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Window blind dilemma

5 years ago

I am redecorating my house and considering change from curtains to window blinds, is it awkward to use different colors of window blinds for different areas of the house

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rachelmidlands
5 years ago
Bumping your question. Also what type of blinds are you thinking of? Roller blinds, vertical blinds, Venetian blinds....etc. When you say colour, is this the colour viewed from inside the house or outside? Photos may also help. You can attach them to a comment under here.
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