Real Wood or Faux Wood for Blinds

If you can't decide whether to go with real wood blinds, or faux or composite wood blinds, there are a few things to consider that may help you reach the right conclusion on this.

For starters, real wooden blinds are often quite a bit more expensive than their faux wood counterparts. Now, you can't make that a hard and fast statement, as obviously there is a huge range of prices asked for blinds and curtains, and it not only depends on the type of material they're made out of, but also the designer, how popular the brand is, what the accessories are etc. . But in a lot of cases you will be able to find a faux blind that looks very similar to a wood blind yet it costs a lot less.

Another thing to consider is that faux wood often holds up a lot better in damp or humid environments, such as in kitchens and in bathrooms. That is because they're often coated with PVC or a type of water resistant coating that makes it impossible for the water and dampness to get in and damage and warp the blind.

They do tend to fade more than real wood blinds though, again because of their plastic outer covering. And they are also quite a bit heavier than real wood blinds, so you wouldn't necessarily want to hang them on a wide long window unless you don't have any plans for pulling them all the way up to the top of the window.