So far I'm enjoying these blinds! You can definitely tell that these are faux wood, but it's a nice upgrade to the plain white blinds I had. 

Also worth noting: some newer models of these blinds have an extra metal support bracket that you affix to your window moulding. It is meant prevent the whole assembly from crashing down when you pull the draw string. One of my windows was a less common size (31") and it did not have this support. The other windows I have are a more common size (30") and included this support.