Roll up window blinds are wonderful for their room darkening effect, but until recently haven’t been as stylish or fashionable as we might wish them to be.

Available in fabric or in Vinyl , they are now available in colors, but still aren’t as easy to match to our window coverings or our wallcoverings as we might wish them to be, available primarily in only plain colors without the prints that are the seasons best and most interesting part of the room (more…)

Using the stencil patterns below, its easy to get the exact look that you want from your vinyl mini blinds or roll up blinds with a bit of paint and your time and talent.

The stencils here are just one layer required, but you can easily make a shaded look by using two different colors when you load the brush, or dabbing darker colored paint around the edges of the stencil when working with it.

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Lace curtains and valances in a multitude of styles, presented over a muted color blind or a solar shade offer a look of soft romance to the room in which they are presented.

Brussels lace adds a touch of sophistication to any room and the combination of white lace curtains over the stark white of the vinyl mini blind or the roll up blind will give the same effect as white work embroidery.

Classic and airy it affords a glimpse of summer in the wintertime.

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