{"id":3117,"date":"2021-12-18T12:50:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T12:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishblinds.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3117"},"modified":"2023-12-06T21:22:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T21:22:11","slug":"should-blinds-be-lighter-or-darker-than-walls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishblinds.co.uk\/blog\/interior-design\/should-blinds-be-lighter-or-darker-than-walls\/","title":{"rendered":"Should blinds be lighter or darker than walls?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you choose blinds for your room, the blinds themselves (particularly when closed) take up a reasonable amount of visual real estate, which means that ordering blinds and then finding that you don\u2019t like the look you\u2019ve achieved is an expensive mistake to make!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to choosing blinds based on their aesthetics rather than functional considerations, there really is no right or wrong, nor a defining style guide that can tell you what looks good and what looks bad in all situations, other than in the personal opinion of the guide\u2019s writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, one of the most common questions I get from would-be blinds buyers is \u201cshould blinds be lighter or darker than walls,\u201d as well as queries as to whether blinds should in fact match the walls exactly or as closely as possible instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personally I hate fielding enquiries of this type, because I cannot decide for someone else what will look good in their home, nor know how much they\u2019re going to like the finished effect of a suggestion I make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With all of that said though, there are a few pieces of accepted wisdom regarding choosing the colour of your blinds compared to the colour of your walls, as well as some tips and pointers that can potentially help you to make the right choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog post will ask \u201cshould blinds be lighter or darker than walls\u201d and why, as well as \u201cshould blinds be the same colour as walls\u201d instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should blinds be the same colour as walls?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

They can be if you want them to be; having blinds the same colour as the walls creates the most seamless transition between blind and wall, and while the effect isn\u2019t going to be absolute, it gives more of an impression of one continuous space when the blinds are closed, which can make the wall in question look longer\/larger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if the blind\/window is large and the rest of the wall it is on is broken up by artwork or other visual elements that draw the eye, the large, blank closed blind in the middle of the space can look a little empty or odd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not an issue if your walls are largely bare in keeping with a minimalistic theme, but if that\u2019s not what you\u2019re going for, do bear this in mind as a potential downside of matching your blinds to your walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should blinds be lighter or darker than walls: what you need to know to decide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019ve ruled out the \u201csame colour as the walls\u201d option and now need to decide if you want blinds that are lighter or darker than your walls, here are a few things to consider in terms of what sort of effect different choices will result in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n