Buying Wooden Blinds? - View Our Quick Industry Insider's Guide

Wooden Venetian Blinds are a great choice of blind due to their natural look and feel, seamlessly blending into any room in the home. With the increasing popularity of wooden floors and laminate floors, Wooden Venetian Blinds complement this choice very well. When buying Wooden Venetian Blinds there are several options available to the consumer from a choice colors, slat widths, control options and such finer details as the kind of wood the blind is manufactured from.

Use this simple guide below to get to know about wooden blinds before committing to your purchase.

• Wooden Venetian Blinds are generally available two or three slat widths; 25mm, 35mm and 50mm. The 50mm slat is often used in larger windows whilst the narrower 25mm is usually more suited to a smaller window, however this can differ from home to home. But as a general rule the wider the window - the wider slat width is the one to choose.

• With so many different colors available within the wood range it can be difficult to choose the right shade to suit your needs. The only way to do this is to order a free sample from your online retailer and check the color against your furnishings and flooring. But please remember as with all natural products slight shade variations will occur and this is unpreventable.

• When buying any new made to measure blind it is important to consider what side you would like the blind control to be positioned on. When selecting the side it is important to be aware of any obstructions within the home which may prevent you from operating the blind from the required side.

• The majority of wooden venetian blinds are manufactured from Basswood which is a soft, light colored wood from a lime tree and then dyed to a selected color. However with this ever expanded market within blinds, it is now possible to buy premium quality Wood Blinds manufactured from different kinds of wood including Ash, Walnut and Cherry.

When purchasing wooden blinds it is important that they are manufactured from wood sourced from a FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) recognized source.