Gather Chips and Swatches

Before making a visit to a 3 Day Blinds showroom or making a single color decision on your own, pull together samples of your wall colors and swatches of your room's main fabric decor. If you have already ordered your free color swatches and chips from 3-Day, place these with your others on a small board or on index cards. Carry them along to refer to when unifying elements in a room.

Consider Your Space

To open up the room and make it appear larger, choose a color or material for your windows that is similar in tone to your walls. To make a room look and feel cozier, or turn the window into a focal point, use a contrast color.

Don't Be Afraid of Color

Color is a silent language. It sends subliminal messages that lift spirits and affect your comfort level in your home environment. Bolder or brighter colors add life to rooms like kitchens and children's spaces where there is lots of energy. Rustic colors drawn from the earth, including richly stained and honeyed woods, become color conduits, drawing the peace and tranquility of the outdoors in. Neutral shades warm up a room and showcase your accent pieces but neutral does not have to be "beige". According to expert Gallery, every color in the color wheel has its neutral point. With so many reasons to add color, and so many choices in the palette, is there any reason to think all-white rooms ever again?

All the Trimmings

For some window coverings such Roller Blinds, it's time to choose the decorative borders and trims. For wood and faux wood blinds, the wide fabric tapes are part of the color and pattern fun. Match these to your roomscape, picking up the same accent colors in several other spots around the room. If a cornice box is part of your plan, choose the carved effect and color that works best, making it the crowning touch of your décor.

Consider the Street View

Don't forget - there's another side to the window color story. Take into consideration how your choice will look from the outside of your windows. 3 Day Blinds has also considered this in Roman Blinds; all colors and patterns will appear white from the street view.