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What is the best wood shutter for me?
Tradition Meets Innovation
In recent years, the popularity of wood shutters, also called plantation shutters, has skyrocketed. With their traditional elegance and built-in look, they have become a fashionable way to add a classic, custom feel to any room. New, more affordable alternatives and a wider selection of styles have fed this demand. At the highest end of the wood shutter market is Hunter Douglas’s Heritance® hardwood shutters, which are constructed from premium hardwood and use dovetail joinery, a traditional woodworking technique known for its elegance and unmatched strength. These shutters are available only through a Heritance® shutter certified dealer.With my woven wood blinds, should I get a liner or no liner?
Weighing Privacy with Opacity
Woven wood window treatments are made from of exotic fibers, twigs, sticks and bamboos, which are interwoven to form beautiful patterns that have a rustic and sometimes contemporary feel. These blinds are made in any number of patterns to suit different tastes and with varying degrees of opacity, with many giving you a fairly clear view of your outside surroundings.Read more: With my woven wood blinds, should I get a liner or no liner?
What wood blinds slat size is the best for me?
Making the right choice
For wood blinds, the most popular slat size (also referred to as vane size) is 2". This size accommodates most windows and gives a nice, airy view. The 1" slat requires twice as many slats, which obstructs more of your view, and it also has a higher stack (the thickness of the blind when it closed), which blocks light even when the blinds are closed. For those that want an even less obstructed view, you should consider a 2 5/8” or 2 1/2” inch slat. While these require a slightly larger recession in your window, they give you a magnificent, open outside view. Another thing to consider is that larger slat sizes not only allow more light in, they also provide more darkness when closed, because there are fewer slats for light to seep through. This principle holds true for plantation shutters and silhouettes—with larger slats comes better control of light.Should I get real wood blinds or artificial wood?
With the advance of composite woods it is no longer easy to tell the different between real wood and a faux, or composite wood choice for your "wood blinds". Read more to find out the pros and cons of choosing a real wood blind or a composite or faux wood blind.Read more: Should I get real wood blinds or artificial wood?
Are No interest No payment plans good or bad?
One Year or More of Free Financing
We’ve think these plans are great, and our customers agree. They remove the burden of having to make a large upfront payment for your new shades by allowing you to purchase them with no money down and no interest for one year. Additionally, there are no penalties for paying it off early. This is a great option if time is of the essence but find are short, or if you’d like to tackle a large or expensive project all it once. You can outfit your entire new home with blinds, or finally install the plantation shutters you’ve always wanted in your library, while having the time to pay for the work at a pace that’s comfortable for you.More Articles...
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