Friday, August 12, 2022

Hardware Faces

No, it's not the doll's face that I want to write about in today's Friday Face Off, hosted by Nicole. Look at the bottom of the shutters - do you see these little dark... uhm, things?

These are shutter holders or shutter hardware, designed to keep the shutters open and attached to the wall when not in use, i.e. shut closed in front of the window. Other than American shutters on houses that only have a decorative purpose, these shutters are supposed to be shut when it gets dark so no one can look into your rooms. During hot days they also keep the sun and heat out when closed. You can find them everywhere in Southern European countries and in some parts of Germany, especially the South and Southwest.

But these ones are not just any kind of shutter holders. These are heads with faces. 



They are a wonderful little addition to the lovely shutters that make all these houses a little bit more special. I discovered them in May while we were in Alsace.



15 comments:

Christine said...

Wow on these hardware faces!

ashok said...

Very interesting collection

My name is Erika. said...

Good eye for finding those. They are amazing. Those shutters are great to start with, with the diamond or heart cut out of them. And with that pretty rose vine growing over them. But those hardware faces, wow. I like those a lot. Have a great weekend Carola. hugs-Erika

Valerie-Jael said...

I always love the shutters, they are very common here on older houses, and always have the same head to hold back the shutter. Hugs, Valerie

carol l mckenna said...

Wow! Awesome hardware faces ~ great photography ~ Xo

Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,

A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Elephant's Child said...

Those shutter holders are gorgeous. What a quirky and wonderful addition to the home.

sirkkis said...

What an enchanting window with beautiful shutters and rose vine.
A clever face finding to the Nicole's challenge 👏☺️
Thank you for visiting my site, enjoy the weekend 💚🌺

DVArtist said...

Ohhh I want these shutter holders. I would display them in my house since I have no shutters. LOL The doll is wonderful too. Thank you for joining Friday Face Off.

Gretchen Joanna said...

I love those!

David M. Gascoigne, said...

It is always a good thing when functional devices are made interesting. We need more of this!

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

What a wonderfully decorative and creative series of shutter holders you have shown, Carola. Certainly, I had never seen (or heard) of these before your post.

Jeanie said...

Those are very pretty! What a grand idea!

Latane Barton said...

Now that's an ingenious idea. I love it and to find one with faces. Sharp eye there, girl.

NatureFootstep said...

interesting with the shutterholders. Don´t think I have ever seen any. And nice faces too. :)

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I had intended to visit my FFO friends on Monday, but got violently ill this weekend from the extreme heat, as you probably read.

LOVE the hardware faces you found in Germany. It's unusual to see shutters in my town, so these are impressive.