https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 07:36:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1643470 Sun, 18 May 2014 20:44:46 +0000 cheert16 1643470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Or mine at Lowes- we have had them for 5 years and no issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1643440 Sun, 18 May 2014 20:25:10 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1643440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have white faux wood blinds in my current house and they're 11 years old with no warping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1643432 Sun, 18 May 2014 20:23:05 +0000 regberadaisy 1643432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: how do you order from them? Is it only through a local retailer? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1643400 Sun, 18 May 2014 20:12:33 +0000 regberadaisy 1643400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any more suggestions/inputs? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642237 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:35:13 +0000 regberadaisy 1642237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: good to know! Thank you! I definitely want to be able to open the windows to let the sunlight in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642231 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:32:20 +0000 spaniellove 1642231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: @locavore_mama: That's too bad about the Levolor, I ordered some faux wood samples recently and almost ordered some blinds from them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642218 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:27:09 +0000 regberadaisy 1642218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: hah that is one of the ones they sell! I guess I def won't be buying that brand. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642214 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:25:45 +0000 spaniellove 1642214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: It's more the look, as long as you measure correctly! If you have wide windows and want one continuous unit I would definitely not get real wood blinds. My parents did real wood on their wide windows and can never raise and lower them! BTW our windows are more than 6' wide... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642205 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:22:10 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1642205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: hey! Is this their brand? </p> [attach=2389/14/n5qx7s.450x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642202 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:21:22 +0000 Sparkler 1642202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: Lowes will cut the width for free and then you can take the extra slats out yourself to customize length. I got the idea from young house love and watched a YouTube video to figure it out.<br /> <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2013/06/blinds-ed-by-the-light/" rel="nofollow">http://www.younghouselove.com/2013/06/blinds-ed-by-the-light/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642201 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:21:18 +0000 spaniellove 1642201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: Oh, and it's not a sunny window to begin with so we keep them almost closed for privacy because our neighbor's window and the street can see right into the family room. That blocks most of the light? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642198 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:20:17 +0000 avivoca 1642198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: ours are Levolor. They can be custom cut in the store. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642197 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:19:53 +0000 regberadaisy 1642197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: :( Bummer. But that's a good point. I don't think we can afford to spend the money on real wood blinds right now. But even faux wood ones aren't cheap...if they won't stand the test of time maybe we should just slowly do all real wood since this is our forever home.</p> <p>Gah! We've lived without window coverings for 18months! I want privacy back! hahah </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642192 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:17:41 +0000 regberadaisy 1642192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: yes, please. :)</p> <p>@spaniellove: how wide are your windows? Our windows are almost 5' wide! So stability is a concern... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642191 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:17:35 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1642191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: I'm only referring to the real wood ones I've been shopping for versus the one we have in our home. They are 9 years old. I wish I knew where they were from but the homebuilders were the ones who installed them before we bought the place :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642190 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:17:19 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1642190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: nope, they're finished. And the valance on top is too. </p> <p>Want me to text a pic? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642185 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:16:42 +0000 spaniellove 1642185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: A little over a year? I think the width makes them a bit unstable-looking (we have two really wide windows), but not warped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642182 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:15:06 +0000 regberadaisy 1642182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: are you referring to faux wood blinds in general? :( I got some samples from another site that no longer carries them. But they were actually pretty sturdy! They're like thick vinyl made to look like wood?</p> <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: so the cut end isn't finished? What about the valance on top? But that's good to know because the ones online are more affordable than what I saw in store. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642181 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:14:47 +0000 jmarionsmith 1642181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we got ours from walmart. i'm honestly super happy with how they look and have held up (we've had them about a year and half.) </p> <p>i mean they're definitely not as nice as real wood but you can't really beat the price. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642173 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:12:40 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1642173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: hmmm I don't recall brand.. It was so long ago!</p> <p>Our windows are odd sizes so they did cut to size in store. I wouldn't call them custom? I mean they're off the shelf. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642171 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:11:13 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1642171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: we hate them!!! They came with the home and they look good, but they seriously snap off every time there is a strong wind or if I dust my blinds too rough (and I am not that rough!)<br /> So surprised to see that anyone likes them?<br /> We are in the market for solid wood blinds and OMG...the difference in how they feel and weigh (quality-wise) is like day and night. They are so pricey though: so it'll be 1 room at a time for now. </p> <p>Eta: we have them in our kitchen and on the windows leading to the deck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642170 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:10:52 +0000 regberadaisy 1642170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: @avivoca: Allen + Roth? Lowes doesn't do custom, do they? Our windows are not standard sizes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642166 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:07:21 +0000 regberadaisy 1642166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: how long have you had them? Also, I'm looking at the 2" so I know it might be different but how well does it block light? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642161 Sat, 17 May 2014 20:04:32 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1642161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went to Lowes! Ours are 5 years old and still look great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642145 Sat, 17 May 2014 19:57:12 +0000 spaniellove 1642145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we have the Levolor faux wood blinds from there? You have to be careful about measuring because their instructions left us with blinds that were slightly too narrow.</p> <p>ETA: Oops sorry, it was the Norman 2 1/2"! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642125 Sat, 17 May 2014 19:47:23 +0000 yoursilverlining 1642125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have faux wood shutters and love them! Got them from budget blinds about 1.5 years ago, no warping at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642120 Sat, 17 May 2014 19:46:24 +0000 avivoca 1642120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought ours at Lowes. We've had them for about a year and they look really good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/faux-wood-blinds#post-1642116 Sat, 17 May 2014 19:44:42 +0000 regberadaisy 1642116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone ordered blinds from blinds.com before? We are thinking about ordering faux wood blinds from them for all our bedrooms. But there are a few reviews stating that the economy ones warped after a while! :shocked:</p> <p>If you have faux wood blinds; where did you order from?</p> <p>How long have you had them? Are you happy with them? </p>