The short answer is no – your blinds don't necessarily need to match your wall colour.
Blinds can be lighter or darker than your walls, but there are a few things to keep in mind before choosing a color. To ensure that everything blends well together, the blinds and walls should be at least one shade lighter or darker than each other, but most importantly, they should also be a similar tone.
Match Blinds to the Floors
If there I too much of one colour in the room, it can all blend together a little too much. But if your flooring is a lighter or darker tone than everything else, the matching shades will really bring the floors out even more.
By choosing a color that closely matches the tone of the trim, it will give the appearance that your blinds are simply part of the architecture of the room. If your focal point in the room is something other than the window, such as a piece of furniture or a painting, white blinds will not draw attention from it.
While all blinds in the house don't need to match, you also don't want a different style in every room. Try to stick to a common theme or colour scheme all over your home, but don't feel like you have to get the exact same products in each room.
No, not necessarily. Let me explain. If you are going for a different style in different rooms, choose the blind to suit that room. We have some bold colours or patterned blinds to make a statement in the room.
I often choose a color that will work with either the trim or the wall color if the trim is similar. To me, wood blinds are less a statement on their own but a functional part of your house. And since most blinds fit inside the trim, they generally should match or be slightly darker than the trim.
Painting all window and door trim, crown molding and baseboards the same colour provides consistency, but is not a rule. For example, only black baseboards will anchor a room while having only black crown moulding will frame the ceiling and draw your eye up. Similarly, door casings and doors don't have to match.
Enhanced Room Darkening and Privacy
When the blinds are turned up, that is, the rounded side faces out, there's better light control as there are minimal gaps between the slats. Want to enjoy restful sleep in the middle of the day? Turn your blinds up.
Turned Up: Rounded Side Facing Out
Pros: More privacy: by turning the blinds up, you limit the amount of visibility space directed towards the room. People won't be able to see inside when passing by. Better light control: limiting visibility also means limiting lighting.
Positioning your blinds downward also increases your overall privacy. The only time that it is recommended that you position your blinds in the up position during the nighttime hours is if you prefer to wake up with the sun.
The first thing you need to know about how to use blinds to make a room look bigger is that lighter colours and simple, clean lines and designs tend to be the most effective at doing this.
Light colors, on the other hand, are perfect for making the most of your room's square footage. In fact, for the best results, consider choosing shades with white or off-white fabric to maximize this effect.
If you have dark gray walls, consider buying pure white blinds. The white blinds pop up nicely while bringing in the light in the room. White blinds also bring that casual feel. Soft brasses will work best for hanging the blinds or curtains.
Choose White For Added Light.
For a softer, lighter look, it's always advisable to choose white or cream for your window blinds, also allowing more light to enter the room. This is normally chosen for kitchens or living rooms where plenty of light is needed.
Colour contrast doesn't have to be excessive to be effective: subtle contrasts can be just as impressive against white walls. Pastel shades, light grey, or neutral shades such as champagne, oyster or wheat can create visual interest without being overpowering.
Choosing lighter blinds than the walls, on the other hand, tends to cause them to blend in more and feel rather more subtle; the eye skims over them rather than pausing on them. Having darker coloured blinds can add warmth and intimacy to larger rooms or longer walls, as it breaks them up a little and adds engagement.
If both your floors and your blinds are wooden and there is little to no other wooden furniture or wood features in the room, matching your blinds to your floors is generally considered to make the overall impression smart and cohesive.
Depending on the product, the fabric width will be up to 1-3/8 inches narrower than the tip-to-tip measurement provided. For optimum light control, the blinds should overlap the window opening by at least 2 inches on each side for a total of 4 inches added to the entire width.
Light-coloured blinds, particularly white are the best choice for keeping your home cool in summer. Dark coloured blinds, especially black blinds, can have the opposite effect. They'll do their job in terms of privacy and light control, but the dark colour will attract the sun and could potentially add to overheating.
Because of their variety, shades also offer more stylish appeal and some types, like cellular shades, can offer more energy efficiency to your window treatments.
While window treatments can help to add value to your home, there are some cases when the opposite holds true. If the blinds or shutters are outdated or in disrepair, that may end up lowering the value. Likewise, inexpensive plastic blinds purchased at hardware or home goods stores won't add anything to your home.
We can't predict the market when you enter it, and there's no way to tell exactly how much value adding a window treatment will bring. BUT we can say with confidence that the more you can make your house stand out (in a good way), the more you have a chance of increasing your home value.