Does it look ok to have brown wood blinds with white window casings?

Question

I am currently building a house and love the look of window casings, but I don't want white blinds. The casings will be painted white. I want 3 inch brown wood blinds, but not if it looks funny. The house we are building is based on the arts and crafts style of architecture and has wood exposed beams in the kitchen. Any homedecorator ideas would be great!

Answer 1

Absolutely! The #1 rule for decorating - go with what you like!

But if you have a hard time visualizing it (which makes it impossible to determine whether you like it or not!), I'd suggest a few things:

Go Online: The most useful tool I can recommend is BlindCrafter.com's Virtual Decorator (you can find it on the homepage, or directly by visiting: http://www.blindcrafter.com/decorating_tools/iwt.cfm ). This is a terrific tool that allows you to "virtually decorate" a room that is similar to your in nature (bedroom, bath, etc), wall color, molding color, and shade color. So you can design a room with your colors and see what it might look like!

The internet is also a great resource for ideas - Blindcrafter.com and many other sites have tons of room shots that will give you an idea of what works and what doesn't.

Magazines: Thumb through home decorating magazines and find looks you like -- I'll bet you'll find the wood blinds accented by white moldings. It's definitely a look that works.

I hope this helps. And remember, go with your designing instincts- it's what will make your house a home!

Happy Designing!
Kristina

Answer 2

Brown Window Blinds

Answer 3

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Does it look ok to have brown wood blinds with white window casings?
I am currently building a house and love the look of window casings, but I don't want white blinds. The casings will be painted white. I want 3 inch brown wood blinds, but not if it looks funny. The house we are building is based on the arts and crafts style of architecture and has wood...

Answer 4

Brown Blinds

Answer 5

Sure you can. White trim always makes everything look so crisp.

Here's an article on Arts & Crafts style, with some pictures, and you can see a couple of windows with white trim.

Answer 6

It's going to be a personal preferance, but I like the contrast between the window frames and the blinds. Be a little careful, though. If the blinds are too dark, they will hold heat and in the summer, they'll feel like radiators.

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Answer 8

I am inclined to think that white would look better and be cooler to deflect the hot sun. Wood would be darker and tend to absorb the heat, rather than reflect it. Good luck with your project.

Answer 9

Yes you can and I think it will be very nice with your particular architecture. White blinds would be too stark.

Answer 10

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