Plantation shutters for a calmer home
Window Shutters Essex. Beautifully made, beautifully considered.
Morning light that falls in soft lines across the floor. Made-to-measure shutters in solid hardwood, with an unhurried home survey and careful fitting by a vetted local installer.
A lasting investment
In a calmer, more beautiful home.
Stillwood brings made-to-measure plantation shutters to Essex homes in solid hardwood only: Basswood, Ashwood or Paulownia, never faux wood or MDF. One unhurried visit, real timber samples held up in your own light, a written quote to consider, and most homes fitted in a single day.
Our Service
- Timeless style for period and modern homes
- Design advice in your own home
- Made to measure for bays, sashes and arches
- Fitted by the installer’s own team
Shutter styles
Shutter Options
Beautiful in every room
Explore by Room
Our service
A seamless experience from start to finish.
No pressure and no hard sell. A specialist measures, places real samples in your hands and leaves you a written quote to consider in your own time.
Book a Free Home Survey- 01
Free Home Survey
A specialist visits, measures every window properly and brings each hardwood and finish to see in your own light.
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Expert Design Advice
Together you settle the style, louvre size, colour and hinge positions, then receive a written quote.
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Made to Measure
Each shutter is built in solid hardwood to the survey measurements for your exact windows.
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Professional Installation
Most homes are fitted in a single day by the installer’s own team, who leave every room tidy.
Ashwood, close to the grain
Material
Why solid hardwood, and nothing else
Many of the lower shutter quotes you will see in Essex are for faux wood or MDF. In a brochure they look alike. In a room they are heavier, so hinges work harder, and over the years wide panels can bow and pale finishes can discolour in strong sun.
You hold all three at your survey, in your own rooms, before you decide anything.
Where we work
Shutters across Essex
Surveys and fitting throughout Essex, plus east London and Hertfordshire. Also covering Billericay, Epping, Loughton, Buckhurst Hill, Upminster, Hornchurch, South Woodham Ferrers and the villages in between. All areas.
About · Who comes to your home
Stillwood passes your enquiry to one vetted local installer who works in solid hardwood shutters only.
They contact you to arrange your free survey, measure every window, bring real timber and colour samples, and give you a written quote. If you go ahead, the same installer makes and fits your shutters.
Are Stillwood shutters real wood?
Yes. Every shutter is solid hardwood. The installer never uses faux wood, MDF or PVC, which tend to be heavier and can bow or yellow with time.
Which hardwoods can I choose from?
Three: Basswood, light and silky with a fine grain, the favourite for painted finishes; Ashwood, strong with a grain you can see and feel; and Paulownia, remarkably light and ideal for tall windows and wide bays. You can hold samples of each at your free survey.
How much do window shutters cost in Essex?
It depends on the size and number of windows, the style, the timber and the finish, so any price given without measuring is only a guess. The survey is free, and you receive a written quote for your exact windows with no obligation.
Can I spread the cost?
Finance options are available through the installer, subject to status. Just ask when you book your survey.
What are the downsides of shutters?
Honestly: they cost more up front than most blinds, panels need room to swing open, louvres need an occasional dust, and there is a wait of a few weeks while they are made. Most owners feel the look, the privacy and how long they last outweigh all of that, but it is worth knowing.
Are plantation shutters going out of style?
Shutters have dressed Essex homes for generations and sit as comfortably in a period house as in a new build. Soft white louvres are timeless, and stained hardwood or a deeper painted colour are there if you would like something less expected.
Ready when you are
Book Your Free Home Survey
See solid hardwood shutters in your own light, with honest advice and a written quote. No pressure, and nothing to pay for the visit.
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The free survey
Picture your rooms with shutters. Then see them.
Tell us a little about your windows. A specialist will arrange a visit, bring real hardwood samples to your home and leave you a written quote to consider in your own time.