Custom Colonial Shutters | Built in Louisiana | LAS Shutters

Old-world charm. Gulf South tough.

Our Colonial shutters grace some of the most beautiful homes in the Gulf South's historic districts. Colonial shutters are side-hinged, louvered exterior shutters that frame your windows and close over them when you need privacy, insulation, or storm protection. Our LAS Colonial shutters give you the warm look of wood in high-quality aluminum, so they will not rot, warp, or crack in our Gulf South humidity. Choose decorative, operable, or storm-rated options, all custom made to your openings at our Mandeville facility and installed by our own crews. Homeowners from New Orleans to the Northshore choose them for curb appeal, hurricane season readiness, and a finish that lasts.

Since the 1950s, LAS Shutters + Windows has designed shutters for our community's homes. This page covers the many benefits of Colonial shutters, but if you aren't quite sure how they work, review our Shutters 101 guide. You can also reach out to the LAS team with any questions. With decades of experience in the Gulf South, our team knows shutters!

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Colonial Exterior Shutters for New Orleans and Louisiana Homes

Colonial shutters have framed Gulf South homes for generations, from historic New Orleans cottages and raised Creole homes to brick colonials on the Northshore and ranch homes in Baton Rouge. The style works because it is classic, balanced, and easy to match to the home you already have.

LAS builds every set of Colonial shutters to your openings in our Mandeville, Louisiana facility, in the colors and details you choose.

Need inspiration? Browse the gallery below to see Colonial shutters on real Gulf South homes, and find the colors, hardware, and details that could work for yours.

Finding Your Colonial Shutter Style

Every LAS Colonial shutter is custom made in high-quality aluminum, and you can choose the type that fits how you plan to use them.

Decorative shutters: Decorative shutters are all about curb appeal. They can be fixed in place or hinged, and they give you the classic look of Colonial shutters.
Operable shutters: Operable shutters are hinged so you can open them for light and air and close them over the window for privacy, shade, and improved insulation from heat and cold.
Storm-rated shutters: Storm-rated Colonial shutters are designed to protect your windows from wind and debris.

Want to compare with a different style of shutters? See our Board and Batten and Raised Panel shutters, or read our guide on Colonial vs. Bahama shutters.

Designing Colonial Shutters for Your Home

Once you know how you want your shutters to work, the next step is making them look like they belong on your home. A few design choices make a big difference.

Start with your home’s style. Colonial louvered shutters are at their best on traditional, brick, and historic homes. The full-shaped louvers give them depth and shadow that flat designs cannot match.

Next, think about color. Darker colors like charcoal, navy, hunter green, and black stand out against brick and light siding. Tone-on-tone colors like tan, sandstone, and cream give a softer, more blended look on painted brick and stucco. LAS powder coats every shutter, and you can use our shutter color picker to compare options or ask us to match a color to your trim or brick.

Don't forget to look at the whole facade. Shutters should look like they could close over the window. Sizing them to your actual openings, including archtops, keeps the proportions right when they are open and when they are closed. That is why LAS measures and builds each set custom, instead of selling stock sizes.

Finally, add the finishing touches. Hardware, holdbacks, horizontal breaks, and decorative details complete the look. See how you can customize your LAS Colonial shutters below.

Horizontal breaks are a timeless accent that add depth

Custom sizing fits every opening, including archtops

S-hook holdbacks and optional cast iron hardware dress up the look

Add warmth and a layered look with decorative vertical rods

Shutters aren't just decorative pieces. They're hardworking components of your home's security and use. At LAS, we focus on building shutters made for our Gulf South climate. From hot humid days to severe hurricane events, we know that high-quality, powder-coated aluminum shutters are the best choice.

Why is that?

Unlike wooden shutters, our aluminum shutters won't rot in the humidity. They're easier to operate and maintain over time. And, they come in decorative, operable, and storm-rated classifications.

Guaranteed to never rot or crack, unlike wooden or vinyl shutters

Enjoy better home security with interior locking mechanisms

Improved insulation from temperature variations and outside noise

Available in storm-rated options that comply with (or exceed) top standards

At LAS Shutters + Windows, we manage every step of the process. Our team takes the initial measurements and then manufactures custom shutters for your unique home. We don't stop there. The installation process is a critical step to make sure your shutters will protect your home for years to come. That's why we have our local teams handle installation as well, and also respond to service calls on all of our products.

Want to see how our team creates shutters for your home? Watch the following video to learn more.

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