Well, that would be one way to go and then use accent pieces to bring colour into the rooms. But I like color. I have one accent wall in my kitchen painted bright apple red. My bathroom is in a soft sage green and my bedroom is in a mingled lavender/light lavender colour.
When I bought curtains, I just bought a darker version of my wall color. My kitchen is a beige color and my curtains are a darker beige. My walls in my living room are a light green and the curtains are a darker green almost olive. I'm clueless when it comes to decorating.
I use blinds on all my windows. The kitchen and the sliding glass doors are the only ones with curtains. I do want to replace the ones on the doors though. I also have hard time matching them. I wish I knew more about home decorating. We can`t afford the fancy stuff so our living room doesn`t really match.
My mom uses blinds too! She has some custom made panels that cost $100 per panel. Yikes, but they have lasted for well over 15 years thuse far. They look so wonderful too.
I bought the same pattern curtains throughout the house but they come in a beige background with a pale blue or terracotta flower motif so the blue ones match my living room and kitchen walls and the terracotta matches the bedroom and hall.
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