History
The business owner, Kieran Rudden, is a third generation woodworker. Having done his apprenticeship in South Barrington, IL in the painting and wood finishing trade back in the mid eighties, he moved on to custom cabinet finishing and other interior custom wood projects through the years. After doing a sizeable refinishing job of plantation shutters for a residence on Chicago's Gold Coast in 1998, he fell in love with the product and after doing lots of research, concluded that the market for shutters was growing in the Midwest. Transitioning into window coverings was a challenge, but became very rewarding as alliances with interior designers and steady referrals continued to grow the business to where it is today. Bella Shutters has completed over one thousand custom shutter projects to date, and continues to grow by focusing on attention to detail, using the finest materials available, and keeping skilled employees producing great product and service.
Specialties
We specialize in high quality custom made interior plantation shutters for windows and doors in all shapes and sizes. We offer five different louver sizes and numerous panel design options that set us apart from our competition. Ninety percent of our panels are manufactured right in our Lake Barrington, Illinois facility. Certain specialty shape panels such as oval and circular fan-top arches are made by our affiliate in Florida. All panel finishing (paint and stain) is performed in-house and there is never an upcharge for custom color or stain matching. The typical project from initial measure to completed installation is normally around four weeks and we do not use any subcontractors. Coverage area is all of Chicagoland and suburbs, Southeast Wisconsin and the