The owner of the downtown loft frequently hosted guests who wanted to sleep late after a long night of exploring the Crescent City’s diverse nightlife. He requested that the shutters be designed to block out daylight when needed, be easy to operate, and have a modern look to match the design of his condo.

CCM’s design met all of the owner’s criteria, including having a hidden operator mechanism that allowed the shutters to open and close in unison without having a prominent operating rod that is common to most operable louver shutters. And the shutter design had concealed pivot hinges to maintain the clean, modern look that the owner desired.

The shutters were fabricated and installed in less than 3 weeks to have them available for a party the customer was throwing.

The photos below document the three primary steps that transforms heart pine beams into flooring boards and then into beautiful New Orleans floors.

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The heart pine beams prior to shipment down to New Orleans

100+ yr old beams milled into flooring

...and finally installed

Newly built shutter in our New Orleans mill shop

Besides enhancing the architectural appeal of any home or business, interior and exterior shutters add privacy and protection. We make custom shutters to fit any door or window.

Our mortise and tenon joints plus slats with round tenons that are cut from solid louver stock follow traditional New Orleans construction methods. No gluing of plastic dowels into louvers on any of our shutters.

Because of the damages caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana homeowners can apply for grant funds of up to $7,500 to make even small-scale improvements that will protect their homes from loss in future storms. That includes installing storm shutters.

From mill shop to New Orleans windows

Light through louvers in New Orleans shutters

New Orleans kitchen cabinets in color

Another look in kitchen cabinets

Clean and bright, kitchen cabinets in white

Whether the new windows you want are round or rectangular, long or short, standard or odd sized, Central City Millworks has the expertise and equipment to fit your window needs.

Make a wish, and you can have any window you want: double sash, triple sash, or even entire walls of windows (in fact, that’s our specialty).

Due to sagging and shifting, few buildings of any age have square and plumb lines, and the key to having good doors, both interior and exterior, is often to have custom doors built to fit.

But besides the utility of a solidly constructed door that opens and closes well, doors can provide lasting impressions of beauty for guests visiting your home as they transition in, out, and throughout it.