Are Wooden Blinds Right For Your Decor?

Wooden blinds are just one of those classical styles. While many other styles and fashions of furniture and decor go in and out of style, there is just something classy about a nice set of wooden blinds that matches the room decor, that makes it one of those 'always in style' home decorations. As long as the blinds are not exposed to too much sunlight, or an environment that is too wet or humid, they should last a long time.

The first question would be whether wooden blinds would be best suited to your home decor needs. While there is not much question that they are beautiful and classy, if they don't go well with your existing room decor, then that would defeat the point of having them in the first place. You should also consider your environment; if you live in a wet and humid place, you might want to rethink the wooden blinds - this kind of weather will ruin them in nothing flat, making them pretty ugly pretty quickly.

After you have decided that you want wooden blinds, and that they go well with both your environment and your room decor, the next question is what kind of blinds to get - there are a large, large variety of blinds to choose from - wooden venetian blinds, wooden plantation shutters, wooden mini blinds, wooden vertical blinds, wooden roller blinds, and even bamboo roman blinds, although whether this last item can truly be classified as 'wooden blinds' is a bit up for discussion.

As far as what style of blinds goes with your room decor; that would be up to your taste and personal preference. One key point that deserves mentioning is that if you have wooden furniture in your room, always, always make sure that the color of blinds you choose matches with the existing furniture (unless you are planning on buying all new furniture to match your new blinds). Beautiful wooden blinds of one color do not go well or look nice with beautiful wooden furniture (or wooden walls or floor) of a different shade or stain. Of course, you could always paint the wooden blinds, but there is a case to be made that the natural look of the wood, whether it's a lighter brown or darker brown, is a lot classier than sticking paint on it. Many companies will simply dry the wood over a kiln and then give it a nice stain. You just want to make sure, if you do custom order your blinds, that the stain given to them is exactly what you want. If it's not, or if there are any other problems with your blinds, you are stuck with them - many online companies, in particular, are pretty clear about not accepting refunds.

Of course, you can always buy your blinds in a store or shop, the advantage of this being that you can likely return them if they are the wrong size or stain (It goes without saying that you should always check if this is the case before you buy them). And if they are the wrong stain, you could repaint them or have them covered with a different coat of stain. On another note, for after you have the blinds, a good idea is to get a can of paint, or stain, that is exactly the same color as your blinds. Then, if the paint peels, or if your stained wood blind gets chipped, you can cover it quickly and easily.