When
choosing window
blinds they should be something that fit in well with
your existing design themes and ideas rather than clashing
with them. Take some time to study exactly what the style
of your room is before making a firm choice.
Home
decorating styles are as different as the decorators themselves.
Below are various styles and the profiles and colours that
are associated with them. These may provide some guidance
in choosing your vertical
window blinds.
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Victorian
style is characterized by rich brocades and velvets especially
for their window treatments with mauves, burgundies, rich
blues and greens being the dominant colours.
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For
the Country style wood and cotton fabrics for the window
treatments will augment well. The French country style,
there is generally a mix of the elegant and the rustic.
Colours of faded or whitewashed wood, blue, pink and yellow
small prints and flowered fabrics work well with this
style.
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A
Cottage Country decorating style incorporates an interesting
variety of pastel colours such as mauve, pinks, pale greens,
peaches and blues in a floral or fruit patterned fabrics.
To bring out the cottage country feel, lightly covered
fabric window blinds will be the answer.
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Contemporary
decorators tend towards bold and bright patterns against
lightly coloured backgrounds. Teals and deep purple complimented
by abstracts and vinyl do the trick for the window blinds.
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When
it comes to the eclectic style, you have the leeway to
choose your favourite colour irrespective of the many
colours that may be in the room.
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Art
Deco design style based on the designs of the 20’s,
30s and early 40’s has vibrant colours such as neon,
chrome and is often coupled with metal furnishings.
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When
decorating in a Rustic style, red, green and black are
used for their association with trees.
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The
light and fanciful Whimsical style is dominated by bright
colours and unusual patterns, therefore fabric window
blinds will fit in well.
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Traditional
style decor tends towards greys, off white and beige together
with dark blues, greens and burgundy.
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Colours
such as terracotta, warm yellows and other earth tones
are typical of the Mediterranean home decorating style.
Modern-futurist decorating style will tends towards aluminum
window blinds for the high tech look. You could also choose
faux-wood blinds basic and cool main colours interspersed
with splashes of bright colours.
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If
you are a home owner with an oriental touch, you have
to pick light window blinds so that the oriental décor
indoors stands out.
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Oriental
style contrasts the Spanish style where bold colours such
as red, orange and gold stand out. For the Southwestern
home decorating style bold colours such as orange, burgundy,
purple, brown and bright turquoise will give the desert-look
you are trying to achieve. Mahogany wood with brass inlays
window blinds will give a Classical home touch.