Are Woven Wood Blinds For You
Woven Wood Blinds Woven Wood Blinds also known, as Woven Woods is the name used for natural material blinds and shades. Included in the woven wood blinds are bamboo shades and matchstick shades. Woven Wood Blinds are made with natural fibers that are woven together into different styles and patterns. They are available in various handmade weaves and patterns, that fold, or hobbled fold like roman shades. Since they have a tendency for porosity because of the nature of weaving natural fibers together, a liner can be added to the blind. This increases light control and privacy. There are matching wooden valances and decorative edge bindings as well. Other customized options for woven wood blinds include top down/bottom up styles, continuous cord loop and motorization. Because of the natural look of the woven wood blinds they fit nicely with different styles of décor. You can choose from tight privacy weaves to a more open weave. Wood bark, bamboo, reeds and grass fibers are woven together to give you a woven wood blind. They give you a feeling of nature in your indoor environment. For the most part woven wood blinds raise and lower like roman style shades. As with fabric shades when they raise and lower they can fold flat or hobbled style depending on the look you want. The privacy fabrics that line woven wood blinds can provide light filtering to total black out features. These liners are affixed to the woven wood shades. As the liners hang in the back of the woven wood shades, the light comes through in the color of the fabric. Black fabric has almost no light penetration. As with all liners there is a cord cleat to lock them in place. Micro Pleat liners are mounted behind the woven wood shades. With Micro pleat liners you can select the light filtering option to diffuse the light and increase privacy or the room darkening option. The room darkening option keeps out 98 percent of incoming light. These liners are held in place with a cord cleat only. Fabrics used in all of the liners are fade resistant and help protect your furniture and carpets from harmful UV rays. With Custom made woven wood blinds you can add a 6-inch decorative hem on the bottom. You can choose from an over-lay hem or attached to the bottom hem. Styles include scalloped, wave, half moon, seagull, broken scallop, Dentil and Horizon Styles. Various trims include, gimp, loop and Brush. The decorative tapes come in various materials, textures and colors including a type or brocade. Natural shades may be chemically treated to reduce the possibility of shrinkage, warping and stretching, which are natural characteristics of natural materials. You can choose from manual operated or remote operated woven wood shades. You can use a pull cord or wand with a continuous cord loop and clutch mechanism or the power raise motorized type. Motorized operation raises and lowers shades. Comes with 12 foot ac power cord and remote. With top down/bottom up styles you can operate the woven wood shade from the top down, bottom up to regulate the privacy and light. All these styles have the operation mechanisms in the matching valance or head rail. With the top down style it is a front and back hanging valance. |
