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Trying to Decide Between Wood and Faux Wood?

By Jerry Stewart

Parkland® Wood Blinds & Everwood® Alternative Wood Blinds

If you’ve been looking at blinds, you know that they are made with a variety of materials, including both genuine and faux wood. But you might be wondering which would work best for your home and needs. At Windows & More serving the Lake Ozark area, our trained consulants will be happy to chat with you about your specific situation and desires—just call! In the meantime, read on to get the general idea about the benefits of each.

Reasons to Choose Genuine Wood

Genuine wood—used in products such as Hunter Douglas Heritance® Hardwood Shutters and Parkland® Wood Blinds—offers unique characteristics that can appeal to people who want a one-of-a-kind look. With the Heritance Handcrafted Series, several different finishing techniques help highlight the unique aspects of the wood, including wormholes, dents, cracks, and knots, helping your finished product look rustic yet elegant. With genuine wood, you can choose from numerous slat sizes and a variety of colors and stains to match your overall look. Their lighter weight (50% lighter than comparable faux wood blinds) makes them easier to maneuver, and they can be designed to fit larger areas. You can use them in specialty shaped windows, and, to enhance your décor, you can choose decorative tapes to add style to your wood blinds. Remember, though, that genuine wood has some drawbacks too, including:

  • It can warp in rooms with high moisture
  • Children and pets can tax its sturdiness
  • It’s more expensive than faux wood

Reasons to Choose Faux Wood

Faux wood—found in products such as EverWood® Alternative Wood Blinds, Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Shutters, and NewStyle® Hybrid Shutters—is durable and affordable. Products made of faux wood tend to be resistant to high moisture and UV rays—they won’t chip, crack, warp, peel, or bow. You can select from numerous colors and stains to coordinate with your décor, and many can products made of faux wood fit in specialty shaped windows. These beauties will look just as good as the real thing, but they cost less; plus, they’re easy to clean—simply wipe with a damp cloth. However, faux wood might not be the right choice for you. For example, it’s heavier than genuine wood, so it might not fit in a larger window. If you’re curious about whether this is the route you should take, be sure to speak with a knowledgeable consultant first.

Find Genuine and Faux Wood Treatments in the Lake Ozark Area

Windows & More proudly serves Lake Ozark, Osage Beach & Camden, Miller & Morgan counties, with a showroom in Osage Beach. Contact us for a window treatment consultation!

Filed Under: Interior Decorating Tagged With: Everwood® Alternative Wood Blinds, Heritance® hardwood shutters, Interior Decorating Tips

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Hunter Douglas Window Coverings – Sheer Window Treatments, Honeycomb Shades, Roman Shades, Wood & Faux Wood Blinds

We carry Hunter Douglas Silhouette® window shadings, Luminette® Privacy Sheers, Pirouette® Window Shadings, Vignette® Modern Roman Shades and more. Our extensive selection offers beauty, function and energy-efficiency in a variety of styles, materials, textures and colors. We also have Hunter Douglas Vignette® Modern Roman Shades, Skyline™ Gliding Window Panels, Designer Screen Shades, Brilliance® pleated shades.

Hunter Douglas Duette® and Applause® honeycomb shades offer options to complement any window. You’ll benefit with energy efficiency too, with our patented honeycomb construction that offers single, double and triple layer options. Duette® Architella offers the ultimate in energy savings.

From wood, faux wood, aluminum and fabric, we offer a wide selection of materials, styles, textures and colors for our horizontal and vertical blinds.

Hunter Douglas Plantation Shutters

Our are available in premium hardwood and poly-satin compounds. The former offers an enduring, custom-crafted, classic style, the latter a beautiful solution for windows exposed to high heat, humidity and other extreme climate conditions. Shop with us for Hunter Douglas Heritance® hardwood shutters, NewStyle® hybrid shutters and Palm Beach™ Polysatin shutters.

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From a basic pinch pleat to a sophisticated top treatment, we can help you design the perfect finishing touch for your Hunter Douglas window coverings. We offer a full range of custom fabric window treatments including traditional draperies, swags, cornices and valances. Available in a variety of shapes and fabrics, top treatments and cornices add shaping and style to windows – and can conceal window treatment hardware too. From the most basic hardware and finishes to ultra-sophisticated, innovative materials and colors, we have the perfect drapery hardware to accent your fabric window treatment and complete your interior look.

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