Your windows face both towards the interior and the exterior of your home. The same way you dress the interior face with attractive window coverings, you should install quality outdoor shutters to protect and at the same time enhance your windows from the outside. The main styles of outdoor shutters are louvered, open-louvered, shaker, raised panel, board and batten and louvered/panel. Bahama shutters are ideal when there isn't much space on the sides of the window to open the shutters.
Even arched windows can have beautiful outdoor shutters with arched tops. For example, a pair of board-N-batten outdoor shutters made of vinyl with a wood grain texture might cost $78. Materials used for shutters include wood, aluminum, vynil.