I purchased those faux wood verticals for my patio door ? real wood was too expansive (I looked through the web collections). I got them in oak color ? this is the color of my kitchen cabinets and kitchen real wood blinds (I purchased them from Overstock as well). The color and pattern look real, but you can tell that it is not a wood. I like them for the price but I wish I could afford the real wood. If you are in similar situation I would strongly recommend them. I guess my four stars instead of five mean that I expected 100% real wood look.