If you have a large window or door to cover, you will find that wood blinds are lighter than most other blind types, and would be the perfect choice for your needs. Slats are great, as they allow you to really control the amount of sunlight you want filtering into your room, and yet still give you privacy from nosy neighbours and passers by. There isn’t any other material out there that will give the warmth and sophistication that wood provides. Because wood is such a robust product, you are sure to be getting value for money if you purchase wooden blinds, and wood is a natural insulator, so you will be doing a good job of keeping your home cool during summer as well.
There are two main types of wood that are commonly used in the creation of wood blinds; basswood and ramin wood. Basswood is considered to be the better of the two types of wood, mainly because it is stronger, and has a more distinctive grain than ramin. The only downside is that basswood is a more expensive option. If you are planning on painting your wood window blinds, rather than staining them, ramin can be an inexpensive alternative.
When researching wood blinds for your home, the more information you can get, the better. One of the best things that you can do is to ring around all the blind retailers you can find and ask them to send you out their current catalogue. 
Most shops will be more than happy to do this, and then you can do a lot of the research from the comfort of your own home, without being pestered by pushy salespeople. You should also follow up your research by going online and having a look at the price ranges being offered on different websites. Quite often you will find that businesses that sell their blinds online are able to offer a much lower cost, as they don’t have the overheads of shop rental and employees.
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A lot of people are put off from purchasing wood blinds because of the supposed environmental impact that chopping trees has on our ecosystem. What you may not realise is that there are now many government regulations around the harvesting of trees, and the majority of blinds being sold are farmed from renewable forests. Of course, if you have doubts you should ask the retailer where the wood was sourced from before purchasing. In the long term, using wood is a much more eco friendly option, as it is a biodegradable material, whereas plastics and PVC’s will be around thousands of years after you’re gone, still clogging up our landfills.
There are so many different types of blinds that are made from wood, that the choices can sometimes be daunting to the beginner, everything from woven wood blinds, to wood mini blinds, and everything in between. One of the biggest deciding factors will be how much you are prepared to spend on your window coverings, if you have very little money available, then you may need to settle for a set of cheap faux wood blinds rather than getting the real thing.
One final thing to keep in mind; because of the organic nature of wood, it is not a good choice for any room that may get damp. Too much moisture in the air will most likely warp and buckle your wood blinds over time. In these cases, you would be better off going for a plastic solution instead.