If you are interested in buying standard interior plantation shutters, you should check out the selection that is available at Lowes. They have a very good selection of reasonably priced, interior plantation shutters that seem to be sized to fit most commonly sized windows.
Small sized shutters, 24″ x 25″ are available for as little as $50 per shutter. This is a vinyl shutter, which is actually great to use in damp areas as it is guaranteed not to warp.
Their range of vinyl shutters are some of the cheapest you can find, yet they are extremely durable and long-lasting, and as long as you take care of them they look good for years.
The largest size of regular shutters they have measure 71″ x 41″, and they are available in a wood grain color or white, again made from hard wearing vinyl.
If you end up buying your shutters from Lowes they also offer to come and do the installation for you, for a price. It is great to see that Lowes still offers standard sized plantation shutters as unfortunately Home Depot plantation shutters are no longer available, unless you order custom sizes–which of course ends up being quite a bit more expensive than the regular sized shutters are.
If you are interested in wood shutters or even faux wood shutters, you may have to shop somewhere other than Lowes for these. It seems that for now at least the only line that Lowes was selling, at least when referenced online, are the vinyl shutters. Mind you, many people are quite happy with vinyl shutters but if you are going for a more authentic wood look in your home, or living areas, you may want to check out places online that specialize in blinds and shutters only. They seem to have a much better selection of shutters, at pretty affordable prices too.
Of course, any shutters that are ordered online will need to be installed by either yourself or the handyman in your family. If you really cannot find anyone related to you that can help you put them up, then you may need to hire someone to do it for you. They are not that difficult to install and providing you have measured your windows correctly they should pop into place fairly easily.
If you order online, not from Lowes or Home Depot, then try to wrangle free shipping from the company. They should be willing to offer this, especially if you are buying a number of shutters from them. In fact, as the whole window treatment industry is so competitive at the moment especially amongst online retailers, most shops that are selling online automatically offer free shipping at least within the State, or whichever country the online store is located in.
The reason that many online stores are able to see shutters at cheaper prices than even Lowes or Home Depot, is that with many stores they have very little overhead thus they are able to really slash their prices. Of course, some online stores also have a factory presence, but even so, if they do not have an actual brick and mortar shop somewhere you will find that their prices are usually very good.