Wooden Blinds - A Great Way to Add Class to Your Room

When selecting something to cover your windows in a new house or apartment, curtains can be an easy option. The problem is that curtains often look tacky and don't suit the rest of the decor. Wooden blinds on the other hand are great way to add a much warmer and classier feel to your room.

Wooden venetian blinds are the type with slats that run horizontally. You can alter the amount of light that is let through by adjusting the tilt of the blinds. The larger the gaps in the blinds, usually the more light that floods in. Alternatively you can hoist the blinds up into a bunch to allow maximum sunlight into the room. Venetian blinds are ideal for windows or single doorways.

If you have a long doorway or set of windows you may want to consider vertical wooden blinds. Vertical wooden blinds can be pulled from side to side to expose a window or French doors. They can even be as a unique method of dividing a large room into small rooms. When covering large spans of window/door consider using two vertical blinds that approach from either end.

Wooden blinds are not typically included in the cheap blinds category unless you are catching them on sale. A cheap alternative are faux wood blinds, faux wood blinds offer many benefits over regular wooden blinds. They are easy to clean due to their great resistance to water, which also makes them good choices for your bathroom or kitchen. They are not scratched or marked as easily as a wooden blind making them excellent for kid's bedrooms or rumpus rooms. On the other hand they are heavier than wooden blinds and they don't come in as large a range of stains and paints. This can make it difficult if you are trying to match the colour to existing furniture.

If you are looking for that roman blinds look in wood no further than bamboo blinds. Roman blinds are the type of blind that fold as you draw them up into a bunch. Bamboo blinds are also great at giving you that Asian culture feel.

No matter what kind of blind you choose it's always important to search for the best price possible and to ensure that the blind will fit your window or door. That's all for now, until next time happy blind hunting!