Wood & Faux Wood Blinds In Decatur
Wood & Faux Wood Blinds in Decatur, IL
Decatur, IL has 71 official neighborhoods, from the 1850s streets of the Near West side to the West End bungalows and everything built since, and wood blinds and faux wood blinds look right in all of them. Our Solar Shield Blinds Wood & Faux Wood Blinds tilt out the direct sunlight and keep your view, in a stained or painted finish that matches the trim already in your home.
Where It Fits In Decatur
Where Wood & Faux Wood Blinds Fit In Decatur
A shade is either up or down, and a blind can also be tilted, so you decide which way the light goes and how much of the view you keep.
- Stained Woodwork In Older HomesReal wood takes a stain, so against the stained trim in an older Decatur home it can be matched until the blind looks built in.
- Kitchens, Bathrooms And Laundry RoomsFaux wood belongs anywhere there is steam or a splash. The slats are an engineered polymer that won't crack, chip or fade, and a damp cloth cleans them.
- Front WindowsFrom outside, blinds give the front of the home a clean look and real curb appeal. Routeless slats have no route holes, so more light stays out when they are tilted closed.
- Kids' Rooms And PlayroomsCordless and Cordless Lift and Lock blinds have no accessible cord anywhere, so they are a safe choice where kids and pets spend their day.
Wood Or Faux Wood
Picking the right material and slat for each window
The first thing we look at is water. Steam, humidity or the chance of a splash means faux wood, in bathrooms, laundry rooms, and anything over a sink. In the rest of the house we look at your trim and the size of the window, and next to white painted trim, a painted faux wood gives you the same look for less.
Faux wood is denser than real wood, so a wide faux wood blind gets heavy and can bow over time. Past roughly six feet we recommend real wood, which weighs less, or we split the opening into two blinds so each one stays easy to lift. Most windows take a two inch slat, while a two and a half inch slat suits a tall window and a one inch slat fits a small opening.
Top it off with our standard decorative valance, a flat contemporary valance, or a wood cornice for a built in look. No product we install costs less up front than Wood & Faux Wood Blinds, and they are still made to measure and covered by our Carefree Guarantee. Your Design Specialist brings both materials to your Decatur home, holds them against your trim in your own light, and measures every opening for an exact quote on the spot.
What Comes As Standard
- Tilting slatsDaytime privacy with the view kept
- Faux woodFor bathrooms, kitchens and steam
- Real woodLighter, and takes stain properly
- CordlessLift and wand tilt as standard
- Carefree GuaranteeA lifetime product warranty that transfers if you sell, plus our five year service guarantee
- Free Temporary ShadesOn every window you order for, installed while your custom order is made
Our Process
Planned, measured, and installed by our team in Decatur
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Decatur home or office. We'll listen to what you're wanting to accomplish with your windows, take a good look at every opening, and explain the options that will actually work for them.
- On the spot quoteWe take the time to make sure you know exactly what you're getting, and you'll have a complete and exact quote before we leave, so there are no surprises on install day.
- Installed by our teamEverything we install is custom built to the exact measurements of your windows, and when ready, professionally installed by our full time installers. Most projects are installed in less than a day.
Operating Systems
Four ways to operate Wood & Faux Wood Blinds in Decatur
Your Design Specialist brings every one of these to the consultation so you can try them at your own window.
Cordless lift
Raise and lower by hand with no cord on the blind.
Wand tilt
A wand controls slat angle. The standard tilt control.
Cordless lift and lock
Holds position anywhere without a cord lock.
Bliss automation
Motorized tilt and lift, scheduled or on demand.
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Straight Answers
Wood & Faux Wood Blinds questions from Decatur homeowners
In most rooms, yes. Faux wood slats resist warping and bowing and keep their finish longer. Real wood is the right call on a very wide or tall window, where its lighter weight makes lifting easier, and when we need to match stained wood.
Yes. Real wood takes a stain, so we can match the woods already in your home until the blind looks built in. We bring the samples to your free in-home consultation so you can see them against your trim.
Yes, on a French door. A bracket at the bottom holds the blind against the door so it stays put when you open and close it, and we check the handle and trim clearance on site.
It blocks most of the light with the slats closed, and routeless slats block even more. For a room that needs to be fully dark, we will recommend a shade, or a drapery layered over the blind.
Yes. Motorized Wood & Faux Wood Blinds can be run by remote, from your phone, by wall switch, or by voice. You can also choose a wand tilt to open and close the slats with a simple twist.
Yes. Faux wood is an engineered polymer, so the steam from a shower won't crack, chip or fade it, and it wipes clean. That's why bathrooms, laundry rooms and anything over a sink get faux wood from us every time.
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Wood & Faux Wood Blinds around Decatur
We serve all of Decatur, IL, including the West End, the Decatur Historic District, Johns Hill, Southmoreland and Nelson Park. ZIP codes 62521, 62522, 62523, 62526.
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