This Man Came Across So Many Ridiculous Window Shutters And Couldn't Resist Sharing Them

Marry Anna
Aug 19, 2021
Aug 19, 2021

Window shutters are often constructed for some purposes such as light control, protection from outside elements, or privacy. Besides, some people just want window shutters as a way of decoration. But they seemingly do not know that getting the wrong size and installation positions can result in hilarious failures.
Scott Sidler, a preservation contractor, saw so many mismatched windows and terrible shutter locations that he started to take photos of them to share on his Instagram account. His series of ridiculous window shutter fails helped people know more about what an actual window and shutters should look like, and also brought them peals of laughter. Check out some of the best examples in the list below.

This Man Came Across So Many Ridiculous Window Shutters And Couldn't Resist Sharing Them

#1. "I have to give a little credit on this one for the incredible work this shutter installer did to cut this shutter so perfectly around the roofline and gutter. Well done! F+"

#2. "This one is such a nice house that I might forgive the atrocity that is these shutters… ummm… nope I can’t do it."

#3. "That pesky roof got in the way of what would have been a beautiful shutter detail I’m sure. Yep, that’s what happened!"

#4. "I think we all know what’s hiding beneath those shutters, don’t we?"

#5. "Whatever the question was in this scenario, the answer should have been “No!”

#6. "Always wash shutters on cold and tumble dry low to avoid shrinkage. Common mistake!"

#7. "My lawn is perfect. My roof is perfect. What could I do to make my windows perfect too? Hmmmmm… I’ve got it!"

#8. "I actually like the house, they’re just not the right shutters."

#9. "My caption bucket is empty on this one... I’m gonna need your help to caption it for me!"

#10. "I acknowledge that octagon windows are hard to shutter, but are they this hard?"

#11. "Imagine you took a dozen windows and shutters tossed them in a blender and then poured them out on a building."

#12. "Sideburns or shutters?? If they look like this I’m not a fan of either."

#13. "Back again for one week only the Under-Shutter is making a big statement this week! And don’t miss the double coverage down below on that first story window!"

#14. "Easter Sunday and all of our sins are forgiven...we’ll mostly. Happy Easter! May the bunny bring you all proper shutters!"

#15. "The Anti-Symmetry! For my OCD friends please enjoy."

#16. "Rarely do we find such a stunning example of the transom-ware like this. Apparently this transom is so important that it must be double shuttered. Save the transom, save the world!"

#17. "Gotta protect those bay windows!"

#18. "Sure technically it’s a fail because who are they kidding, but if they hadn’t tried to save some money and skipped the other half of the pair then these would be perfectly sized, shutters properly placed! You guys were sooooooooooo close, but alas...fail."

#19. "Ding dong! Who’s there? Someone who can’t close their shutters."

#20. "In case of inclement weather you want to make sure you have shutters to protect your precious window AC."