5 tips to matching curtains and blinds with floors
- Fran Botha
- Consultant
In short
Matching your window coverings to your flooring creates a seamless, pulled-together look. Pair wooden venetians with timber floors (keeping tones balanced), use bold geometrics, soft linen or sheers against concrete, and read the room's colours when matching to carpet (dark on dark for cosy, neutrals for flexibility). Compare fabrics against your floor under different lights, and plan your budget so nothing stalls.
Whether it comes down to colour, texture, preference or practicality, matching your window coverings with your flooring helps create a seamless look that brings a home together. Here are five tips to get it right.
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Wood floors
For natural comfort, pair wooden venetian blinds with wooden or laminate flooring, especially over larger windows in kitchens and living spaces. Keep the tones from being too dark or overpowering next to each other, and for winter warmth, a thermal-lined blockout curtain over the blinds adds insulation. Floral fabrics are another lovely way to play up a natural, timber look.
Concrete floors
Modern and easy-care, concrete is a clean slate, so your curtains or blinds can do the work. Bold geometric fabrics add a pop, a softer linen brings natural texture against polished stone, and even sheers work well, giving a soft contrast to the hard floor in a complementary tone.
Carpet accents and contrasts
Before choosing curtains or fabric blinds like rollers or romans, look at the rest of the room, especially where the walls meet the floor. Dark carpet complemented by a dark fabric creates a snug, cosy feel, while neutral tones work with any carpet. If your skirting is white but the wall is another colour, a fabric with subtle nods to both creates a seamless transition and visually lengthens the room. Matching to a feature wall too? Our guide covers that.
Bring it all together
Window coverings and flooring are two key parts of the equation, and wall colour plays a huge part too. When you are choosing flooring, compare fabric samples under different lights to see how everything will look once the project is finished. In a new build, our consultants can even quote off plans and have your window coverings measured, made and professionally hung in time for move-in day.
Plan your budget
Less a style tip and more a practical one: nothing is worse than getting halfway through a project and stalling, or being left without flooring or window coverings where you need them. Map out a budget across the rooms so you can track your spending and stage the work if needed.
To match your curtains and blinds to your floors with confidence, request a free in-home consultation and one of our consultants will bring samples to see against your flooring.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you match curtains to wood floors?
Wooden venetian blinds pair beautifully with timber or laminate floors for a natural, relaxed look; just keep the tones from being too dark or overpowering next to each other. A thermal-lined blockout curtain over the blinds adds warmth in winter.
What curtains suit concrete floors?
Concrete is a clean, modern slate, so your window coverings can do the work. Bold geometric fabrics add a pop, a softer linen brings natural texture against polished stone, and sheers give a gentle contrast to the hard floor in a complementary tone.
How do you match curtains to carpet?
Look at where the walls meet the floor. Dark carpet complemented by a dark fabric creates a snug, cosy feel, while neutral tones work with any carpet. If your skirting and walls differ, a fabric that nods to both creates a seamless transition and lengthens the room.
Should I choose flooring or window coverings first?
Consider them together, along with your wall colour. Compare fabric samples against your flooring under different lights to see how it all looks once finished, especially in a new build where everything is being chosen at once.
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