Wooden Blinds

People with natural fervor find it endearing to have wooden blinds now days. With wood furniture less and less available, one finds it more luring everyday. They are reigning supreme as the vinyls with wood finishes have gained market.  People chose faux wood with a pretension of wood, naturally. When polyester and other synthetic materials were not in use, and the metals were in primary stages of use,   wooden blinds were used for centuries. These are treated as the originals window blinds for centuries. They have esthetic values and functionality combined together.  Wooden blinds are easy to use and the inner temperature of the room keeps contained in it during winter while it keeps the interior clean because it does not conduct heat easily. By the time it conducts heat, it is evening and it again has to shed the temperature become cool by morning.

Wooden blinds are obviously very expensive. But the popularity of the material has not diminished. There are several look-alike and feel-alike materials trying to be in competition in the market. Some have come to stay, in fact most of them are, but in terms of beauty, durability and functionality they still reign supreme.

The most popular of the wooden blinds are Ramin and basswood. Basswood, hailing from America, is a fine quality wood which obviously is the most expensive wood Ramin from Indochina is a combination of various types of hardwoods and are durable and are a little in the affordable range. Both these types come in various finishes with light tones, natural colored wood finish to deep wooden finsihes.  The color that attracts attention is mahogany. The most popular of wooden blinds are venetian blinds, because of their traditionality as well as its catering to modern functionality.

A wooden blind fitting requires a professional hand. These blinds should be treated for fire, and a fire retardant should be required to check and double ensure its fire resistant quality. One knows that wood products are fire prone.

Wooden blinds are not for areas like the bathroom and the kitchen where the humidity is high as it can discolor the blind at first and do the cracking next, and then the breakage occurs. The wood gets warped. Wooden blinds are often offered with some warping measures, but again, one should fit the blinds according to its surroundings.  Naturally, these are not suitable for bathrooms and kitchen.

When durability is needed, wood blinds are the best where the temperature is stable and the humidity is kept at bay. Like the living room and bedroom, also because their natural appeal makes the room look more elegant.  For kitchen, bathroom and such places, one can use other types of blinds.

You need to take great care when maintaining wood blinds. These blinds cannot be washed with water, like most other blinds. Wood blinds should be regularly dusted with a clean soft dust cloth or a vacuum cleaner brush attachment. Once in a few years, you can polish these blinds with the proper wood polish. Such polish is available in different shades to help you match the wood color with the interiors of your house.

Wooden blinds can make a room timeless and spontaneous decor. One can opt for other creative hangs that suits the room the best and hence these blinds are the favorite with the masses.

Wooden blinds satisfy a wide range of sophisticated choice because of the variety available in finishes of golden oak, warm cherry, and cottage pine. When you wide room feels sporadic, the blinds can  make it systematic with their dark shades of  mahogany and pecan.  The narrow look gives an illusion of space with white and beige. The wooden blinds are marked with some natural looking stain. Other finishes include paints conveying rustic  look  or are sandblasted. Mind you that it does not stand alone in a room, but adds to the hues of other furniture as well like the wooden floors and walls.

Your room feels the effect with the slat size of the blinds. 2 inch id ideal. But when they are wider, it gives wider view when the blind is open.  So it depends upon one’s choice according to the amount of light one would prefer and the quality of outdoor view. For a scenic view some would prefer the bolder effect with 2 5/8 inch or 3 inch slats.   When one chooses the smaller slats of one inch, it should be more for a small window rather than a big one,  which are normally meant for some  air rather than any view.

Wooden blinds are  cleaned with a piece of  damp cloth, dusting mitt or feather-duster. These makes the  space very cozy to use.  No drastic changes are necessary  in giving the room a warm look. These blinds can be found out in discount prices, and their insulating quality saves a lot for you. Some manufacturers such as Hunter Douglas, Graber and Levolor are the most recognized names providing quality and price and numerous varieties.