Creative DIY Ideas for Window Shades

With the sun shining more and more each day, it’s about time to look at your window shades again. Changing them is a great way to improve any room’s appeal and to give your home an easy make over. However, choosing the best window shades can be a real challenge because of the vast variety available in the market. Here are some clever DIY ideas on how to choose the right window shades for any room.

Creative Ideas for Window Shades

burlap window shades
Burlap window shades can give eartheness to a room

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Color Match Window Shades

Each room can have a certain character, defined by the color of the furniture, wall paintings or linens. Try to match the colors or compliment the room’s décor with the window shades, to give the room an unbeatable look.

bedroom window shades
Color matched bedroom window shades

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Choose Window Shades that Pop Out

If you have a room that is otherwise poor in color, why not choose a vibrant color or a design that will pop out and cheer up the whole room? Make the window treatments the center focal point of the room to add character and appeal to an otherwise boring room in no time.

kitchen yellow window shade
Let your window shades pop out

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Use Unexpected Materials

The good thing about window treatments is that you can use almost anything you can think of to provide you with the character and look you are aiming for. They are also inexpensive, since you can up-cycle old items. Consider using roll-up maps for your home office or the kid’ s room, burlap for an earthy living room or even left-over wallpaper attached to a plain roller shade.

map window shade
Use creative materials, like maps, as window shades

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Try any of the above décor ideas to make your home and any room stand out with window shades. Changing the window treatments is an easy and inexpensive way to make a quick home make-over, now that spring is here and calling for a change of our mood, after a long and dark winter.

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