Updating your window coverings will not only update the look and style of your room but will also increase the energy efficiency of your home too!
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I’m so excited to share with you guys my latest update in our family room! When we moved into our home we inherited woven wood window shades that aren’t a color (golden yellow-brown) we love and aren’t working properly anymore. Slowly but surely we are replacing them one by one to refresh and update our home!
Our latest update was replacing our family room woven wood roman blinds. This honey color just doesn’t fit with our love of neutrals, our gray wall paint or our furniture color.
The worst thing about them is that they are huge dust magnets, hard to clean, the lift mechanisms are worn out and they are next to impossible to raise and lower.
Let me show you our family room before:
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Here you can see the yellow color of the roman blinds …and as I mentioned, the are really difficult to raise and lower.
Since we get several hours of direct afternoon sun coming into this room through our 4 large windows I knew I wanted shades that offered excellent light control. I also knew I wanted window shades that were easy to clean and a fresh white color to make the room bright and light feeling! I also wanted the new window coverings to blend into the white window trim and our beautiful white drapes.
I’m a firm believer in keeping all the ‘bones’ of a room neutral and adding color with decor accents like pillows, vases and art that can be changed out whenever you like!
Because I wanted light control and blinds that wouldn’t peel, crack or fade when exposed to direct sunlight I purchased composite faux wood blinds, not real wood.
Real wood window blinds can potentially fade over time, but durable composite won’t! (Composite is also an excellent choice in rooms with high humidity like bathrooms!)
These are not your average slatted faux wood blinds!! I chose a gorgeous double beveled edge style that is so stylish!
These 2 and 1/2 inch Double Beveled Composite Faux Wood Blinds have the classic look of shutters (without the big price tag of shutters)!
The slightly larger slat gives a clearer view outside too!
This is the style of blinds and options that I ordered:
– Inside mount 2 and 1/2 inch Double Beveled Composite Faux Wood Blinds in Snowstorm 9318
– Corded
– NoHoles Privacy: NoHoles is a patented design that eliminates route holes in slats to protect your privacy and block light for light control. Eliminating route holes also reduces visual distraction for a cleaner look.
– Eloquence Valance
After measuring our 4 windows I simply added the measurements online here and they were shipped right to me!
They were delivered really quickly and I love how well they were wrapped and securely packaged with lots of protective foam wrapping in a thick cardboard box.
They came with instructions that were super easy to follow and all the parts and screws.
We just followed the steps given in the instruction sheets to install them and they fit our windows perfectly!
Let me show you how easy they were to install!
These are the tools we used to install our blinds:
- ladder
- screwdriver
- power drill
- drill bit in size 3/32″ for our plastic window frame
- measuring tape
- pencil
The battery on our battery powered drill wasn’t charged so we used our plug in drill:
Using the metal bracket as a guide we marked the drill holes with pencil onto the window frame:
Drill a pilot hole for the blind bracket:
Attach the blind brackets with the screws provided and a screwdriver:
Next step: Attach the valance clips to the blinds:
Place the blind in brackets and close the door on brackets to secure:
Then we positioned the valance slides on the back of the valance:
…and attached the valance to the blind:
See the gorgeous double bevel edge on the front and back of each slat? This style detail as well as the 2 1/2 inch slat size gives the look of REAL shutters (without the high price tag!)
Get these 2 and 1/2 inch Double Beveled Composite Faux Wood Blinds here!
I big fat puffy heart LOVE how big and bright they make our family room – what a huge difference updating your window coverings is to updating the style and feel of a room! They open and close like a dream too!
….and they are a custom fit for our windows!
I’ve got more plans for our family room so stay tuned!
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2 and 1/2 in. Double Beveled Composite Faux Wood Blinds
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Heather Luckhurst is an Interior Designer and owner of the Design and Lifestyle website 
Changing out the blinds in our kitchen was one of the first things I did here. I’ve always used the faux wooden blinds and love them too. Yours look great!!
Thank you Heather – new window coverings make such a huge improvement to a room I agree!!!
Love this! We’re moving into a 1903 farmhouse soon that has no window coverings so I’m on the hunt. Did you get these directly from BaliBlinds or did you have to pick them up at a home improvement store? I just don’t see where you can order them on their website.
Hi Amanda!! I’m glad you like my new composite blinds – they truly are stunning! Have fun decorating your farmhouse – sounds gorgeous!! You can go to this link on the BaliBlinds website to find out where you can purchase them, as well as where to buy them online! I hope that helps! http://www.baliblinds.com/buy_bali/WhereToBuy.jsp’ defer onload=’
Ooh, those look GREAT! Wow, it’s amazing how much of a difference that one change makes in the look of your whole room! It’s so much lighter and brighter now…love it!
Thank you Amy!! I agree – window coverings make such a huge impact on a room!
They look great Heather and I love how you enlisted the help of one of your guys!
Thanks Malia – Yes he’s the ‘honey-do list doer!!” lol!!!
What a huge difference these make, the color change and the light coming in make the entire room look new, cleaner, sleeker. Great choice, they look fabulous!
Thanks Nikki – you’re exactly right!! They are sleeker!
These blinds look amazing! I want some in the bedroom 😀
These would look amazing in your bedroom Amy! Perfect for light control and getting a good sleep!
What is the name of the paint color on your walls?
Hi Renie – all of my paint colors are here: https://www.settingforfour.com/signature-style/ It’s SW Mindful Gray!
Wow what a difference- love it!
Where did you get your pillows from on your brown leather love chairs?
Hi Amanda – the lumbar pillows are from Pier One – bought them ages ago there….and the white pillows with the coral print on them are IKEA….they don’t carry them anymore but maybe look on ebay for some – you might find them there! 🙂
Where are your curtains from? I love them!
Here’s my affiliate link where you can find them Amanda! http://amzn.to/2ibChMb
Blinds are absolutely beautiful. Where did you get the curtains and rods?
Hi Caroline! The curtains are from here http://rstyle.me/n/b3vtz927qn and the rods are from here http://rstyle.me/n/b3vt4z27qn. Hope that helps!
You new blinds are beautiful. May I ask where you got your curtains and rods?
Hi Caroline! Thanks for your compliments- we love these blinds so much!! The rods you can get here: http://rstyle.me/n/b3vt4z27qn and the curtains here: http://rstyle.me/n/b3vtz927qn
Love your brown leather chairs – where are they from/what brand? Also, what color trim paint do you have? I’m trting to match blind color w/trim. Painting soon and looking at either BM simply white or white dove. Thx!
Hi Courtney – our chairs are from here https://rstyle.me/n/c7zskv27qn We love them! I don’t know what the trip paint is – the previous owners painted it!
These blinds look beautiful! We installed some of these Bali’s in our bathroom and are planning for more in the study.
Where did you get your leather chairs – and what brand? Love those and we are in the market for 2 club chairs in our family room!
Hi Courtney! These chairs are so comfy and come in lots of coulors! Ours is in ‘whisky’ color – you can find them here https://rstyle.me/n/c7zskv27qn . Hope that helps!