I am daintily tiptoeing into the jungle that is Knots to ask for your expertise <G>. I’m almost finished painting my Morocco Room (STUNNING rich red ceiling and a sortof clay/pink wall color) and I’ve run into a problem finding solid interior shutters.
I’ve got 3 Velux skylights and 2 doublehungs in this room. What I would like to do on the doublehung, is obtain a solid type cafe shutter. This would be for the bottom half of the windows. BUT, I only need it for privacy and don’t want to block ALL the light hence the idea of moucharabiyya for the shutters. This way, I would get light but the neighbors can’t peek in PLUS it would make for really cool light/shadow patterns (design ideas are perculating).
Is is even possible to find plain wood half or cafe shutters or would this be a job for SUPER WOODWORKER?
Er war a Zuperstar, er was so popular Falco
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Oops forgot to mention that I did do a thread search but all the shutters mentioned had those flap things.
Er war a Zuperstar, er was so popular Falco
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Holy smoke , man, what on earth is that MOUCHA.... what, Moucharabiyya??
black and other ingredients to give it an antique appearance. These tables feature beautiful moucharabiyya work on each side. Moucharabiyya is the traditional wood latticework used in many Muslim ...Kenneth Duke Masters
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I used to run a shutter plant.....but I have no idea what you're talking about. Moucharabia=painted wood latticework? Something like that? Are you wanting shutters with a solid panel instead of operable louvers?
If so, and smaller shutter company in your town should be able to supply that.....we did all kinds of weird ones. The most important thing about shutters is getting them measured and installed right: if that window is off a little, and most are, it takes some skill to get a good-looking, functioning installation. Get a pro.
I used to be a painter at a shutter plant. I think the frame with the latticework panel instead of louvers is what he's wanting.
I'm sure most any shutter plant could build appropriate frames with the hinges and trim. But, the latticework sure sounds like something that would be too far outside the expertise of a typical shutter manufactorer.
I have no idea what your 'really' after.. But try this link
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Is that with a the curved top in moroccan style? If so try this
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The bottom link is for moroccan styled mirrors...
Several years ago a friend wanted shutters in moroccan style and I could not find anything.. To make a long story short I used moroccan styled framed mirrors.. One each front and back fixed together.. Friends wife made some fabric inserts for them she could change as she needed to clean them or just change the 'look'..
EDIT:: What gives?? I can't get a link to show with copy/paste as I have in the past?? Any experts on this in here???
Bit expensive (they had tons of cash) so no problem..
EDIT:: I forgot to state the mirror glass was removed.. I got to keep the mirrors!
Edited 8/26/2005 11:01 am ET by WillGeorge
Edited 8/26/2005 11:17 am ET by WillGeorge
Sorry, sorry. I just assumed all woodworkers would know ALL woodwork.Moucharabiyya is traditional Islamic woodwork. Carved, worked(or is it turned) and/or painted. Most especially used on harem windows. Looked fabulous, didn't block airflow and you could look out w/out someone looking in. This is why I'm trying to find solid wood cafe shutters. I can't use louvered (thanks for the word) shutters. I have a few design ideas and more time than money, plus I have a completely unused Dremel toolkit that needs breaking in.Thanks for advising an expert to get great fitting shutters. I assuming the 3D chain should be avoided like the plague?A couple of examples below - if the system will allow, otherwise you can also type in the alternate spelling moucharabieh into Google and click on images. That brings up alot better photos than moucharabiyya. Er war a Zuperstar, er was so popular Falco
There must be something similar in the Indian culture. A couple times my girl and I have gone out for Curried goodies at a nearby Indian restaurant and there is a screen in there that I notice everytime. It looks basically like what you're describing here except that I'd bet good money that it was produced with a CNC machine. The openings aren't overly complex... not so complext that it couldn't be done with a router bit. I dunno... it just has the look of something that was machine made.
I have made the complex latticework for 30 years, but have never heard such a name for it. Mostly thought of as Victorian in our neck of the woods, the shop I apprenticed in did lots of interior and exterior shutters - louvers, false louvers, panels, cut-out, spindles, fabric, rice paper, etc. We had several Moroccan (as we called them) designs, and I have collected several more over the years. Some show up in Victorian houses in gables, balustrades and dividers.
The patterns I'm familiar with are mostly half-lapped flat work joined into sheets and sized to fit into 1" thick m&t frames, hinged to each other and to either the window frame, casing or supplemental hinge strips. Usually painted in my experience.
You are right - the shadow patterns are interesting. If you are interested, contact me here, or here: http://www.acornwoodworks.com
Dave S
Acornw - Finally thiiiis close to being finished painting. Still a few touchups and the border detail to do (but I found black and turquoise - HUZZAH!). I've posted a 3 photos below. One window faces North and the 2nd, smaller doublehung faces East. Window moulding is what I purchased from the City. They demolished a Victorian 2 story rental (cool building, too bad they couldn't have moved it), in order to reduce density. I still have to strip the paint from it (sigh).I'm thinking, and feel free to correct me if you have a better idea, that the cafe shutters s/be hinged in the center and attach to the moulding. I'm also wondering if cedar would work (I like the smell). I do know they used to carve cedar doors in Morocco and they also worked w/a wood called thuya. From what I've seen of Thuya, it has a fabulous grain but I only see small things made w/it, jewelry boxes and so forth.WillGeorge - While the look of fence lattice would make cool shadow lines, it would let in too many eyes - ESPECIALLY when the light in the bedroom is on at night. McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty Bag filled with vegetable soup.
it would let in too many eyes - ESPECIALLY when the light in the bedroom is on at night. Geee Ya no fun!...A fabric behind it that is light transparent?? And you can clean it..My first thought is why is the light critical with them sky-lights!
You have never worn a pale skirt/dress with a light shining behind you, have you? (If you have, I'd need to see proof <G>)
If light only comes in from the top (skylights) I would be living in the bottom of a well. Er war a Zuperstar, er was so popular Falco
I'm not sure if he is right, but a friend with an exotic wood business told me thuya can't be imported to the U.S (but it can to Canada). Something to do with temperate zones.....bugs that can live in North Africa can also live in the U.S (but not Canada). Anyway, he basically has the world market in huge thuya burls cornered, but can't sell any of it into the U.S. I've never seen thuya in anything but burl form (huge burls)....I do have a slab he gave me, it's beautiful.Cabinetmaker/college woodworking instructor. Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
I was thinkin' of something I did awhile back..
Router table.. Hunk of wood... Make a pass just a bit above half thickness of the slab.. Whatever angle you want with profile you want.. Takes something to make a accurate measure of fence movement.. I use my Incra fense... Do across the surface..
Flip it over and do the same thing on the other side at whatever angle you want..
Looks lik e a grill..
Try It.. You will like it!
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