Blinds
Blinds provide shade for a room. They can also add pizzazz to a room. Blinds come in various colors as well as types.
Wooden window blinds
Wooden window blinds provide a great solution for a window treatment as part of a home improvement project. They offer a relatively inexpensive way of giving a room a real feel of luxury and warmth. They also bring a touch of nature to the inside of the home.
Wooden Venetian blinds are probably the most popular and practical kind of wood blind available at the moment. They are connected by horizontal slats and rotate via a ladder tape to allow sunlight to enter the room.
The slats is a good way of filtering the sunlight. They give as much or little privacy at the window as necessary. They can also be raised or lowered as desired using the lift cord.
Basswood
They are generally made from basswood which is an ideal wood for manufacturing blinds as it is a lightweight yet durable wood. It also lends itself very well to being stained in a number of attractive colors due to its natural grainy texture.
Color and Size matters
These blinds are available in a wide range of colors and sizes. The most common slat widths are 1″ (25 mm), 1.5″ (35 mm) and 2″ (50 mm). Some of the more popular colors include pine, beech, tawny, honey, chestnut, auburn, hazel and white.
When deciding on which size of slat to choose, the obvious thing to bear in mind is that a blind with 1″ wide slats will have twice as many slats as a blind with 2″ slats, and it’s purely a matter of opinion as to which looks better.
Vertical or Horizontal
There is also vertical wooden Venetian blinds. These can be drawn back to give the room full day or sunlight during the summer. They have similar characteristics of the horizontal slats that is they come in a variety of colors and sizes.
The fitting of these blinds is a fairly easy job, particularly for someone with DIY experience. They should come with all the necessary instructions, mountings and matching valance. The tools you will need are a drill, a pencil, a screwdriver, a saw to cut the valance to size and a spirit level.
Cleaning the blinds is again an easy process. The best thing to do is dust them on a regular basis, and then once every couple of weeks give them a wipe over with a damp cloth.
In conclusion wooden Venetian blinds are a great way to enhance the decor of any room and will give an elegant, luxurious look and feel to your home or house for many years to come.