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Hmm, I don't think of those as ½ûÂþÌìÌà shutters, they remind me more of the ones used by the British Raj, in India and Singapore. The (very old and original) shutters in my house are on the inside of the window and all the old houses I have seen in the Central region of Italy have similar.

It sounds like a lot of effort and expense for no good reason. If I wanted a particualr style of window or shutter in Italy I would get the local carpetner to make them for me. Wouldn' it make sense to have the same done in Hawaii?

I know I can have them done in Hawaii but it would have more meaning if they came off of a house or building in Italy. The shutters would have their own story to them. I want a 'real' bit of Italy in my backyard.

Also, thanks for your input, but I think my reasons are good enough for me. I don't care about the effort and expense - it's the journey in accomplishing the mission is what I'm looking for. Having them made for me here would not be as exciting. I'll be in Italy early next year so I'm searching throughout the internet on how I can get connected with a builder or someone there. Any help on that would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Cynde, try a Google for "recupero" +"persiana" it might turn something up, also try "recupero".
I fear though that most old shutters will simply be broken up by the builders when renovating. Perhaps if you are unsuccesful on the net, you might be able to locate builders specialising in renovations when you are over here, and, Imagine the thrill of actually knowing the house they came from.
Good luck with your search.Don't suppose youre interested in ancient ladders, garden tools, or horse drawn plough ??? :D

Hi Cynde

I can't exactly help you with a store to buy shutters but just wanted to let you know that shutters must be a regional thing ie I live in northern Tuscany (Lunigiana) and nearly all the houses in this area have the kind of shutters that you describe - outside the windows and slatted (maybe they're all imported from India!). Or more modern apartments have the roller kind that are also outside the windows. Mostly they're made from a plastic/metal type material but I'm sure you must be able to get wood as well.

If I come across somewhere in the area that sells or makes them I'll definitely let you know.

Thanks all! When I stayed in Rome my hotel room had those types of shutters. So my first morning there I threw them open and yelled out 'Io amo l'italia!' I'm learning that those types of shutters may have not originated in Italy, but in India or some other country. But I love them nonetheless. I want people to come in my backyard, look at the shutters and instanly think of Italy. adriatica, I will pm you.

Cynde,

If you have found a source for the shutters I would love to know where to find them also. The apartment we stayed in in Florence also had these wonderful casement windows with interior shutters also to block out the light. If anyone knows where these types of windows could be purchased I would love that source also. I have searched the web for them and cannot find a source. The exterior shutters could be opened or used as an awning style with the bottom half lifting up. They were very versatile.

you might wish to check this site out,

[url]http://www.salvoweb.com/[/url]

it is a clearinghouse of sorts of architectural salvage companies throughout europe. if anyone can find shutters, these dealers can.

[QUOTE=llondonc]The apartment we stayed in in Florence also had these wonderful casement windows with interior shutters also to block out the light. If anyone knows where these types of windows could be purchased I would love that source also.[/QUOTE]

Assuming that I have read your post correctly and that you want a source for the internal shutters, these are usually supplied with the window. To add them afterwards doesnt seem to be a difficult job since they are simply small wodden doors fitted to close into the glazed opening and also to slightly overlap them.

All the windows in our house were crafted by the local carpenter to order, rather than buying them from a large company and he was able to fit the details to our specification. We also have similar shutters at our home in England but these are designed to fold into boxes to each side of the window reveal. The house is about 300 years old and the shutters are original, but it's a design that I have seen in many English houses.

here's another site"

[url]www.italianmadehomes.com[/url]

based in Sonoma Ca. they are a distributer for italian building products, including doors, windows and shutters.

We just returned from Italy, while there we visited the manufactuer of those beautiful ½ûÂþÌìÌà shutters. We are working on about five sets for our home in St.Petersburg, FL., they need about 40 days plus the shipping time for shutters. So we have the manufacturer, what we are working on is the shipping and as with everything..if we ship five in a container or five sets in a container..it gets cheaper when there is more. So...anybody who wants to talk ½ûÂþÌìÌà shutters { the guy who builds them is named Fabio.!}, email us.: [email]tsickler1@tampabay.rr.com[/email] ...Pennina&Todd