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cappy421
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Wood blinds

Does anyone have these in their house? Can you share some pictures? We are thinking of changing our living room window and doing wood blinds and curtains but not sure how it would look. Also looking for recommendations on where I can buy them without spending a fortune?

Posted 8/9/10 1:08 PM
 
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Jenn627
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Re: Wood blinds

I'm doing the exact same thing... I don't have pictures but it looks fantastic in my mind.

I am going to try to get them from JCP but since we have a bow window I don't know if I'll have to custom order the sizes I need.... If I do - I'll price them out at JCP online as well as yourblinds.com.

Posted 8/9/10 1:20 PM
 

cappy421
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Danielle

Re: Wood blinds

Posted by Jenn627

I'm doing the exact same thing... I don't have pictures but it looks fantastic in my mind.

I am going to try to get them from JCP but since we have a bow window I don't know if I'll have to custom order the sizes I need.... If I do - I'll price them out at JCP online as well as yourblinds.com.




Exactly, it looks great in my head Chat Icon but hoping it looks just as great when we do it. I just dont want to spend a fortune on this since we havent been living in the house long enough to start renovating again Chat Icon

Posted 8/9/10 1:27 PM
 

Jenn627
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Re: Wood blinds

Randomly I saw on TV (Criminal Minds) - a window in a woman's home and she had a straight-across window (not bowed) and she had plantation shutters on it and curtain panels on either side of the window. I paused it - got my DH and said - this is what I want to do with our front window!!! Chat Icon

Plantation shutters wouldn't work for us so I'm substituting with faux wood blinds.

It looked really nice!!

Posted 8/9/10 1:33 PM
 

cappy421
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Danielle

Re: Wood blinds

I just feel like wood blinds just warm up the whole room...my windows open side to side so at first I didnt want blinds but now I am starting to change my mindChat Icon

Posted 8/9/10 1:38 PM
 

Mill188
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Re: Wood blinds

I have wood blinds (custom sized from JCP) in our den. They are real wood, cordless and cords don't go through the blind slats so there's no pin holes of light that come through. We didn't want full curtains over them so I just did a valance. I won't be home tonight but will take pictures of it tomorrow for you.

Posted 8/9/10 1:57 PM
 

MrsKS
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Kerri

Re: Wood blinds

I have white wood blinds...and I'm MADLY in love with them!!

i think they look sooo much better then the metal looking ones.

I have 3 windows with wood and 3 with the metal ones. I wish they were all wood though.

Posted 8/9/10 3:25 PM
 

freckles
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Re: Wood blinds

We have white wood blinds in every room in our home except the two rooms with plantation shutters. We put curtains on each side or a valance or roman shade on top in addition to the blinds depending on the room.

Love wood blinds!
Pics in album.

Posted 8/9/10 4:19 PM
 

dbleplay17
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Chrissy

Re: Wood blinds

Here is our bay window with Hunter Douglas Wood Blinds
If you see shadows on them that was my st pattys day shamrocks in the window LOL

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Posted 8/9/10 11:02 PM
 

Faithx2
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Re: Wood blinds

I have white ones in several rooms from JCP and I'm not too impressed with the quality. Read the reviews on the site before ordering--they are pretty accurate Chat Icon

Posted 8/10/10 7:53 AM
 

TheDivineMrsM
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Re: Wood blinds

I don't have pics, but I have them in my kitchen and BR. We got the kind that doesn't have strings (we have a cat that tended to eat them). I got them from Loews, and I love them. They look great, and they are easy to clean.

Posted 8/10/10 9:50 AM
 

MrsT809
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Re: Wood blinds

We have the white, faux wood blinds in our living room. If you're looking for inexpensive these are great! They look just like wood and saved a lot. I think we got them from Lowes. They trim them for you too.

Posted 8/10/10 10:07 AM
 

annoyedTTCer
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Re: Wood blinds

Blinds ToGo has quite a few options when it comes to wood blinds

Posted 8/10/10 10:38 AM
 

JldDolphin

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Jen

Re: Wood blinds

I only have one faux wood blind in our bathroom, so I don't have curtains in there, but I did get it from JCPenny. I'm happy with it.

I would check out:
www.yourblinds.com
www.blinds.com
www.genericblinds.com

I've order from Your Blinds & Blinds.com and am satisfied with both places.

Posted 8/10/10 11:04 AM
 

karenchad
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Member since 5/09

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Karen

Re: Wood blinds

We are replacing all of the windows in our house with the faux wood blinds. We got them from Home Depot. So far they are in the kitchen and our MB...I will NEVER put the plastic ones back up again! These are so much easier to clean and just look better!

I don't have any pics, but in MB, we have sheers over blinds and then valance over sheers.

Posted 8/10/10 11:36 AM
 

KimberlyScott
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Member since 10/08

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Kimberly

Re: Wood blinds

Before Panels

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After panels
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Panels purchased at JCPenny
Blinds are Faux Wood and purchased at www.justblinds.com

Posted 8/10/10 12:00 PM
 

cappy421
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Member since 4/09

371 total posts

Name:
Danielle

Re: Wood blinds

Thanks for the advice girls...I am definitely going to look into this...love all your pics. Maybe once the blinds are up I will only need a valance, we will see Chat Icon

Posted 8/13/10 1:23 PM
 
 

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