtains get outgrown in a couple of years; shutters don't. A classic white or soft-coloured shutter suits a nursery, a big-kid room and a teenager's den alike — and with a 15–25 year lifespan, one installation sees them all the way through. For busy family rooms we often recommend our hard-wearing, waterproof Vienna range, which shrugs off knocks and wipes clean, and carries a 10-year warranty.