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Wow with Wooden Window Treatments

Wood is one of the most versatile and beautiful natural elements to use in decorating. It can be used on a home's exterior or interior for floors, stairs, walls, ceilings, furniture, accent/decorative pieces, doors, windows and of course wooden window treatments. Wood is warm and welcoming and can come in a variety of natural shades and endless stains. The unique natural grain of every tree gives its wood tremendous depth and texture that cannot be duplicated, and yet the resources as a whole is renewable and reusable making wood a dynamic design element with multiple benefits.

Wow with Wooden Window Treatments including Wood Shutters, Blinds, and Woven Shades near Quincy, Illinois (IL)

Benefits of Wood in Interior Design

Versatile Design Element

Wood is a versatile design element for homes because it can be styled to work for different tastes. Stained black or painted white, wooden window treatments in bold neutral tones work in contemporary designs and modern homes while that same wooden window treatment in a natural wood tone would work in a traditional house for someone with classic tastes.

Durable and Long Lasting

Wood is a durable, long lasting material, which is why it’s often used to make things that we want to last like flooring, furniture, and window coverings. Compared to other window treatments like drapes or cellular shades, wooden window treatments like shutters are substantially more durable and able to handle high volumes of usage without showing wear or requiring maintenance.

Environmentally Friendly and Energy Efficient

Wood is both an environmentally friendly building material and capable of making your home more energy efficient; it is, therefore, a favorable element for eco-minded design. Wood is a renewable resource that creates less of an environmental impact when used than concrete, steel, or plastics; and it is recyclable and reusable. Wooden window treatments can help insulate a home and harness light and solar energy from direct sunlight, which can improve the overall energy efficiency of a home.

Wood is a useful and handsome design element that has additional benefits when used in window treatment. Wood naturally blocks light and absorbs sound, and its durability is especially advantageous for long-lasting window treatments. Hunter Douglas has several wooden window treatments including Heritance® Hardwood Plantation Shutters, Parkland® Wood Blinds, and Provenance® Woven Wood Shades. And for every Parkland® Wood Blinds or Heritance® Hardwood Plantation Shutter sold Hunter Douglas makes a donation to the Arbor Day Foundation to support and renew this wonderful natural resource.

Hunter Douglas Plantation Shutters 

For lovers of classic design, Heritance® Hardwood Shutters from Hunter Douglas are the pinnacle of wooden window treatments being constructed from high-quality hardwood and assembled using Truemill® dovetail construction. Heritance® Hardwood Shutters come in 35 finishes or customize the color to perfectly match your home’s decor.

For lovers of classic design, Heritance® Hardwood Shutters from Hunter Douglas are the pinnacle of wooden window treatments being constructed from high-quality hardwood and assembled using Truemill® dovetail construction. Heritance® Hardwood Shutters come in 35 finishes or customize the color to perfectly match your home’s decor.

Hunter Douglas Wood Blinds

Wood blinds combine the classic style and clean lines of traditional plantation shutters with the operational versatility of retractable shades. Parkland® Wood Blinds from Hunter Douglas have 100% basswood slats available in endless colors and are also available with the Hunter Douglas de-Light™ feature that increases the light-blocking capabilities of this wooden window treatment by up to 50%.

Hunter Douglas Woven Wooden Shades

For the character and durability of wood but with softer lines and a more flowing aesthetic consider wooden window treatments like Provenance® Woven Wood Shades from Hunter Douglas. Made from woods, reeds, bamboo, and/or grasses, the natural fabric weave of Provenance® Woven Wood Shades has an organic and contemporary style with several levels of light-filtering opacities (depending on the weave of the textile and if it’s being used with or without a liner).

Mr. K’s Fabric Shop can show you how to incorporate natural wood into your homes design aesthetic using Hunter Douglas wooden window treatments. Contact them today to schedule your free consultation. Mr. K’s Fabric Shop is located near Quincy, Illinois, and serves all of the surrounding areas including Hamilton, IL; Hannibal, MO; Monroe City, MO; and Keokuk, IA.