Kitchen and Bathroom Window Treatments

Kitchens and bathrooms generate steam, humidity, grease splatter, and temperature fluctuations that destroy fabric-based and wood-based window treatments within months. Standard wood blinds absorb cooking steam and bathroom humidity, swelling and warping until they no longer operate smoothly, and fabric cellular shades trap moisture in their honeycomb cells, creating an ideal breeding ground for mold and mildew. Palm Beach Polysatin shutters solve all of these problems with a solid, non-porous compound that looks and feels like painted wood but contains no organic material that absorbs moisture. For windows directly above a kitchen sink or next to a shower, Polysatin is the only shutter material Discount Best Blinds and Shutters recommends.

Palm Beach shutters use Hunter Douglas’s proprietary Polysatin compound, a UV-stabilized polymer that contains no wood fibers, eliminating the moisture absorption, swelling, and warping that plague real wood shutters in humid environments. The compound is injection-molded into solid louvers and frames that can be installed directly above a kitchen range or next to a shower without any risk of moisture damage. Real wood shutters absorb 8% to 12% moisture by weight in high-humidity conditions, while the Polysatin compound achieves 0% moisture absorption because it contains no organic fibers that attract or retain water molecules.

Palm Beach Polysatin shutters and faux wood blinds wipe clean in seconds with a damp cloth and mild detergent. Their smooth, non-porous surfaces repel grease, dust, and cooking residue without absorbing stains or odors. Kitchen windows near the stove accumulate grease splatter and airborne cooking particles that embed in porous materials, but faux wood blinds and Polysatin shutters resist these issues because their surfaces are sealed and non-absorbent. Louver-style shutters offer an additional advantage: they open fully to expose both sides of each blade for thorough cleaning, making them the easiest window treatment to maintain in any high-use room.