Hi Diane – thanks for your message. It’s hard to advise without a picture – so please feel free to email this to me at chrissy{at}organisemyhouse.com
It sounds from what you’ve said though, that shutters may work well for the look of your home. Also – with smaller rooms shutters often help as they make the window area(s) feel larger because there’s less clutter from curtains or blinds. I’ll look forward to seeing a picture or two of the space, and then we can go from there…