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Mix and Matching Materials to Create a Custom Style

Mixing and matching materials is an excellent way to give your room texture, dimension, and visual interest. The materials you select can reflect your personality and lifestyle—plus, different materials have different aesthetic and functional benefits. Mixing and matching is a current design trend and if you do it right, your space will become a unique masterpiece that will impress your guests and family.

Hunter Douglas Designer Banded Shades near Fletcher, North Carolina (NC)

By using interesting combinations of patterns, layers, and textures, your window treatments will harmoniously work together so your interior design will have a more cohesive aesthetic.

When is a good time to experiment with mixing and matching materials? At Blinds and Designs, our team can help you start now—as the seasons change, now that autumn is here and quiet evenings are in store, it’s the perfect time to create a custom bedroom or living space to get cozy and enjoy your home for the rest of the year to come.

Blackout Curtains for a Cozy Foundation

Before you begin experimenting with materials, you want to be sure you have a strong foundation. Blackout curtains create a perfect backdrop to build from and will guarantee you a quiet, dark room perfect for relaxation.

Our carefully curated collection of custom drapery offers a generous selection of pleat styles, distinctive hardware, cornices, top treatments, and more with standard sateen or room darkening linings.

Choose from a range of fabrics to start your drapery look and accent your window covering with hardware in a variety of styles from major manufactures. For a sleek and ultra-modern space, you can match the finish of your hardware—for example, choosing silver or stainless steel hardware in your blackout curtains, drawer pulls, lighting, etc. But don’t be afraid to mix warm and cool metals or any metallic or matte black finishes for a polished look.

Select a pattered curtain and match it with a coordinating valance or mix two tones of the same color for some monochromatic flair. Whichever way you mix and match the elements of your curtains, they will surely add a distinguished aesthetic to your bedroom.

Add Layers with Banded Shades

Layering window treatments is one of those sure-fire design practices that instantly adds interest and dimension to your room. Pairing your custom drapes with Hunter Douglas banded shades is a great way to add innovative window coverings to your home.

Designer Banded Shades offer the functionality of a horizontal blind and a sheer shade combined. With alternating bands of sheer and opaque fabrics that can open for views outside or close for privacy, these roller style shades offer a unique way to mix and match materials in your space. Available in over 90 color and fabric choices, including interesting cut out shapes, these shades add textural variance to any interior design.

Add Some Final Touches

Once you have mixed and matched your window treatment design, you can further your fun with bedding and pillows made from coordinated fabrics, add area rugs with pattern or texture like deep piles, use accessories like wood accents or velvet stools, and more. Accessorizing your living space gives you the opportunity to make your interior design truly personalized.

Contact Us to Schedule Your Consultation

If you are ready to add a unique twist to your interior design, we are eager to help. Our expert design team at Blinds and Designs can’t wait to meet with you and hear of all your ideas. Our team’s number one priority is to help you beautify your home with our superior products and customer service.

Visit us at our Fletcher, North Carolina showroom or contact us online to learn more about how we can help you create a gorgeous custom space in your home. We proudly serve West North Carolina, including Asheville, Hendersonville, Fletcher, and Weaverville. We look forward to working with you.