Design Your Own Blinds & Shades

When you turn to The Blind Spot of Long Island, NY, you have the great opportunity to design your own blinds or shades. Get creative and create something fun and original. We make it simple and easy to design blinds or shades that will perfectly match your own rooms and aesthetic. Many great manufacturers and distributors partner with us, which helps us bring you a wide selection of shades and blinds to choose from!

6 Blinds & Shades Design Tips

Custom Designed Drapes If you are a novice, then don’t worry. Our staff has years of experience dealing with custom blinds, shades, and drapes. We will help you design your own shades or blinds. In the meantime, check out some tips about how to get the most out of your custom designed blinds and shades.

1) Blinds & Shades Should Add Support, NOT Stick Out

When it comes to a custom design for blinds and shades, it is wise to simply let the window fashions blend softly with the color pallet of the room. This allows for other parts of the room to stand out. We suggest avoiding dramatic treatments, like intense colors, a dramatic color contrast with walls and floors or bright patterns. However, if you want the new window treatments to be the focus or you have a particular theme in mind, then go for it.

2) The Lasting Power of Neutrals

Neutral colors are not seemingly everyone’s first choice, but they have a surprising lasting power when compared to other colors that may go out of fashion or are hard to style a room when your tastes change. White, off-whites, beige, grey and neutralized colors are often the best choices for lasting utility and appeal. They make for simple and easy redecorating down the road.

3) Cozy or Expansive?

Do you have a feel for how colors will make a room feel? Do you know what you want? Well, for starters, dark and intense colors will close-in a space. Make it feel smaller. Whereas lighter values create a feeling of openness. So keep that in mind when choosing the colors for your custom designed shades or blinds.

4) Keep Size In Mind

When it comes to the size of the window fashions, it is important to think about what the sizes of your expected fashions mean. It might be obvious to say, but you want larger fashions in large rooms, and smaller ones in small rooms. For blinds, shades and shutters, larger rooms and windows visually support larger pleats, slat sizes or louver sizes. So keep that in mind when designing the look of a room.

5) What About Designs With Lines?

Lines are a tricky aspect to maneuver. Vertical lines tend to be more formal and they naturally draw the eye up. Horizontal lines will draw your eyes around the room. Long, uninterrupted lines and low contrast will visually increase the space in the room. We recommend avoiding lines and patterns in window fashions that will compete with other lines or patterns in the décor (and visa-versa). It will look sloppy and confusing.

6) You'll See Them Outside

An underrated part when you design your own blinds and shades is the fact that you will likely be able to see them from outside the home! So it is important to take that into consideration when selecting a style. It is always nice to see beautiful window coverings when you are approaching your home. But the opposite is also true. Nobody wants to see something ugly when coming home.

What Rooms Can You Design Own Blinds and Shades?

When you design your own blinds, you have to consider which rooms the blinds will call home. Blinds can be utilized in any room in the home. However, the effectiveness varies from room to room as different requirements are put in place. Here are the places you can design your own blinds and shades and some of the factors to consider.

Bedrooms

You can cover any large windows in your bedrooms using vertical blinds and shades. Design your own shades and blinds to turn your living room into something special! It is important to note that plastic and aluminum blinds can make a lot of noise, so it is wiser to go with fabric blinds and shades since they are quieter.

Living Room

You can use vertical blinds and shades in living rooms with wide windows and patio doors. However, it is smart to use blinds and shades made from fabric material. This is due to the fact they can mimic the warm feel and look that comes with drapes. It is also economical and practical for wide windows and patio door openings.

Dining Room & Kitchen

The dining room and kitchen are the other spots where you can use vertical blinds effectively. Usually, these places will have sliding doors to the back and wide windows in the spaces. Therefore, vertical blinds are a practical and attractive way that you can use to control the amount of sunlight getting into these most-used places of your home.

Bathroom

When you use blinds and shades in the bathroom, they must be made from moisture-resistant material such as faux wood. Otherwise, they will become damp. Stay damp. And start smelling. On top of that, the light control, coupled with the privacy aspect, allows blinds and shades to find an ideal balance between visibility, and the light that bathrooms need.

Sliding Doors

You can use shades and blinds for sliding doors that lead your home to the yard. For example, vertical blinds are easy to move into the right position. Therefore, you will not get constantly frustrated by moving them as you will regularly be required to access your sliding doors.

Home Office Space

Custom designed blinds and shades are great for any home office. It does not matter what kind of shades or blinds are used for the most part, but you will likely want some that are great at opening and closing to let in the right amount of natural light while you work.

Conservatories

Blinds and shades in conservatories assist in controlling the sunlight and keeping the temperature low. During hot sunny days, you can tilt your slats away from the light direction to keep your conservatory cool and comfortable. Using the right blinds and shades allows you to spend several hours in your conservatory, enjoying the gentle summer breeze without worrying about the sun’s harsh glare.

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Design Your Own Shades & Blinds with The Blind Spot!

When you turn to The Blind Spot, we can help you design your own blinds and shades! So please, if you are looking to get new blinds or shades for your home or office, get in touch with The Blind Spot!

We have two locations on Long Island. One in Wantagh and one in Babylon. So whether you live in Nassau County or Suffolk County, New York, you have a showroom where you can easily design your own blinds and shades! We look forward to helping you with all of your window coverings.