How to Choose the Best Blinds For Every Room – Style & Practicality For Your Home

The window coverings you choose significantly influence the ambience of your space. They can make a space feel nice and cosy, or bright and cheerful. Window coverings control the amount of light let in to your home and can also be used to bring a sense of privacy to your space. When it comes to window dressings, blinds are an incredibly popular choice for most rooms.

Highly practical and easy to fit and use, blinds can offer excellent value for money and take up less space than curtains, which makes them especially appealing for today's apartment living. At Spotlight, you can shop from a great range of blinds in different styles and colours in addition to a variety in function, so no matter your needs, you'll be sure to find the perfect blinds for any room in your home.

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• Finding The Best Blinds
• How To Choose Blinds For A Living Room
• Choosing Bedroom Blinds For Your Sleeping Sanctuary
• Discover Durable Blinds For Kitchens & Bathrooms
• Styling Blinds With Your Home Decor

Finding The Best Blinds

Blinds are a great way to add style, colour and texture to your home decor. Blinds have distinct benefits and features, so it pays to be informed before making a decision for your home. At Spotlight, you can choose from roller blinds, venetian blinds, vertical blinds and Roman blinds. Find more information about the best blinds for any room in your home right here.

How To Choose Blinds For A Living Room

Living spaces and lounge rooms are the focal point of any home, and one of the spaces that gets frequent traffic and usage throughout the day. The right blinds for your living room should be practical and functional while creating an inviting, comfortable atmosphere for you and your family.

When it comes to dressing the windows in your living room, you can use a range of different blinds to maximise the unique benefits of each window covering type.

Contemporary Living Rooms

If you're looking to elevate your space with a contemporary touch, focus on the shape and colour tone. Blinds with timeless designs of clean lines and minimalist shapes such as roller blinds or roman blinds offer a classic contemporary touch that is sure to complement any living space. As for the colour of your blinds, opt for neutral tones. Think light beiges or deep black tones. These colour tones are effortlessly contemporary in their nature and will be a neat modern option for your living room blinds.

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Eccentric Living Rooms

For those wanting to install blinds to complement a maximalist style of decorating, it's also a good idea to focus on the overall shape and design of these blinds, but in this case, look for more eye-catching designs. Blinds that stray from traditional single piece fabric designs, such as panel and venetian blinds, bring visual intrigue to your windows and work well for living rooms where you want to enjoy precise light control.

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Choosing Bedroom Blinds For Your Sleeping Sanctuary

The most important factors for any bedroom are comfort and privacy, and the window furnishings you choose are a sure-fire way to achieve both. Like living rooms, your bedroom window coverings should ideally include a combination of blinds or curtains that offer different benefits depending on need or time of day.

Rest Easy With Blockout Blinds

If you've been looking forward to a much-needed sleep-in on the weekend, there's nothing worse than being woken up earlier than anticipated with the sun rising or a neighbour doing noisy renovations! Blockout blinds are a great option for keeping out the light and are ideal for smaller bedrooms where curtains aren't the best fit.

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Brighten The Bedroom With Light Filtering Blinds

For those who prefer to wake up to a room filled with natural sunlight, sheer roller blinds will be a great addition to your bedroom. These blinds diffuse light as it enters through the window, reducing the intensity of the sunrays while still allowing light to filter through and brighten your space. Sheer roller blinds are semi-transparent blinds that allow you to see outside during the day while preventing anyone outside from seeing in, providing excellent light filtering and privacy benefits.

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Simple Blinds For Kids' Bedrooms

The choice between bedroom blinds for kids ultimately comes down to safety and style. It's best to avoid panel blinds in a kid's bedroom to reduce hazards and instead opt for fabric blinds, such as roller and roman blinds. In terms of the overall function of these blinds, blockout blinds are particularly great for kids, transforming their bedroom into a cosy space even when it's light outside, while providing a level of privacy in their room.

Discover Durable Blinds For Kitchens & Bathrooms

When it comes to covering windows in spaces like kitchens and bathrooms, it's important to consider how blinds will stand up to the activities these spaces see. Look for window treatments that are not likely to be damaged by steam from a hot shower or grease from cooking.

Water Resistant Blinds For Your Bathroom

Your bathroom is a very private space, but it's one that is prone to moisture and humidity, which is important to keep in mind when looking for blinds for this space. Given that bathrooms are naturally full of condensation, it's important to select window treatments that are not prone to water damage.

Venetian blinds are a great option for bathroom windows as you can adjust the slats to be completely closed for privacy, or tilted open to let light through during the day. Materials like plastic or vinyl are perfect for the bathroom as they don't absorb moisture. This, in turn, means minimal mould and mildew and, consequently, minimal maintenance. Choose from aluminium venetian blinds or PVC venetian blinds for bathrooms and avoid timber venetians as steam can leave the slats prone to warping over time.

Durable Coverings For Kitchen Windows

Blinds that are made from plastic or metal are ideally suited to the kitchen. Aluminium venetian blinds have naturally smooth surfaces that can be easily wiped down with a cloth or a specialised venetian blind cleaner. If you don't like the cool slickness of aluminium, then faux wood venetian blinds or timber venetian blinds are an excellent alternative for introducing warmth into your kitchen design scheme.

If you're looking for the ultimate in modern kitchen blinds, then roller blinds are also a fabulous design choice. Choose roller blinds with acrylic coatings at the front and back so they can easily be wiped clean if needed.

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Styling Blinds With Your Home Decor

Once you've decided on the right type of window coverings for the different rooms in your home, you'll want to think about how these will best match your interior decor. Here are a few tips & tricks for styling your curtains and blinds.

Exploring Colours, Patterns & Textures

Colours, patterns and textures are the defining features of blinds, so it comes as no surprise that choosing the right design scheme is something everyone labours over. Here are a few styling options and considerations to keep in mind:

• Matching the walls: If you love your wall colours, you may choose to match your walls with a blind fabric in a very similar shade, so you're not upstaging other elements of a room. This kind of monochromatic approach might sound boring, but it can create a sense of modern and elegant minimalism.
• Solid prints or a neutral palette: The most popular approach for choosing colours for your blinds is to select a solid print or colour in a neutral palette. It's a great way to create a sense of harmony and an excellent option for rental properties or if you're planning to sell your home.
• Contrasting the walls: If you're feeling brave, bright patterns or colours that contrast with your walls can bring a lot of happiness into the home. This approach will definitely make your window furnishings the centrepiece of the room, so you'll want to choose a fabric or pattern that you love - maybe something already used in cushions, rugs or some other element of the room.
• A pop of colour: Shopping for blinds that brighten your space with a pop of colour is a great way to elevate the styling of your space while adding a functional yet decorative piece.
• Patterned vs plain: A general rule of thumb to keep in mind is if you have patterned furniture or bedding, go for a solid colour in your curtains. If you have a solid colour in your furniture, consider introducing patterned window treatments into the room.

Handy Design & Installation Tips

• Measure your windows: Recording accurate measurements of your windows is integral to ensuring your blinds fit your window furnishings correctly. For more measuring tips and tricks, check out our guide on how to measure your windows.
• Layer your blinds with curtains: Learning how to layer curtains and blinds like a professional is a great way to achieve complete coverage of your window furnishings.
• Coordinate with your decor style: Look for blinds that complement the colour scheme of your space for window dressings that elevate your space rather than stand out.
• Consider your light filtering needs: Deciding on the level of light filtering you need before shopping for blinds will help make your decision so much easier.

Find Blinds For Every Room At Spotlight

At Spotlight, you can explore our extensive range of blinds online, where you can have your purchases conveniently delivered to your home. If you have any questions or queries, you can also shop at your local Spotlight store, where our friendly team can help you find everything you need to cover your windows in style.

If you're still unsure about the best types of window coverings for your home - or are after custom treatments like plantation shutters or outdoor awnings - you can also explore Spotlight's Made to Measure options. Call 1300 662 742 or book a FREE in-home measure & quote today!