Window treatment: roman shades or faux wooden blinds?

I just put in new faux wood 2.5" blinds, and dressed out the sides of each window with top to bottom drapery panels. Looks very nice.

Blinds or shutters become a weekly cleaning item--they hold dust/pet hair like mad unless someone is carefully cleaning each slat.

Roman shades don't have all those nooks & crannies to catch dust & debris. Some shades are even washable/dry-cleanable.

I prefer a drapery hung from a rod that can be taken down and washed regularly, thus, I've got linen semi sheer panels.

Modern light filtering roller shades are another low-dust option.

Mom just spent $4K on 8 windows with Hunter Douglas Silouette which are really a throwback. At 81 though she has seen them all and these are her preference. YMMV

It’s a kick in the balls, but wooden plantation shutters are just timeless. We did 4” with no center rail and they look incredible, gives them a much more modern feel. All in a little over 8k.

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It’s a kick in the balls, but wooden plantation shutters are just timeless

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Will have to look into this. Doubt we put that much money into since we might sell in a couple of year.

I do like the idea of cordless blinds. Plus blinds might block our more sun, where the evening sun shines on that side of the house. Looked at cordless shades and hot damn those are pricey. Was thinking about just doing the continuous loops cord for those, if we went that route.

We just ordered faux wood and Roman shades on blinds.com. Install is on the 16th. I’ll report back with how they look.