Beautifying Your Home With Blinds

Most of the time, blinds are just perceived as protective and privacy features for the home. Rarely are they seen as accents that can actually beautify a house’s interior. There are different types of blinds to choose from and each has a unique charm to it. Sadly though, a lot of people tend to overlook the potential of blinds to enhance a home’s aesthetic appearance because they’re not like curtains that can come in different prints and patterns, providing that character or splash of colour that most people want for their homes.

Perhaps blinds are too minimalistic, but this character actually provides an opportunity to stretch an interior design. Artists always start with a blank canvas and it’s easier and more exciting to create something new instead of just build up on a previously created design. With blinds, decorating can be really fun as accessorizing can go so many ways; you can complement them with drapes or little trinkets to make them more festive for certain seasons. 

The colour blocking they can also provide instantly gives a house a modern appearance. Unlike before, most blinds only came in soft, pastel colours, but most blind manufacturers nowadays use bold hues compatible with the edgier interior designs of this period. Blinds now come in heavy black, dark brown, tangerine, and even fuchsia - colours that can really make a room come alive.

Those home decorators who want to achieve a Caribbean feel for their homes usually incorporate wooden shutters to their windows. Those who want more flexibility can just go for wooden blinds which are more economical and easier to clean. In addition, the appearance is greatly similar to wooden shutters and they’re not permanently installed. If homeowners want to shift to a different design later on, doing so would be so much easier instead of pulling out those installed wooden shutters.

Another advantage of blinds as far as beautifying the home is concerned is that they are easy to keep clean. Curtains can really accumulate dust and sometimes they become breeding spots for microbes and even small insects and can therefore cause allergic reactions. They can smell incredibly musty over time as well- washing them is the only way to get them clean again. Blinds, on the other hand, just require regular wiping or dusting with a feather duster to get rid of build-up. Disinfecting sprays and other cleaning agents also work better on blinds. It’s important to remember that the best way to keep a home beautiful is by keeping it clean, and shifting to blinds makes this beautification effort easier and quicker to accomplish.