How to Use Bolder Colors for Window Coverings
Color is one of those key elements of style and, like all things stylish they tend to move in waves and cycles. What fabric and color that’s hot today, may not be five years from now. For many, that means keeping an eye to the horizon to stay stylish – Sounds exhausting huh? Don’t let it deter you! Color trends may come and go, after all they are trends, that isn’t any reason to ban them from your home altogether! Color has an amazing, transformative effect on us. Neutral colors can help us find calm and peace in our home for instance. With that in mind, let’s talk about how to use bold colors for your window coverings, what those bold colors can express and create. It’s a bit of Color Theory here at Budget Blinds Tempe!
Bold Colors Make Bold Statements
Red
Let’s start with the big primary colors. Red, yellow, and blue! Red is a warm color, that warmth raises a room’s energy level. It represents (and expresses) power, passion, love, even anger. Now, those are some powerful emotions so using red for a whole wall? That might be just too much. But it means it’s a perfect accent color on window treatments to really pop! A pair of red drapes make a real statement. Crimson cell shades or roman shades will cast a red hue across the room to create a stunning environment.
Red Window Coverings are Ideal for:
- Dining Room
- Living Room
- Entryway
Yellow
Ah, yellow! Happy, joyfull, uplifting, hopeful, and more yellow speaks to the Sun and all those pleasant vibes that go along with it! Yellow is bright and wakes the mind, encouraging and supporting creativity. Honestly, most rooms could do with some more yellow! Yellow expresses optimism, making it an ideal kitchen color, or just about anywhere! While yellow adds a pop to any room, you don’t want to use it in excess as it’s brightness can be overpowering when used too heavily.
Yellow Window Coverings are Ideal for:
- Living Room
- Playrooms
- Sun Room
- Kitchen
- Dining Room
- Bathroom
Blue
Blue is a lighter, cooler color. While warmer colors like red might inspire power and passion, blue speaks to more peaceful, calming emotions. Blue is a classic favorite for bedrooms due to its calming and restful vibes. It evokes peace in interior spaces, and with so many shades to choose from, blue can be added into just about any home interior decor scenario. Those lighter shades calm, and the darker, bolder blues can be used as a powerful accent statement.
Blue Window Coverings are Ideal for:
- Bedrooms
- Bathrooms
- Living Rooms
- Offices
Alright, now let’s move away from the primaries and take a look at a couple of other powerful bold color choices and where they are best utilized!
Green
Green is perhaps one of the most calming, natural colors you can work with, tied with blue. It’s so versatile in fact that many folks think it’s a neutral color! While that’s not the case, here are some things that green is. It’s symbolic of nature, speaks to renewal and balance and health. Green, like blue, is a cool color and has a calming charm to it that is best used in rooms where you want to encourage that calm.
Green Window Coverings are Ideal for:
- Bedrooms
- Living Rooms
- Dining Rooms
- Kitchens
Purple
Purple has a long history of nobility, luxury, and wealth. Imagine yourself atop a throne? Purple is the color for you. Purple speaks to all those things and more. A fanciful, almost magical color, purple is artistic and encourages the mind to creativity and whimsy.
Above all else, purple is a fun color choice, especially for bedrooms. Depending on which shade you go for you can control the vibes even most closely. A lighter tone is fun, soft spring energy while a darker tone suggests elegance.
Purple Window Coverings are Ideal for:
- Bedrooms
- Offices
You may have noticed that some of the colors have some overlap in what rooms they’d be best for, like red and green both making good dining room options. Green a calming, balancing color and red a passionate energetic warm hue. These show you just how important the energy you want to give a room is! If you want a warm, romantic dining room use red! If you like to wind down with the family over dinner a green accent color is for you.
The best part of using your window coverings for this? You can change them so easy! Unlike paint that requires days of planning, painting, waiting, and rearranging, window coverings can be swapped out rather quickly when you’re ready to go for a new energy!
No matter what, the best colors are the ones you want, regardless of trends or style! Ready to design and plan your window coverings? Give Budget Blinds Tempe a call today! We have thousands of colors and fabrics to choose from to ensure you get your style.
