Spotlight: American Shutters & Julia Day – Designed With Flying Colours

The interior of this unique home was designed by award-winning interior designer, Julia Day. Vibrant colours, bold finishes, interesting artwork and mixed materials come together to create an eclectic, contemporary home.

The interior design has a sense of fun and undeniable uniqueness, especially the dramatic dining room that features our Normandy Shutters in a custom matt black finish.

The layout and size of the dining room allowed for the 4-panel bi-fold Normandy shutters to open and stack neatly to one side when open. This ensured enough space around the dining table and easy access to the outdoors. The bespoke finish of shutters works perfectly and complements the vibrant colours and textures within the space.

Julia Day Photographer: Elsa Young

Let’s hear from the designer…

Designer Julia Day explains, “I have installed various AMERICAN shutters’ ranges in previous projects; Decowood™ Shutters, Normandy Shutters and Security Shutters which I think are a good solution to doing away with burglar bars.

For this home, I chose Normandy Shutters in a custom black finish that gave the dramatic effect I wanted and allowed the window treatment to disappear at night as it is surrounded by black wallpaper. The shutters also give a strong graphic finish which contrasts very well with the wallpaper in this eclectic, contemporary styled home.

I was impressed by how extremely neat the installation team worked and I am very happy with how well the shutters operate.”

Julie Day is an award-winning interior designer with almost 30 years’ experience in architecture and design. Uninfluenced by fashion and trends, she is inspired by timeless design, art, natural materials and textures. Her approach to any project starts with an intuitive understanding of the lives of the people who will inhabit and use the space.

Julia’s architectural and interior design studio creates spaces with a unique identity. Her aim is to bring authenticity to each project. She does this by offering a comprehensive design offering. Whether a home, restaurant, hotel or commercial development, Julia creates habitable interiors with an authentic identity.