Blind Solutions

    So you've done your fall cleaning and spruced up your home for winter. Most people spend much more time in their homes during the winter season as they prepare their house for the holidays. Now that your home is looking neat and tidy, you notice that your plastic mini-blinds have yellowed and cracked. Your living room and kitchen need new blinds. Before you pack up, run to the nearest hardware store and buy a box of cheap, white mini-blinds (only to realize that these blinds do absolutely nothing for the rooms that you worked so hard on to freshen up), here are three quick tips on choosing the right color of blinds for your home. Wall Color One route you can go is to make those blinds blend into the room by choosing a color that matches your walls. The blinds will seem much less obtrusive and less like a white sheet hanging on your wall when the blinds are closed. If your walls are white, they generally are a certain shade of white. Bright, white blinds on eggshell white walls

         Vertical blinds were invented in 1950 by Eric and Frederick Bopp of Kansas. These blinds became the practical solution to blocking out the sun and adding privacy to larger windows, especially sliding glass doors. Vertical blinds are quite functional and durable; however, the look can be a bit impersonal. The good news is that there are creative alternatives to traditional vertical blinds.  Panel Track Blinds Panel Track blinds are a beautiful alternative to vertical blinds. These panels come in various colors to fit your home's decor as well as different opacities for desired view visibility and privacy. Have a large window or glass sliding door that provides inspiring views but the sun heats up the house, increasing your cooling energy bills? The Skyline Gliding Panels by Hunter Douglas are perfect. Skyline Panels come in various opacities according to your privacy needs. Sliding Shutters Does your home decor call for a more structured and casual look? Another alternative

Most likely when choosing window coverings, our first concern is how complementary they will be with the room's decor. Next, we consider the function of the room and the amount of light required for the tasks we perform there. However, we very seldom consider how will these window coverings look from the street-side view of the home. We all want our home to be as fabulous on the outside as it is on the inside. The professionals at Blind Solutions of Colorado can offer you stunning colors and designs to enhance both the interior and exterior look of your home. Here are three tips on increasing curb appeal to your home while complementing your home's decor and functionality. Consider Color Nothing makes a home look more disjointed and hodge-podge than having different colored window coverings in various windows. Also, if the window coverings look fabulous with your interior's decor but clashes with the home's exterior color scheme, there will be a definite redu