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LEGO has a Window Frame 4x3 (Part 3853) where two Shutter 2x3 (Part 3856) can be attached to it, while a number of windows and glass can be used with the frame itself. Seen in the instructions of some LEGO Sets the Shutters are always placed outside, but I think this has always been wrong. The Shutters should be a LEGO version of Curtains and will be closed when necessary (unless if it's used as a design element in the house). If we stick with LEGO's design, a Minifigure (in theory) will have to walk outside the house to close the shutters! So, which do you think is the correct way to place the shutters-outside the house or inside the house? Please contribute your ideas!

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  On 9/2/2015 at 2:35 PM, suenkachun said:

LEGO has a Window Frame 4x3 (Part 3853) where two Shutter 2x3 (Part 3856) can be attached to it, while a number of windows and glass can be used with the frame itself. Seen in the instructions of some LEGO Sets the Shutters are always placed outside, but I think this has always been wrong. The Shutters should be a LEGO version of Curtains and will be closed when necessary (unless if it's used as a design element in the house). If we stick with LEGO's design, a Minifigure (in theory) will have to walk outside the house to close the shutters! So, which do you think is the correct way to place the shutters-outside the house or inside the house? Please contribute your ideas!

I cant speak for the whole world, but here in the states Functioning shutters are very rare, and in the few places I have seen them there is either a rope tied inside the structure (barn) or a person really does need to leave the house to close the shutters. so for the Lego shutters the "outside" attachment seems to be the correct way to use them. also keep in mind that if the parts are used as shutters the intent is to protect the window glass and as the parts are designed that would require them being used on the outside.

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dr_spock, I got exactly those ones at home (except my shutters are a bit larger), and I can close everything from the inside.

suenkachun, the thing is, shutters are not made to be used as curtains, therefore I don't see how they could fit on the inside... My take on this is that you should place them outside for both decoration and normal uses.

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My neighbors have interior shutters installed in their bathroom. Maybe it is a North American interior design thing. When I grew up, shutters were outside of houses. My old LEGO catalog's houses had shutters outside too.

double-tier-bathroom-shutters1.jpg

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  On 9/2/2015 at 4:50 PM, dr_spock said:

My neighbors have interior shutters installed in their bathroom. Maybe it is a North American interior design thing. When I grew up, shutters were outside of houses. My old LEGO catalog's houses had shutters outside too.

double-tier-bathroom-shutters1.jpg

That is just because it looks fancy. The designer probably decided that looks good. Definately not a standard thing to do.

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  On 9/2/2015 at 4:50 PM, dr_spock said:

My neighbors have interior shutters installed in their bathroom. Maybe it is a North American interior design thing. When I grew up, shutters were outside of houses. My old LEGO catalog's houses had shutters outside too.

In my mind, these aren't shutters, they are blinds, as it looks like you could alter the pitch of the slats to either let in or block out the light by moving the rod in the middle.

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  On 9/2/2015 at 6:51 PM, rodiziorobs said:

In my mind, these aren't shutters, they are blinds, as it looks like you could alter the pitch of the slats to either let in or block out the light by moving the rod in the middle.

That's how they work. I dread the day they forget to close the slats and I see something that can't be unseen. :laugh:

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  On 9/2/2015 at 6:51 PM, rodiziorobs said:

In my mind, these aren't shutters, they are blinds, as it looks like you could alter the pitch of the slats to either let in or block out the light by moving the rod in the middle.

Right- we have a similar (but larger) set on the windows in our den, and I've never heard them called anything but "Plantation Blinds" (though googling does come up with "Plantation Shutters" as well, but also always used inside from what I can see) and they are distinctly different from exterior shutters.

As for the original question, I've also only ever seen shutters on the exterior and only occasionally operable from the inside as (at least in all the places I've seen them, and assuming they aren't just fixed in place as a decorative element) their purpose is to protect the windows in case of a severe storm and not for daily use for shade and such since that's what curtains or blinds are for. :wink:

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  On 9/2/2015 at 4:50 PM, dr_spock said:

My neighbors have interior shutters installed in their bathroom. Maybe it is a North American interior design thing. When I grew up, shutters were outside of houses. My old LEGO catalog's houses had shutters outside too.

Those indoor shutters are fairly common around here (OK,USA) for houses built in the 50s and 60s. They are definitely more like "blinds" than "shutters" though.

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Shutters go on the outside. The house I grew up in had working shutters. You'd open the window, reach out to the side and grab the shutter and pull it closed.

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