SelectBlinds 2 Inch Custom Lightblock S-Wave Cordless Faux Wood Blinds Review: What the Page Says, and What It Doesn't

SelectBlinds' 2 Inch Custom Lightblock S-Wave Cordless Faux Wood Blind is the kind of listing a search for "cordless faux wood blinds" lands on: one color, one lift, one slat size, a list price near the bottom of SelectBlinds' faux-wood range, and a product name that promises two features the page never explains. This review is desk-verified from SelectBlinds' published product page, measuring guide and policy pages on 2026-09-28. Nothing here comes from first-hand use; where the page is silent, the specification is marked "not published" rather than guessed. SelectBlinds is this site's affiliate merchant: we may earn a commission if you buy through a link on this page.

What it is and who it is for

The product is a two-inch-slat horizontal blind in a faux-wood material, sold in White only, with a cordless lift as the only lift. The listing's brand field reads "Safe T Shade," a manufacturer name rather than a SelectBlinds family name. The page positions it as a wet-room product: the description says these blinds "combine the elegant look of real wood with the moisture-resistant durability of faux materials—perfect for kitchens, bathrooms, and every room in your home," and later that they are "ideal for high-humidity areas."

Who it is for, on the page's own terms: a bathroom or kitchen window between 11 and 72 inches wide and between 24 and 72 inches tall, in a home that wants a white slat blind with no cords and no wand.

The word "Custom" in the title is doing real work. SelectBlinds sells a second listing from the same maker called simply "2 Inch Lightblock S-Wave Cordless Faux Wood Blinds," at a lower catalog price, and that one is a preset-size product: its page states "This product is cut to a preset size," with widths from 24 to 48 inches in six-inch steps and heights from 36 to 72 inches in twelve-inch steps, and it warns that "Changes/cancellations are not guaranteed once order is placed." The listing reviewed here is the made-to-measure version, built to the eighth of an inch. If a stock size fits your opening the cheaper listing exists; for an inside mount on a real window, configure the custom one.

Cordless is the safer choice around young children, and this line only ships cordless, so there is no lift decision to make. SelectBlinds' own copy says the cordless system offers "effortless functionality, a tidy appearance, and added safety—ideal for homes with children and pets." The practical consequence is that the blind is raised, lowered, and tilted by hand at the bottom rail, so a window whose bottom rail you cannot reach is a poor match.

Construction and light control, as SelectBlinds describes it

The product name promises more than the page explains. "Lightblock" and "S-Wave" appear in the title and in the page's browser title ("Faux Wood Blinds | 2 Inch Lightblock S-Wave"), and nowhere else. The page does not define either term. It does not say the slats are routeless, it does not use the words "route," "routeless," or "no holes," and it does not describe the slat profile. The only light-control sentence in the description is: "Easily adjust the 2-inch slats for optimal brightness and privacy based on your needs."

There is one clue elsewhere on the site. SelectBlinds' catalog also carries a "2 Inch Lightblock Cordless Faux Wood Blinds" from a different maker, and that product's page address ends in the word "routeless." That is the strongest evidence on selectblinds.com that "Lightblock" is the house name for a slat without cord holes, the feature that stops the pinpricks of light a conventional blind shows when closed. It is evidence about the name, not about this product, which makes no such statement. If a routeless slat is the reason you are buying, the catalog lists a free sample for this exact product, and a sample slat in your hand answers the question the page will not.

What the page does describe is the operating method, and it is unusual enough to quote in full: "To operate this blind, firmly grasp the bottom rail and raise or lower it to adjust the angle of the slats. Tilt wands are not available for this product." There is no tilt wand and no tilt cord; slat angle is changed by handling the bottom rail, which must therefore be reachable. It also means the blind's light control comes down to how tightly the slats close by hand, the property the page leaves unquantified. No light-blocking figure, opacity rating, or closed-slat gap is published.

Two more notes from the page. First: "Valance and slats may not perfectly match due to dye lots. To ensure consistency, order all blinds for the same room at the same time." So a valance ships with the blind, and a second order months later may not match the first. Second: "Blinds may arrive with up to 5 extra inches in height for guaranteed coverage and smoother operation. Do not account for this addition when measuring for your blinds." On an outside mount that ends at a sill or a counter, that is worth knowing before the box arrives.

The durability claim is the page's strongest wording: the blinds "are engineered to resist warping, fading, and cracking—making them ideal for both dry and damp environments." The material itself is described only as "faux materials." Whether it is a solid vinyl, a foamed vinyl, or a composite is not published, and neither is the slat thickness.

Sizes, limits and options as published

The Specifications block, as the page states it:

From the product page's Specifications and Dimensions by Configuration tables.

Three limits deserve a sentence each.

The 72-inch width cap is the line's hard edge. A two-inch faux-wood blind is heavy for its size, and a cordless spring mechanism has to lift all of it. Cordless faux-wood lines elsewhere sometimes carry a published weight limit or a "not recommended above" width; this page publishes neither. The only stated limit is the 72-by-72 size box, so treat that as the seller's judgment of what the mechanism should carry and do not assume a 70-inch-wide, 72-inch-tall blind will raise as easily as a 30-by-48. If your window is wider than 72 inches, the SelectBlinds window blinds catalog lists other faux-wood and real-wood lines with their own size tables, and a wide opening is often better served by two separate blinds or by real wood, which weighs less than faux.

The 24-inch minimum height rules out short windows. Transoms, small awning windows, and the short pane over a kitchen sink often measure under 24 inches.

Two inches of depth is the inside-mount price of admission. Check the depth at the top of your frame before you choose an inside mount. The page adds: "Inside mounted blinds cannot be mounted to the side of the window sill. Top-mount brackets only." With less than two inches of top surface, this is an outside-mount product for you, and that needs 1 3/8 inches of flat space.

Options are equally short: inside or outside mount, an optional room label, the warranty tier, and FIT Protection. There is no slat color choice, no valance choice, no cloth-tape option, and no hold-down bracket option. Warranty tiers at checkout read "3-Year Limited Warranty," "5-Year Limited Warranty," and "5-Year Unlimited Warranty"; this review does not quote their upgrade prices.

Faux wood versus real wood for this window

The page's argument for faux wood is moisture, and it is the right argument. A bathroom with a shower or the window over a kitchen sink sees humidity swings that warp and craze a painted basswood slat over time; a faux-wood slat shrugs that off, which is why the description returns to moisture resistance and humidity three times. The costs of that choice are weight, which is why the cordless width cap matters, and a cooler, more uniform look than a stained wood slat. The full trade-off, including where real wood earns its premium, is in wood vs faux-wood blinds, and the wider field of two-inch options is ranked in the best faux wood blinds of 2026.

Kitchen and bathroom blind picks for moisture covers the alternatives, including cellular and roller shades that stand up to steam without the weight of a slat blind. Within SelectBlinds' own catalog, the made-to-measure listing reviewed here is the Custom Lightblock S-Wave cordless faux wood in White; the lower-priced preset-size S-Wave listing is the stock-size version described above, and its size steps are the whole difference.

Measuring for this blind

SelectBlinds' measuring instructions sit on the product page under a Measuring tab, split by mount type, and they are the instructions that govern your order. The general measuring page repeats the same rounding rules and adds a reminder worth taking literally: "Measure each window individually, even when multiple windows appear to be the same size."

Inside mount. Check depth first: the page says to "start by checking that you have enough mounting depth," and for this product the minimum is two inches. Then: "Measure the exact width (left to right) of the inside edge of the window frame in three different places (top, middle, and bottom). Write down the narrowest width of the 3 measurements down to the closest 1/8"." Height is the mirror image: three places, "top left, center, and top right down to the window sill," and you "Document the largest height," rounding up. Do not deduct anything. The Fit & Factory Deductions box is explicit: "We will make all the necessary deductions based on the measurements you provide. Do not make your own deductions. Don't add to the width to make up for any deductions that we will take." The page adds that "Deductions may vary +/- 1/8"." The deduction for this collection is not printed on the product page, and the measuring page it links to carries general rules rather than a per-collection number, so the amount taken off the width is, for our purposes, not published.

Outside mount. The rules invert. SelectBlinds builds an outside mount "to the exact dimensions you provide—no automatic additions are made." Its recommendation is to take the widest of three width measurements and "add the recommended minimum of 4 inches. This will provide 2" of coverage on each side of the window for light gap coverage and maximum privacy," then take the tallest of three heights and add four inches as well. This product needs 1 3/8 inches of flat surface for its brackets.

Mount type is a light-control decision as much as a fit decision, and inside vs outside mount works through it. Then run the width and height you will order through the Measure and Mount Fit Checker, which shows the typical deduction and the inside-mount depth to confirm, before you type them in; the checkout accepts eighths only, and SelectBlinds' measuring page says to always record width first, then height.

Price at analysis

Prices change with size, fabric and SelectBlinds' rolling promotions; the Where to buy box below shows the price we last recorded, and the seller's configurator is the only price that counts. The price for your window scales with the dimensions you enter, with warranty upgrades and expedited shipping on top. Standard shipping is free inside the contiguous United States, and the page says to "allow 1 to 7 additional business days for shipping" after the two-to-three-business-day production window.

Where it sits: among the 29 two-inch faux-wood lines in SelectBlinds' catalog, this listing had the third-lowest list price at the smallest size (checked 2026-09-28). Only the Classic cordless faux wood and the preset-size S-Wave listed lower; the Privacy Grain line, the routeless-addressed Lightblock line and every Levolor-brand faux wood listed higher.

Compare SelectBlinds' after-promotion number at your size against another seller's plain price at the same size, never the crossed-out reference price, and price one window first: on a line with an undefined "Lightblock" slat, that first blind is also your sample.

FIT Protection, returns and warranty

The policy facts below are SelectBlinds' published terms; confirm the current wording on the day you order.

FIT Protection: Measuring Guarantee. The checkout widget reads: "If your blind doesn't fit, you can order a replacement of the same blind for no additional charge, unless your new measurements are larger," with the add-on marked FREE. The terms fill in the limits: claims "must be submitted within ninety (90) days of the original order's date of purchase"; the corrected size "must be within two (2) inches per side of the originally ordered dimensions"; "one (1) remake per covered product" and "a maximum of four (4) total remakes per household over the customer's lifetime"; "Shipping charges will also apply for remakes"; and "no cash refunds are available through FIT Protection." It is a measuring guarantee: it covers a fit problem caused by your measurements, not a change of mind, and it excludes bulk orders of twenty-five or more products, awnings, and trade, business, or reseller accounts.

Returns. SelectBlinds' terms state the category rule in one sentence: "As all of our blinds and shades are custom-made, we cannot offer a refund or exchange unless a product is defective." Custom blinds are made to your numbers and are generally not returnable; this seller is not an exception. The terms give a four-hour review period after a standard order is placed before it is sent to production. The fuller read of SelectBlinds' policies, including where its returns page and its terms disagree with each other, is in the SelectBlinds review.

Warranty. The free tier is SelectBlinds' three-year limited warranty, which "covers any defects ... in materials and workmanship for up to three (3) years, so long as the product is installed in accordance with the installation instructions." On a claim, "The only thing you are responsible for is a flat $15 return shipping charge," and "After 3 years: $5 charge for parts." The two paid tiers at checkout extend that to five years, limited or unlimited. For a blind whose slats will live in a steam-filled bathroom, the three-year defect term is the number to weigh.

The honest cons

The headline feature is undocumented. "Lightblock" and "S-Wave" are in the name and nowhere in the description. A shopper cannot verify routeless slats or a tighter closure from this page.

No weight or wide-window guidance for the cordless lift. The size table stops at 72 inches and says nothing about how a full-size blind in this material will feel to raise.

One color. White only; 19 of the catalog's other 28 two-inch faux-wood lines offer more than one (checked 2026-09-28).

Hand-tilt only. No wand, no cord, no motor; slat angle is set at the bottom rail. Behind a sofa, a desk, or a deep counter, that is a daily inconvenience.

A 24-inch minimum height and a two-inch minimum inside depth exclude the small, shallow windows that bathrooms and kitchens are full of.

The FIT net has caps. One remake per product, four per household for life, a two-inch tolerance, shipping charged on the remake, and no cash refund.

Dye-lot drift is stated, not solved. The page tells you to order a whole room at once because a later valance may not match.

Who should pass

Pass on this blind if your window is wider or taller than 72 inches or shorter than 24; if you want any color but white or any lift but cordless; if the bottom rail will be out of reach; if you need a routeless slat confirmed in writing before you order and will not sample first; or if you are buying for a business, a rental portfolio, or an order of twenty-five or more units, which FIT Protection excludes. A cellular or roller shade will usually serve a small, shallow bathroom window better than any two-inch slat blind, and those alternatives sit alongside this line in the site's faux and wood blind rankings.

Verdict

A sensible, low-priced cordless faux-wood blind for a white-trim bathroom or kitchen window inside a 72-inch box, bought with the understanding that the "Lightblock S-Wave" in the name is a label the page never explains. The published facts are good ones: a clear size table, a two-inch depth requirement stated plainly, factory-applied deductions, a free measuring guarantee with real terms, and the seller's own three-year warranty. The unpublished facts are the ones a careful buyer wants: slat construction, closed-slat light performance, and any weight limit on the cordless lift. Order a sample slat, measure the way the page says to, add FIT Protection, and buy one window before the rest. Check the Custom Lightblock S-Wave cordless faux wood on SelectBlinds with the size box and the hand-tilt note in mind.