Implementing Modern Blinds and Shades into Your Design

Start With Modern Blinds That Have Clean Lines

Simple design reads as “modern” and chic. Blinds with slim aluminum slats, flat-slat faux wood, and low-profile headrails sit against the wall, maintaining a straight horizontal line across the glass. Wider slats suit rooms with the scale to carry them, while narrower slats work better on compact windows where the sightline stays tight.

Hardware matters as much as the covering itself. Cordless lifts and motorization clear away the dangling cords that instantly date a room, and a valance matched to the slat color keeps the top of the window from breaking that line. Our design consultants bring samples to your house so you can hold each finish up in the light it will live in.

Soften the Room with Modern Window Shades

Where slats bring structure, fabric shades bring texture. Roller shades in a flat weave give you a single smooth plane of color with almost no visible hardware. Cellular shades add insulation at the window, which pays off during a Twin Cities winter, and the pleats stack up tightly at the top when raised. Roman shades fold into soft horizontal bands for anyone who wants warmth in a room full of hard surfaces.

Fabric choice does the rest. Light-filtering weaves keep a room bright while screening out the view from outside, and room-darkening liners handle bedrooms and media spaces. Pairing the two in a dual-roller setup lets a single window manage daytime glare and evening privacy from a single system.

Picking Colors and Motorized Controls for Modern Window Blinds

Color and operation shape how finished the whole installation looks, so a few guidelines help:

• Neutral whites, greys, and warm greiges hold up as paint and furniture change around them.
• Matte finishes read as current, while high gloss tends to draw attention away from the rest of the room.
• Matching the covering to your trim color keeps the window quiet and the sightline unbroken.
• A contrasting color turns the window into an intentional accent when the walls stay simple.
• Motorized lifts on a schedule handle tall or hard-to-reach windows without a step stool.
• Repeating a single slat or fabric choice across a main floor pulls open-concept spaces together.
  

Seeing those choices in the actual room, with real samples against your trim and flooring, gives you a much better read than a catalog photo.

Modern Window Blinds and Shades near the Twin Cities

Our showrooms in Hopkins and Woodbury serve Minneapolis, Edina, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Plymouth, Golden Valley, Medina, Corcoran, Maple Plain, Brooklyn Park, Andover, Elk River, Saint Michael, Eagan, Lakeville, Prior Lake, Rosemount, Lake Elmo, Cottage Grove, Stillwater, Hastings, and Maplewood, MN, along with Hudson, WI.

Call today or reach us online to schedule your free in-home design consultation. One of our design consultants will measure your windows, and our in-house installers will handle everything from there.