PLANTATION SHUTTERS
Custom basswood or aluminium louvres, specified to your window and installed by one Quicksew team. A premium look that adds value to your home.
Made in Bathurst · Free in-home measure · Installed by our own team
The Problem We Solve
Cheap blinds warp in the first summer. The cords go slack. The colours yellow. You replace them every few years. Plantation shutters solve all of this by being permanent. They're not a furnishing you swap out, they're an architectural upgrade.
Plantation shutters solve all of this by being permanent. They're not a furnishing you swap out, they're an architectural element of the room. Custom-built to your exact window, installed once, and maintained with nothing more than a wipe. In Australian conditions, with scorching summers and cold winter mornings, a quality shutter delivers genuine thermal performance that no blind can match.
Here's how to choose the right one for your space.
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PVC/polyresin shutters are the answer. They handle humidity and direct water contact without warping, moulding, or discolouring. Wipe them clean in seconds. The most popular choice for wet areas, and increasingly chosen for whole-home installations for their longevity.
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Basswood shutters are the industry benchmark for painted timber. Lighter than PVC so larger panels stay manageable, with a fine grain that takes a smooth paint finish. The right choice for living rooms and bedrooms in Federation-era and contemporary homes. Not for wet areas.
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Tier-on-tier shutters give you two independent panels stacked vertically, open the top while keeping the bottom closed, or vice versa. Perfect for ground-floor living rooms on street-facing elevations where you want privacy at sitting height but light from above.
Ask us about this →Everything we make is made in our Bathurst workroom on Bradwardine Road. You deal with us directly from measure to installation — no middlemen, no container ships.
Our own team handles everything. No subcontractors, no handoffs, no surprises on installation day. The person who measures your windows installs them.
We've been fitting windows since 1977. We know which fabrics hold up through Australian summers and which mechanisms last in real homes — not just showrooms.
If it doesn't fit perfectly, we come back and fix it. No questions, no charge. That's been our policy since 1977 and it's not changing.
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We come to you at a time that suits — evenings and weekends available. We bring fabric samples and take exact measurements of every window.
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Custom-made in our Bathurst workroom to your exact measurements. We confirm your installation date when you place the order.
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Our team installs everything. Clean, professional, done in one visit. We test every blind before we leave and take all packaging away.
Prefer to DIY?
Happy to measure and install yourself? Our sister company Home Blinds Australia sells the same Australian-made, made-to-measure window furnishings online — priced instantly and delivered to your door.
Generally yes. Plantation shutters are fitted permanently to the window, so they count as a built-in home improvement rather than a furnishing, and buyers tend to see them as part of the home. They also read as a premium, lasting finish that doesn't date.
It depends on the room. Basswood timber gives a warm, classic finish that's ideal for living rooms and bedrooms. Powder-coated aluminium is waterproof and rust-resistant, so it suits bathrooms, kitchens, outdoor areas and coastal homes. We'll recommend the right material for each window at your measure.
Yes. The solid frame and closed louvres add a layer against heat and cold at the window. Tilt the louvres to control light and privacy in one move. Close them fully on a hot afternoon or a cold night and they help hold the room's temperature.
Yes. Every shutter is specified to your exact opening, so they sit flush in awkward reveals, period frames and non-standard shapes. Nothing is cut down from a stock size. Our measurer accounts for the frame and how the shutter needs to open.
One call or click — we come to you. Free measure, no pressure.
Book a Free Measure & QuoteFree, no-obligation — we respond within one business day.
Quicksew Interiors · 16 Bradwardine Road, Bathurst NSW 2795 · (02) 6332 2144 · reception@quicksew.com.au
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