Traditional Wood Blinds Selection from The Best Shades
Style and quality
There’s something enigmatic about the warmth and character of natural wood that draws us in.
Each swirl of the grain, each delicate mineral mark carries a unique memory shaped by the natural world-and perfected by master craftsmen into the luxurious beauty of wood blinds.
The Best Shades is the Elite provider when it comes to Traditions Wood Blinds Collection
Wood Blinds and Faux Wood Blinds grant you the freedom to bring the beauty of wood into high-humidity spaces.
Versatile enough to complement homes from traditional to contemporary, wood, composite, and faux wood blinds imbue your home with a timelessly sophisticated aesthetic.
Crafted to Perfection
All our wood made from exceptional North American hardwoods, wood blinds are an investment in style and quality.
The Best Shades Tradition of Craftsmanship
Our time-honored manufactures Graber Blinds takes superior wood and transforms it into custom-crafted blinds of the highest quality.
- Sourced from responsibly managed forests, each piece of wood is inspected for quality.
- The wood undergoes a three-step drying process to prevent cracking and warping.
- Using the custom craftsmanship that is a hallmark of our brand, skilled technicians mill, sand, paint, stain, and assemble each blind.
The result is a gorgeous wood blind whose unique character imparts an unparalleled ambiance of warmth and beauty.
Embrace Natural Beauty
Our wood blinds feature distinctive characteristics that hark back to their origin as exceptional North American hardwood.
Wood Grain
The direction and density of the grain tells the story of the tree’s growth over time.
Pin Knots
No larger than 1/4″ in diameter, these irregular dots vary in size and shape.
Burls
Swirls in the grain, these irregularities are particularly beautiful.
Mineral Marks
These appear as streaks or stains in varying degrees of darkness.
Elite Wood Blinds
Individually finished and carefully shepherded through the manufacturing process, elite wood blinds offer unsurpassed refinement.
Authentic hardwoods
Choose between the rich reds of cherry, the warm honeys of maple, or the deep espressos of walnut-whatever you select, each authentic hardwood is coated with a clear finish that protects and enhances the beauty of your blinds.
Custom colors
For a truly personal creation, precisely match your blinds with your existing décor by selecting a custom color created especially for you.
Unique finishes
Add additional character and texture to your blinds with a unique finish, such as rustic, distressed, or barnwood.
Designed to perfect your view
Horizontal wood blinds offer a variety of slat sizes to complement windows from small to large.
Coordinating looks
Cover especially wide windows or patio doors with wood vertical blinds. Individually finished vanes add natural beauty while specially designed hinges ensure vanes hang straight and true, without warping or twisting.
And consider the elegance of wood shutters to ornament a showcase window, creating the perfect accompaniment to a room full of wood blinds.
The Benefits of Wood, Composite, and Faux Wood
Natural wood blinds elevate the ambiance of your home with their superior North American hardwood and craftsmanship.
Lightweight composite blinds perform beautifully in high-humidity rooms.
Cost-effective faux wood blinds offer the look of wood at a more affordable price and perform well in high-humidity rooms.
Ladder Spacing
The ladder spacing for each material affects your view through the blinds. Wood, with the widest spacing, grants the clearest view to the outdoors.
Composite Blinds
Light in weight and boasting premium durability, composite blinds allow you to bring the look of painted wood to rooms where traditional wood blinds aren’t recommended, such as kitchens, bathrooms, and laundry rooms.
2″ SLAT Classic look and spacing for ideal privacy and light control.
2½” SLAT A wide, bold look that offers a broader view of the outdoors.
Faux Wood Blinds
Premium faux wood blinds mimic the look of real wood grain, enabling you to coordinate seamlessly with other wood window treatments for a smaller investment.
Faux wood blinds are a simpler and even more affordable way to get the look of wood. Both premium and faux wood blinds stand up well in high-moisture environments where wood blinds aren’t recommended.
2″ SLAT Classic look and spacing for ideal privacy and light control.
2½” SLAT A wide, bold look that offers a broader view of the outdoors.
Privacy and Light Control
Take control of your space-and style-with options that offer additional light blocking and privacy.
Standard Route Holes
Small holes cut into the slat allow the ladder cording to pass through.
No Holes
Innovative notches at the back of each slat guide the ladder cording and eliminate standard route holes, improving privacy and light control. Not avalable on wood binds or with cordless lift
Cloth Tapes
Tor bands of fabric in a wide variety of colors and patterms conceal the ladder cording, enhancing style, privacy and light control, Not evailable on 1 wood binds.
Finishing Touches
Add individuality to your blinds with any of the following options:
- Decorative Tassels: attractive and functional, tassels are available in carved wood, antique brass, or nickel. Available on wood and elite wood blinds only.
- Accent Color: frame your blinds with a coordinating paint or stain on the valance and bottomrail. Available on elite wood blinds only.
- Cloth Tapes: a wide variety of colors and patterns enhance privacy and light control. Not available on 1″ wood blinds.
Top Treatments
Crown your blinds with the distinctive elegance of any of the following options:
- Wood Cornices: available in both 5 and T heights, cornices add a bold design element while concealing headrails and hardware Perfect for open-concept homes where blinds may be viewed from above.
- Valances: offered in a variety of styles and coordinating colors, valances create a dramatic line across the top of your blinds.
- Wood Keystones: for an extra accent, add a keystone to your comice or valance An excellent way to add visual interest to wide windows, keystones can painted or stained in either matching or contrasting colors.
- Soft Top Treatments: top your blinds with the distinctive detail of a fabric valance or fabric-wrapped cornice, available in a variety of styles.
Control Options
How you control your blinds affects your everyday experience and the safety of your home. Select one control type for tilt and another for lift-for both types, cordless options are the safer choice for homes with children and pets.
- Cord Tilt (Standard): use color-coordinated cords to tilt the slats to adjust privacy and light levels. Not available on 1″ slat.
- Wand Tilt: instead of cords, use a single, slender wand to tilt the slats.
- Motorized Tilt: a programmable remote control or wall switch makes it easy to tilt the slats of hard-to-reach blinds. Not available with faux wood blinds.
- Cord Lift (Standard): use color-coordinated cords to lift the blind. Can be placed on the right (standard) or left side.
- Cordless Lift: ideal for homes with children or pets. No operating cord is needed to lift the blind, providing enhanced safety.
Your Safety is our Highest Priority
You have high standards for the products you use to decorate your home. You want them to be strong and durable, of exceptional quality, and as beautiful as they are functional in design.
You also have high standards for the companies who make those products. That’s why Graber is working constantly to improve processes, maximize product benefits, and above all, ensure your safety.
When child-proofing your home it is important to remember that cords on traditional window blinds and shades pose a strangulation hazard, and can cause accidents or injuries to babies and toddlers.
Cordless lift, motorized tilt, and wand tilt options are safer alternatives-eliminating the standard cord that could entangle children or pets.
For more information on child-safe window treatments review the guidelines below, or talk with your Graber Design Consultant.
Important Cord Safety Guidelines
The Window Covering Safety Council urges parents and caregivers to check for potential window cord hazards and make the necessary safety updates.
- Install only cordless window coverings in young children’s playrooms and sleeping areas.
- Replace or retrofit window blinds, corded shades and draperies manufactured before 2001 with today’s safer products.
- Move all cribs, beds, furniture and toys away from windows and window cords, preferably to another wall.
- Keep all window pull cords and inner lift cords out of children’s reach. Make sure that tasseled pull cords are short and continuous- loop cords are permanently anchored to the floor or wall, Cord stops should be properly installed and adjusted.
- Lock cords into position whenever horizontal blinds or shades are lowered.
Ask your The Best Shades sales representative about our cordless control options, which have been certified as The Best for Kids by an independent lab.
