Wooden Blinds

Wooden blinds are great if you enjoy a simple streamline look but you do not want to go with no window treatments at all for the fear of leaving a room looking cold and unfinished. Wooden blinds are probably the best type of window covering in terms of privacy. Additionally they are easy to clean, and extremely durable.  While roman shades and mini blinds can easily be broken by little curious hands, wooden blinds can simply be rehung. If you have standard windows, wooden blinds are much cheaper to buy at local department store. However, for non standard windows you will have to get custom built wooden blinds which will be more expensive. If it is a look you love, the cost is well worth the benefits. 

Wooden blinds are really the purchase of a life time. There is no need to have them replaced. They do not wear down, or fall apart. They can also be easily stored as your change out old window coverings to something new, and change back when you want wooden blinds again. This type of blind shows a certain amount of grace and class but also self control.  They offer low drama. When left alone the other decorative and structural elements have the ability to become focal points. However, when wooden blinds are coupled with long flowing drapes, they offer beauty and romance that is unmistakable. 

Most wooden blinds are made of two types of wood. The first type of wood is called Ramin. The second type of wood is bass wood. Bass wood has a better grain and is much stronger. It also stains quite well. Both type of wooden blinds have an option of “no hole”. This means when the wooden blinds are turned down the entire room can be blacked out. This works really well in entertainment rooms where the need for total darkness is essentially for watching movies or playing video games. 

Wooden blinds, as well as most window treatments, can be purchased at wholesale prices in home improvement centers across the world.  In addition to this purchase, most of these places usually offer free interior design advice. However, if you perform something more custom, learn how to take window measurements. Then you can simply order exactly what you want online from the comfort and privacy of your own home.