Wooden blinds - elegance, long life and a warm beautiful touch

When it’s time to do something about your windows, consider wooden blinds.

Kiln dried basswood is considered the #1 choice for wooden blinds because it's easy to maintain, resists warping, comes sanded, stained or painted, is lighter than Faux wood and offers some UV protection.

Discount wood blinds

Wooden blinds are available from a variety of stores in 1 inch, 2 inch, 2 1/2 inch, 2 5/8 inches, and 3 inch slat sizes. Discount blinds come in a limited range of colors and wood tones and utilize a special multi-coat application as well as a UV sealant for long life.

Discount blinds also come in two types of imported hardwood, ramin - for painted colors, and basswood - for stained colors along with several valance and cornice options.

Discount wood blinds are excellent wooden blinds for areas where you would like to add a touch of light and beauty. Because they are a natural product, you will see variations in color, grain, texture and warpage.

What else should you know?

Because of the weight, wood blinds may have to be designed in two or three panels. Choose a wood blind lifting option that makes it easier to lift the heavier blinds. You can choose from, wood wands, tilt controls, continuous loops and more.

Cloth tapes are available as an option for wood, Faux wood and macro aluminum blinds in lieu of standard braided ladders. These tapes limit the amount of light that is able to shine into your room but they do offer you more privacy.

Make sure that your discount wood blinds conform to C.P.S.C. child safety guidelines.

Colors

Colors include bright white, pure white, almost white, alabaster, golden oak, light oak, maple, pecan and mahogany, chestnut, rose, linen white, white wash, natural, sugar maple, cottage pine, Hunter green, honey pecan, warm cherry, cherry, American walnut, mahogany and ebony.

Manufacturers

There are a number of great manufacturers of discount wood blinds. Graber, Hunter Douglas, Bali, Levalor and Comfortex are only a few of the leading blind makers.

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