I want to paint my white faux wood blinds.
Can faux wood blinds be painted.
I used two trestles and some leftover wood.
And the much improved with a can of spray paint after.
Our windows are almost floor to ceiling so there were lots of slats with each window.
Budget blinds presents a wide range of colors stains finishes and textures in both wood and faux wood blinds.
Dry each slat with a clean cloth.
Do not use abrasive cleaners which may damage the finish or paint.
He did one window at a time.
But they had a fake wood grain in them which you can still see so these really do look like espresso stained wood blinds.
You can change the décor of your room without having to buy brand new blinds.
In the next picture the left side has 2 coats and the right side only one.
I spent 12 on spray paint but used a lot of my time in cleaning spraying and re stringing the blinds.
And then spray until the brown is gone.
These were faux wood blinds probably made out of some sorty of vinyl or plastic.
Now our blinds are 20 years old and they did not have a shiny finish.
I priced out what 2 aluminum blinds would be for this space and the cost would be 52.
I let it dried a bit before closing the blinds and spraypainting again.
If you ever decide to change the color of your blinds you may choose to paint them saving you the cost of buying new blinds.
Faux wood products can either be entirely made of plastic or they can have a plastic laminated surface adhered on top of particle board or wood chips that have been glued together.
Here are some tips to make the job easier and more efficient.
He set up some covered tables in the basement and using the trim color we used everywhere behr ultra sandstone cove which is in semi gloss he painted the slats lots of behr ultra before and afters here.
The surface of faux wood is usually very smooth.
In fact painting your faux wood blinds is a great way to save money.
Faux wood blind slats are manmade so they re water safe.
If you re sick and tired of the current color it s easy to change things up by painting your faux wood blinds.
Use what you have on hand.
I used one of these for my attic stairway makeover.
Really unique colors tend to come with custom price tags attached.
You just need to hang the blinds in a way to be able to open and close the blinds.
Faux wood blinds add an element of elegance to any room in your house.
What would i use.
The big hardware stores now have blinds that can be cut to width and they are a nice quality blind.
To hold paint the surface needs to be cleaned sanded and primed first.
As can be seen although wood blinds and faux wood blinds look and feel the same they have different characteristics making them suitable for different environments.
