Dress Up Your Home! Customization Ideas for Roller Shades - By: Allan Michael Taylor

No doubt, window roller shades can do wonders for your home's appearance. Why? Because these shades can be customized to your liking. That way, you can make shades even more attractive and reflective of your personality. Consider yourself lucky if you are using shades for your windows at home. Get your creative juices flowing by decorating your shades to transform your home from plain to elegant or to blend them with your home's décor theme. There are many ways to do that, two of which are discussed below.

Hand Painting

You don't have to be a master painter to be able to give your roller shades an eye-catching finish. Just a few brush strokes can bring dramatic changes to your otherwise plain window shades. And if you have no shades yet, it is best to purchase a set with fine texture because the paint will surely look good on them. As for the paint, the favorite among window shade customization fans are acrylic paints.

To begin the hand painting process, take note of the colors of the windows, doors, and walls of the room. The paint color you are going to use for your shades can either match or be in complete contrast with the color scheme of the room. If you want to highlight your shades, then it is a great idea to paint them with colors that are entirely different from those of the room.

Once you have the paints ready, you can make swirls, circles, and strips on the shades—you are free to create whatever you want! Let your creativity and imagination work their magic to make your shades a real standout.

If you are gifted with painting talent, why not paint a mural on your shades? Murals are not just for walls, so it would be lovely to have mini-murals on every shade that covers your windows. You only have to ensure that the paints you apply are not too thin or too thick. Ideas for murals include landscapes, flowers, animals, sunset on the beach, starry skies, sports scenes, and many more. For children's bedrooms, you may paint the shades with cool cartoon characters or any image with bright colors. Another great idea is to paint the name or image of the room's owner using classic styles.

Fabric Coverings

Don't have much time to personalize your window shades? One of the most convenient customization options is covering your shades with decorative fabrics. But before you dress up your shades with fabric, look for durable and waterproof fabric so that you can use it for a long time. It would also be better if you find a fabric that is low maintenance and goes well with the styling scheme of your room or home. Aside from the fabric, you will need some accessories such as tassels, trims, and adhesives.

The size of all sides of the fabric should be an inch bigger than that of the shades to make it easy for you to stick the fabric on the borders. Cover the decorative fabric around the window shades and start putting the decorations. It's that simple and quick!

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