Fashionable Ideas For Blinds

Most people know venetian blinds as the slatted plastic strips with cords that are always tangled. These are quite difficult to clean and can make a room appear messy and shabby just by being tangled or crooked.

 

Blinds with plastic slats are out in modern interior design. Decorators usually select silver blinds and anodized aluminum for a minimalist effect to a modern window. These days, the wide range of venetian blinds available includes different colors, designs, and textures. Presently, manufacturers are producing blinds in fresh colors and interesting textures either by anodizing, painting, or coating the slats. The black blinds that used to be popular in the 90s’ modern trend and the natural beige of industrial looks are presently thought to be outdated and boring. Moreover, design experts agree that colors like these just make the room impersonal and drab. But these blinds are still worth keeping if you’d spend a little extra in bulbs, dimmers, and special lighting treatments. The blinds’ starkness can be softened by light treatments. For some beautiful custom made blinds, you may want to consider Cary blinds.

 

Why waste any more money to buy lights when you can have your rooms updated by buying the right blinds in the first place? The new, brighter neon colors will look nicely retro combined with 60s’ and 70s’ designs and memorabilia. Colors like metallic bronze, gold and silver blinds are hot and will add instant glow and glam in any room. Rather than putting black or white venetian blinds for a wood paneled office, richer and more luxurious colors like deep wine or burgundy are advised. Brown and olive blinds are deemed best for earth toned rooms. Industrial spaces like offices look sleeker and more updated with blinds of celadon or cherry red.

 

If the more adventurous and bolder colors are not your style, you can still update your blinds by choosing different textures. Use wooden slats for bohemian-themed or Asian-inspired rooms. Use leather-covered slats for offices, they’ll look collected and sleek. Plastics are still okay for uplifting the retro vibes. If your rooms still look dated, the problem might not be the color or texture of your blinds. If your blinds are vertical, especially the ones that reach the floor, you’ve just found the source of your problem. These blinds look outdated and unfashionable. Aside from being mostly same in color, they look impersonal. They also interfere with other decorative accents like statues or sculptures. If you want to replace the vertical blinds but are still saving up for it, you can use drapes or sheer curtains for the time being. The mini-blind is another outdated blind but they can still work as shades for small windows. Minimize old-fashioned vibes by buying vibrantly colored mini-blinds. To get some very attractive, custom made blinds you may want to consider Chapel Hill blinds.

 

Decors that are painted by hand are the ultimate in fashion statements when it comes to window treatment and venetian blinds make use of this technique. The slats on these blinds form part of a bigger picture when shut. These are more well-known in indie shops and Chinatowns. And so, most of the themes on these blinds are Asian-inspired. Any room can use these as accent pieces or as surprise elements. Just try using any of these tricks and watch your rooms come alive with new window personalities.




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June 22nd, 2011 | by roofcons |

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