A design consultant visits your home with samples, walks you through style and finish options, and takes precise measurements.
Each piece is handcrafted in our California workshop using whole basswood, premium glass, and architectural finishes.
Our installation team ensures a perfect fit and smooth operation from day one. With our limited lifetime warranty, your shutters and doors perform beautifully for decades.
Elizabeth Shutters & Closet Doors is a family-owned manufacturer building custom interior shutters and closet doors from whole basswood in Colton, California since 1981. Every shutter is built to the exact window opening, finished in our workshop, and installed by our own employees, never subcontractors. We serve all of Southern California, Northern California, and Nevada with free in-home design consultations and a lifetime warranty.
Shutters and closet doors should last decades, not seasons. Every Elizabeth piece is measured at your home, built in our Colton workshop from whole basswood, and finished for the specific conditions it will live in, coastal humidity or inland sun. The product is engineered to hold its tolerances long after mass-produced alternatives have warped, stuck, or been replaced.
You feel the difference in daily use. Panels that close without light gaps. Closet doors that glide on ball-bearing hardware instead of grinding on worn rollers. Installations that read as part of the architecture because they were built for that exact opening and nothing else.
Measured here. Built here. Standing behind it since 1981.
Elizabeth Shutters and closet doors are built entirely in California, measured to your actual openings, and finished by hand in our Colton workshop. The construction standard is closer to cabinetry than to window coverings, which is why the product outlasts what big-box and import channels sell. The difference starts with the material.
What is whole basswood? Whole basswood is a single continuous piece of wood with no joints. Most shutters marketed as “solid basswood” are finger-jointed, meaning small pieces glued together, which shows through stain and weakens over time. Elizabeth Shutters builds exclusively with whole basswood, which is why our shutters can be stained, adjusted, and repaired for the life of the home.
Every shutter and closet door is measured at your home and built in our Colton, California workshop, not imported and trimmed to fit.
Family-owned since 1981, serving Southern California, Northern California, and Nevada from the same Colton workshop for 45 years.
Every finish we apply is lead-free and formaldehyde-free, a standard that matters in rooms where your family sleeps.
Any paint or stain color, four louver sizes, and custom shapes for arches and angled windows, all built to match your home's architecture rather than a catalog.
Whole basswood panels on ball-bearing hardware, installed by our own employees and backed by a limited lifetime warranty.
From the San Diego coast to the Lake Tahoe foothills, Elizabeth Shutters has measured, built, and installed in every major California and Nevada market since 1981. Below is where our work lives, and why we know your region's demands before we walk through your door.
Years in CaliforniaFounded in 1981 and manufacturing continuously from our Colton facility.
Client LocationsCustomer homes across California and Nevada, from coast to desert.
In-House InstallationOur own employees install every project. We never subcontract.
WarrantyBacked by the same company that built and installed the product.
Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Inland Empire, Riverside, San Bernardino, Palm Springs, Pasadena, Long Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, La Jolla, Coronado. Coastal humidity and inland heat handled by whole basswood and corrosion-resistant hardware. Where we manufacture from our Colton facility.
View SoCal AreasSan Francisco, Marin, Peninsula, Palo Alto, Atherton, Hillsborough, San Jose, Silicon Valley, Sacramento, East Bay, Berkeley, Oakland, Monterey, Carmel, Napa, Sonoma. Older housing stock and non-standard framing met with custom fabrication to the actual measured opening.
View NorCal AreasLas Vegas, Henderson, Summerlin, Reno, Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, Carson City, Sparks, Spanish Springs, Boulder City. Desert UV and altitude swings managed with kiln-dried whole basswood and finishes engineered for sustained sun exposure.
View Nevada AreasIf you're in California or Nevada, we likely cover your zip code. Schedule a free in-home consultation and we'll confirm service to your address before measuring.
Schedule Free Consultation 1-800-748-8377Elizabeth Shutters has built every shutter from whole basswood since 1981. Not finger-jointed, not composite, not imported. Each panel is measured to the actual opening, finished in our Colton workshop, and installed by our own employees. That level of accountability is something mass-produced shutters and doors cannot offer, and it is why homeowners across California and Nevada keep trusting us with their homes.
Our custom closet doors are built to the same standard. Sliding bypass, bifold, hinged, and louvered configurations, all fabricated in the same workshop, on premium ball-bearing hardware, to the exact dimensions of your opening. The company that measures your home is the company that builds the product and stands behind it for the life of the installation.
Basswood is a renewable, fast-growing hardwood, and a shutter built from it lasts decades instead of cycling through a landfill the way synthetic products do. Our finishes are lead-free and formaldehyde-free, and everything is manufactured in Colton. The most environmentally responsible product is the one you never have to replace.
Every shutter is whole basswood finished in premium acrylic, with hardware specified to outlast the panels it carries. Closet and interior doors come in bypass, bifold, three-track, and hinged configurations, in solid wood, mirrored panels, or frosted glass, all built to the measured opening.
A design consultant comes to your home with samples, measures every opening, and walks you through louver sizes, finishes, and hardware in your own light. The consultation is free with no obligation, and the quote is built from your actual windows, not a catalog assumption.
Recognized in LA Times, Orange County Register, and San Diego Union-Tribune reader polls. Best of Houzz and Home Advisor.
Whole basswood is the highest-performing material for interior shutters. It is the lightest and strongest wood used in shutter manufacturing, and it holds its shape through coastal humidity and desert heat alike. Elizabeth Shutters builds with 100% whole basswood, never finger-jointed wood, MDF, vinyl, or particleboard, which is why the panels stay straight and the tolerances stay tight for decades.
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Yes. Plantation shutters remain one of the most requested window treatments in California homes because they function as architecture rather than decoration, and they outlast blinds and shades by decades. Current design direction favors wider louvers, minimal rails, and hidden tilt systems, which suit the open floor plans and larger windows of modern California construction.
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Sliding and bifold closet doors are the most space-efficient options. Sliding doors maximize floor area because they don’t swing into the room, while bifold doors allow wide access even in tight hallways. Elizabeth Shutters custom-builds both styles to fit exact openings, preventing gaps or sticking.
Most homeowners invest $600–$1,800 per opening, depending on the size, material, number of panels, and hardware. Custom doors cost more than big-box options, but they last significantly longer, open more smoothly, and improve home value—especially in high-end CA and NV neighborhoods.
Most projects complete within 4 to 6 weeks from design approval to installation, with the free in-home consultation as the starting point. We build every product at our Colton, California workshop, so production, quality control, and scheduling all happen under one roof instead of waiting on an import container. Lead times can vary with project scope and seasonal volume.
Yes. Wood shutters act as a natural insulating layer at the window, slowing heat transfer on hot days and holding indoor comfort more steadily than blinds or shades. The effect is most noticeable in high sun-load regions like Orange County, the Inland Empire, and Las Vegas, where a closed shutter meaningfully reduces the heat a west-facing window pushes into a room.
Absolutely. Every shutter and closet door is built to order, including frame style, panel layout, louvers, stains, paints, mirrored or frosted glass inserts, and premium hardware options. Our designers help match your project to your home’s architecture and interior style.
Shutters and closet doors are among the few window and closet upgrades that convey with the home and read as permanent architecture rather than decor. Buyers and agents treat quality millwork as a move-in ready signal, and real wood built-ins typically show better in listings than dated blinds or builder-grade sliders. The durability matters too: a whole basswood shutter installed today is still a selling point decades from now.
Yes. We offer 12-Month Same-As-Cash financing, allowing homeowners to upgrade now and pay over time with no interest when paid within the promotional period. This is especially helpful for large projects or multi-room renovations.
