• All things French

    The Shutter

    For anyone who has visited, travelled around or lived in France (and many other European countries), you will know that most houses have shutters. In France they are called ‘les volets’. For me they are a beautiful addition to any house and come in all shapes and sizes, colours and ages, some wooden, some metal, solid and louvered, some pristine, others weathered with many a tale to tell. You may have passed through towns and villages wondering if anyone lived there, as often, depending on the time of day and the season, houses can be shuttered up completely, with no visible signs of life. In many cases this utterly belies…