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Faux Wood Blinds for a Quick Summer Project

4/27/2015

Not sure what project to tackle around the house this summer? Do you have a limited budget and time but just need to freshen the place up for now. Consider, a quick summer faux wood project. Just replacing old dusty blinds or getting rid of the outdated vertical blinds will make a real difference.

In fact, prices are so low on the basic white faux wood blind that you could spend just a few hundred dollars to take care of a particular room. Or, for just a small project budget you could do the whole house.

So, here is the thought. Get a free consultation for some bright white faux wood blinds - plan on having them for just a couple years - just to clean the place up - while you save the big money to remodel the kitchen, bathrooms and floors. Then, later when doing the major remodel, budget for the type of designer window treatments that work with your style and taste.

In the meantime, having clean bright windows may inspire you to expedite your remodeling dreams.

We would love to help you with your quick clean-up - summer faux wood project. Also, please check out our online wood and faux wood cost estimator. But here is the thing, we can beat the price on our own calculator for the quick summer faux wood project - so, send us your window sizes (width x height) using this contact form and we will provide you with your Quick Summer Faux Wood Project Quote.

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Trends in Faux and Wood Blinds

4/20/2015

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I have noticed a trend in the wood and faux wood blind product offering that I thought you might find fascinating. Within the last couple years, multifamily housing starts have driven the new home statistics. The single family home seems to be ebbing, as costs and/or location are unacceptable to many younger home buyers. Because of this, high density condos, lofts and apartments are springing up in desirable locations, while larger homes with a long commute are reserved for retirees and those with a many kids.

So how has this housing trend affected the wood and faux wood blind business. Well, we are seeing more of these high density projects rejecting the old vertical blind application in favor of a wood or faux wood blind choice. This is driven by falling prices for wood and faux wood blinds, via decent quality Chinese imports, coupled by a real design trend away from vertical blinds. You would probably be surprised at how many people tell us that the actually HATE vertical blinds. That's right, we hear person after person say they hate vertical blinds. That is not to say that people still don't opt for verticals on their sliders - but only to save money - not because they want them.

This HATRED of vertical blinds has caused a rather significant shift away from the affordable vertical blind and toward the affordable wood and faux wood blind. So, if you are a project manager, architect or designer for a large multifamily housing build - you might consider what the word on the street is regarding vertical blinds vs wood or faux wood blinds. Also, if you are a consumer of this type of housing option, this is something else to consider, as you choose your home - do you want the window covering more and more people HATE? Or do you want the simple, affordable alternative - wood or faux wood blinds?

We are ready and able to help you with your multifamily wood and faux wood blind project. Please contact us for special pricing and a custom quote for your project.

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Faux or Wood Blinds on French Doors

4/13/2015

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Quite often, customers will purchase faux or wood blinds for throughout their entire home. However, there is always a pause when it comes to how to handle the doors. For a sliding door, a different type of window covering is generally advisable. Honestly, people do try and sometimes place a wood blind over a sliding glass door, but it is such a poor application, fraught with difficulty, that we just will not sell the application.

However, french doors are quite another matter. A faux or wood blind is quite appropriate for use on a french door and accomplishes the goal of price control and continuity of look. So what is there to know about your french door wood blind? Well, if you have a lever type handle, the blind will close down behind the handle but will create a need to work the blind around the handle when open. Also, it may be necessary to help the slats around the handle when tilting the blind and/or raising and lower the blind. Finally, it is recommended that the bottom portion of the blind be held down with special hardware - called hold-down brackets. These brackets hold the bottom rail in place as the door is opened and closed. While the center of the blind may slightly sway and/or knock against the window trim - the secured bottom will prevent the wood or faux wood blind from swinging wildly. Of course, if you want to raise the blind, you will first have to unclip the bottom rail from the hold-down brackets.

We would love to help you with you wood or faux wood blind project. Also, please check out our online wood and faux wood blind cost calculator for a rough idea of what your project might cost.

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Cut-outs for Your Wood or Faux Wood Blinds

4/6/2015

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So, what is a cut-out? Well, a cut-out is a custom notch in your wood or faux wood blind that allows the blind to fit around some obstruction in a window. We generally encounter the need for a cut-out in windows that have some sort of wrap-around tile, in some section of the inside portion of the window frame.

If you were to choose a non-custom wood or faux wood blind, then you would either have to make the entire blind narrow enough to fit inside the tile wrap - or else - stop the blind on the top of the tile. If you can visualize this - you would correctly be imaging rather large - and unsightly gaps - on either the sides or bottom of your window.

However, there is an option. With custom made wood or faux wood blinds, you can have them made with a pre-positioned notch that allows the blind to operate around the obstruction while keeping a uniform and beautiful look.

We would love to help you with you wood or faux wood blind project. We have done lots of windows with tile cut-outs. Also, check out our online wood and faux wood blind cost estimator designed to help you budget for your project.

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Faux Wood Blinds for a Quick Summer Project

Trends in Faux and Wood Blinds

Faux or Wood Blinds on French Doors

Cut-outs for Your Wood or Faux Wood Blinds

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