Shutters are the way to go. My sister-in-law replaced her vertical blinds with them a couple of years ago. She was fed up with dusting her blinds.
Prices vary enormously, by more than 100%. Wood is the heaviest and the most expensive but when they are painted who knows. Just about any shape can be sorted. Slats about 50mm are about right and you can have a vertical rod for adjustment. Looks fussy
All shutters are sourced from China and as they are all made to measure you are into Naim delivery times. Often 3/4 months.
One advantage is no need to close bedroom curtains for privacy unless you want to. If you have narrow sills you may need to reposition the curtain track.
Well worth doing and you banish Mrs Bucket! We have 2 x 7 bays and the taking down net curtains, wahing and ironing them and puting them back up is a recipie for domestic strife. And the dust they retain.
If you have double glazing be sure there are no fixings into the frames as the warranty may be compomised.
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