A Good Look at Wooden Venetian Blinds

While it is a fact that wooden venetian blinds do tend to be the most expensive. There are in fact affordably priced blinds of this type available but at the same time you will have to make some compromises on quality. Even so, just as with every type of material that window coverings are made from, wooden blinds do have their pros and cons.


Wood Venetian Blinds and Eye Appeal!

Eye appeal is the one major strong selling point of wood, no matter what it is in your home that's made from it. Also, just as with anything else thats made from wood that you use to decorate your home, wood can be painted. This is not to say that painting wood Venetian blinds is at all practical, because its not. In fact, a job of this type would be quite difficult.


They are Durable and Resistant To Crackling and Denting

Also wood blinds tend to lend a more contemporary look and feel to a room. They also come in styles that simply aren't available in blinds made form other materials such as aluminum or PVC. Also unlike blinds made form these materials, wood is far more durable and resistant to crinkling or denting.


Something Else To Think About

The most beautiful wooden Venetian blinds are operated by a lever system that involves a slat the runs vertically along each side of the blinds. However; the one short side of this type of mechanism is that the blinds can't be raised or lowered in the same fashion as blinds that are operated by a pull cord. To expose the full window with wood blinds that don't have a cord, they must be swung open.

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How to Fit Wooden Venetian Blinds

Wooden blinds make a great addition to any room and are very popular at the minute. They offer great warmth that you don't get with most fabrics because they are a natural product.

Putting them up on the other hand can be a nightmare if you haven't hung blinds before. In actual fact, it isn't so hard, but I know how I felt the first time I fitted a blind.

The very first thing to do is clear the window of any objects - you don't want to break anything! Then hold the wooden venetian up to the window. This is to make sure it fits! I have spent time putting up brackets only to find the blind wouldn't fit - what a waste of time.

Then make sure the fixing position is sound - you should really have done this when you measured so I'll assume your wall / window frame is solid enough to take the weight of the blind.

Next, mark where you are going to fit the brackets, making sure they are level. Drilling the holes will really depend on what you are drilling into, but if you have tiles then I recommend you buy a special tile cutter drill bit. Also make sure the rawl plug goes all the way behind the tile. This is should stop the tile cracking as you tighten the screw.

Screw the brackets up and make sure they are sturdy. Brackets for wooden blinds are usually a box type of affair with a door that closes and secures the blind into position when you snap it shut.

Your wood blind should come with a valance or pelmet to hide the head rail and you may have been supplied with clips or Velcro to attach this. The clips are better (ever had a piece of wood fall on your head?) and often need to be fitted to the rail before you hang the blind.

The headrail should simply fit into the brackets at each end, and then snap the doors shut. Do this before you test the blind to make sure it doesn't fall out. The wooden valance will clip or stick into place depending on what you have been supplied with - and that's it!

Test the blind to make sure it works, and then enjoy for years to come.

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