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I need help choosing a color for my window shades (they will be honeycomb, top down), should they match the window trim. walls, or? I am in AZ with lots of sunlight.
My walls are toasted almond (https://www.ppgpittsburghpaints.com/...d-almond-414-3) and my trim is a shade of white which I don't have a swatch to post. My new floors are like barn board: grey, beige and cream and match the walls well.
I am considering using select blinds as a friend did and she had good luck with them. They are much more reasonable than Hunter Douglas but I'm sure not the same quality.
Also consider how they will look from the outside of the house. You want uniformity of all window shades, so pick a color that goes well with both the inside and outside. I like white trim inside and out, so -- off white shades.
I went with as close as I could get to the trim color. I don't have other window treatments in most rooms, so I liked the cleaner look with a little bit of contrast to the walls as they are a light gray but dark enough to have a nice contrast with the trim
If the trim is handsome, I'd probably use a tone similar to the wall color in order to show off the trim. If the trim is narrow and/or unrxceptional, I'd probably match it.
In one of our bedrooms we actually used a tone similar to our light wood furniture, and it looks good.
I don't think there is a rule for this, and if there was I am sure plenty of us would rebel. When you are looking at samples, find the colors that seem most in harmony with your room, and choose from them.
If the trim is handsome, I'd probably use a tone similar to the wall color in order to show off the trim. If the trim is narrow and/or unrxceptional, I'd probably match it.
In one of our bedrooms we actually used a tone similar to our light wood furniture, and it looks good.
I don't think there is a rule for this, and if there was I am sure plenty of us would rebel. When you are looking at samples, find the colors that seem most in harmony with your room, and choose from them.
Just wanted to add that in my son's bedroom, we installed "espresso" colored wood blinds to match his furniture. I agree that using a color to match some other feature in the room often works well. I really like the dark blinds in his room, but we don't have any window trim in there at all and I think you can get away with a lot of striking things in discreet rooms. Not sure I'd do that with windows that sort of flow throughout the house, especially with an open floor plan.
Also consider how they will look from the outside of the house. You want uniformity of all window shades, so pick a color that goes well with both the inside and outside. I like white trim inside and out, so -- off white shades.
This is how I do it, too. In my case it has almost always been white in my houses, but I would also consider other colors if my house exterior colors were different.
I so much agree with luv4horses on the uniformity and what it looks like from the outside.
I've always done white to match the trim. It just gives you more options in the future if you want to paint the room or change curtains, and allows the blind to be part of the window but not a feature. But, of course there are a zillion shades of white, and if it's not a close match it doesn't look great. If you're going to get custom window treatments, it's nice if they actually look custom!
All of the sites will send you free samples. Order any whites or off-whites that you think might possibly work. It's definitely worth he trouble.
(Must say, though, it makes my husband crazy! I think he actually hides if he sees samples like that coming out.....he knows that his statement of "they all look white to me" isn't going to cut it!)
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