Using half height shutters on your windows sections may look awkward since you don't have a break in the glass like you would on a sash window. Leaving the shutters always on the glass will reduce the light substantially, even with the louvres open. Because your window is all curved, with five divisions, you will need 5 Roman blinds. You could get over the farff of raising and lowering each blind daily by installing an electric remote controlled system. Light loss would be minimal if the blind pleats are on the small side. What about using pleated blinds like Duette or Plisse by Luxaflex on each section. They stack up very tight to the headrail and come in a good range of colours. Teamed up with a pelmet (4-5" deep) of a patterned fabric, you'd have maximum light and night-time privacy.

I would say they are purely decorative as the ones on the central windows don’t look like they would actually cover the windows (unless they are bifold?). Therefore I would say they are a bit faux (fake) and cheapen the look of the house, however that’s just my opinion and I am in the uk so not familiar with your style of house.

Yes just the windowsill. There’s paint on the windowsill on the inside of the shutter frame but it’s not the end of the world if I can’t get it off. Will masking tape be enough to protect from the steam?

Dear all, We installed 5 shutters in our place last week and noticed that they had gaps on the top at the interior which allows some light and air from outside temperature to come in. We also can hear noise from the shutters that are placed on the side of the building with a light wind of 16km/hr. The entrepreneur said that the gap was normal because of the brickwork of the surface and stated it was not advisable putting a silicone or something else to seal of. The entrepreneur is stating that never had this sort of complaining before, thus I’m now wondering if this sort of gap is normal? I had in reveal shutters before which didn’t cause this issue. As we paid 7,3k EUR for the whole thing, would love to hear your experience on this. Thank you.