| Timber blinds provide the perfect opportunity to | | | | blinds will keep your home cool in the summer and |
| bring a natural look to any room in your home. A | | | | warmer in the winter. Timber blinds also help to |
| modern way to "go green," choosing timber blinds | | | | block outside disturbances and noise as wood |
| as your window covering can transform any | | | | helps to insulate the windows of your home. The |
| room with a feeling of warmth and sophistication. | | | | warmth and screened light that timber blinds |
| There are many benefits that can be gained | | | | provides is hard to match with any other type of |
| through the use of timber blinds, and they are | | | | blind, and radiates an air of comfort and elegance. |
| available in a wide variety of colours, woods, and | | | | Unlike vinyl and metal blinds that can bend and |
| styles to meet the needs of any homeowner. A | | | | become damaged easily timber blinds are very |
| look at the benefits and style that timber blinds | | | | durable and can last you many years if cared for |
| offer, makes it clear why they are the natural | | | | properly. Fabric blinds can often become faded |
| option for any home. | | | | and stained after years of use, but timber blinds |
| Materials and Colours | | | | that are made with a protective coating keep |
| Obviously timber blinds are made of wood, | | | | their shine and colour while remaining fully |
| however you do still have a choice in the | | | | functional. |
| materials that make up your timber blinds. | | | | Care and Maintenance |
| Available in many different types of wood, timber | | | | Timber blinds do not require an enormous amount |
| blinds still allow consumers to have some say in | | | | of care and maintenance, but they do require |
| choosing what is best for their home. The most | | | | some attention to keep them looking their best, |
| common type of wood used to make timber | | | | and to ensure that they remain functional. If |
| blinds is cedar, however basswood, bamboo, and | | | | timber blinds are not open and closed often and |
| others can be found as well. Each type of wood | | | | remain in the same position for an extended |
| has its benefits and creates a unique look, so | | | | period of time, it is important to open and close |
| determining which kinds of wood would work best | | | | them every so often to keep them from |
| for you is important when choosing timber blinds. | | | | becoming stiff or stuck. |
| Just like the various types of wood, timber blinds | | | | Every so often timber blinds will need to be |
| come in a variety of shades as well. From light | | | | dusted. Since they are made of wood, they will |
| coloured wood, to dark cherry stained and natural | | | | collect dust, but a simple swipe with a duster or |
| wood, timber blinds can be purchased at a retail | | | | rag will clear the debris away quickly. Depending |
| location or custom made to match your home. | | | | on what type of wood or stain was used to |
| Timber blinds make excellent window treatments | | | | make your timber blinds, special care of the wood |
| by themselves, so choosing a colour that will | | | | may periodically be required, such as oiling or |
| accent your home is essential. If you plan to place | | | | cleaning. Checking with the manufacturer of your |
| curtains or draperies over your timber blinds, it is | | | | timber blinds will help you to learn how to properly |
| best to find a shade of timber blind that will work | | | | care for them. |
| best for you. | | | | Timber blinds are the natural option when it |
| Benefits and Styles | | | | comes to window coverings, and provide your |
| Most timber blinds come in a venetian style, | | | | home with natural benefits and warmth as well. |
| although they are occasionally seen in other styles | | | | From keeping out noise, to insulating your home |
| of blinds such as roller and vertical. Venetian | | | | and saving you money, the benefits and beauty |
| timber blinds provide for full coverage of your | | | | that timber blinds provide is almost unmatched. |
| window however, and also offer an ease of use | | | | Available in a wide variety of woods and colours, |
| not seen in many other styles of timber blinds. | | | | timber blinds can be made to match the interior |
| There are many natural benefits of using timber | | | | of any home for a natural and elegant look. |
| blinds. Since wood is a natural insulator, timber | | | | |