Red Roman Blinds & Orange Window Shades

 When you want a dash of energy, a spark of joy or a bold intervention in a neutral colour scheme, a lively colour like red or orange will do it like no other. Be it a deep burgundy velvet, a pale apricot linen or a shimmering crimson silk - a focal point is a given. If that rhymes with your agenda today, explore The White Window’s made-to-measure red roman blinds and orange roman shades collection, and find that piece of glowing ember that can inflame your home with liveliness and optimism. Before you shop, however, spend a moment here with our home stylists who share ideas and tips for honing in on the exuberance of red/orange to enhance your home's aesthetics: 

Add Vibrance & Cheer

Orange and red allude to the warmth and vitality of fire, the visual pleasance and satiating power of citruses, and the flourishing beauty of a Springtime garden. Both colours are steeped in enthusiasm, energy and hope. If you want to elevate your home with a more positive-feeling vibe or add a sense of joy and creativity to a room, red and orange are topline choices; even a tiny bit will make a world of difference. 

So, red/ orange roman blinds are a great choice for spaces in the home that need an inviting atmosphere such as the foyer, living room and dining room. They are also sure candidates for areas of high activity such as kids’ play areas, rumpus rooms and hobby rooms. Just be mindful of not over-indulging in saturated red and orange as they can easily overwhelm any space, especially smaller confined rooms. 

With a few tricks, you can make sure that they don’t go overboard -

• RED/ ORANGE PATTERNS: Go for smaller amounts of red/orange by opting for patterns where they work as accent tones, such as, in a white roman shade with deep-red botanical prints, like Native Leaves from our collection, for example. 
• PASTEL SHADES: If you’re keen on a plain red/orange fabric but wish to also tone down its intensity, opt for milder versions such as pastel red/orange or muted tones such as cinnamon red, burnt umber, and the like.
• NEUTRAL BACKGROUNDS: Hang your red/orange roman blinds on neutral-toned walls that will counterbalance their energy.

Create a Focal Point in a Quiet Neutral Scheme

When a room’s architecture is simple, the decor very discreet, and the palette too understated, chances are that there is no focal point towards which the decor is oriented. This scenario is most commonly found in modern homes’ kitchen, dining and living room areas where a neutral palette is followed to keep them from looking busy, absorbing or ‘trendy-seasonal’. However, it poses the risk of losing the possibility to create cohesiveness, balance and visual interest.

But, if you have an oversized window or one that is strategically placed at the centre of the main wall, you can convert it into a focal point instantly with red/ orange roman blinds. Because, red and orange pop out visually, no matter how many colours they coexist with, how muted their shade or how unsubstantial their quantity. 

Make use of this powerful energy and alluring presence to create a central element that garners interest. Then arrange the layout of furniture and accessories around the roman shade and scatter hints of red/orange as accent tones. Now there’s a direction for the decor, a cohesiveness in the colour scheme and a visual line for the eye to follow. 

Warm Up a ‘Cold’ Room

No matter what palette you follow, for a room to look balanced and welcoming, a mix of warm and cool colours is recommended even if you tend to lean towards one. But in the quest to create a soothing space, it is easy to put visual warmth at stake by overly indulging in ‘cool’ colours like white, grey and blue, mnemonic of a winter ambiance or worse - a hospital room!  If any of your rooms have gone sterile in this manner or is in a Rip-Van-Winkle-style slumber mode right now, it probably lacks warmth. Just a shot of red/orange will be enough for the rescue.

For this, choose a roman shade that ties in with the overall palette of cool greys and blues but also packs in a punch of red, yellow or orange flavours to counterbalance with warmth. Look out for an eye-catching floral - like our Tawny Lion roman blinds, or, a timeless vertical stripe or a modern geometric print - whatever pattern syncs with your decor style. 

Welcome Christmas Holiday with Fanfare

Red is the colour of joy, the symbol of love and almost synonymous with the heart - the seat of passion, emotion and affection. So, it is not surprising that this immensely energetic and optimistic hue is on the lead in the Christmas holiday palette along with green and white. When the neighbourhood dons stars and tinsel decor, you let the revelry spill into your home on your evergreen Christmas tree dotted with red-white festive ornaments and twinkling fairy lights. 

This is the perfect stage for red roman blinds, and more so, for plaid roman shades because plaids are synonymous with ‘traditional holiday warmth’. In case you’re wondering why, it’s because the plaid pattern was first used on dark earthy-hued wool blankets known as ‘plaide’  from which the word ‘plaid’ was derived. They mostly featured muted red, brown, grey and black with pops of green and blue. That’s why plaids invariably are associated with the idea of winter holiday, warmth and cosiness, and their palettes are spot-on with the theme of Christmas, making plaid patterned red roman blinds the perfect accessories to lend  ‘warmth’ - both literally and visually. So, make your family room Christmas-ready or deck up a permanent holiday home with a red plaid roman shade like Morning Blend. 

Evoke Autumnal Elegance

Bright hues like red and orange look festive, positive and playful. But, these are the very hues that stand tall also in Autumn’s wilting leaves and barebone trees. So, if you’re in the process of decorating your home for the Fall, trust muted red/ orange roman blinds to get you there. Look out for hues such as terracotta, pumpkin orange, amber, rust red, and so on that draw from nature’s understated attire during the cold dry days of Autumn. Consider a burnt orange roman blind like the velvet Pumpkin Grove or the Dailywish cotton blind that recaptures the kaleidoscopic spectacle of Autumn in its rust-toned stripes. Throw in your thematic decor items - pumpkins, acorns, dried wreaths, candles and warm lights -  and enjoy!

In Closing

Red and orange can adorn your home in a million ways, but when on a roman blind, they get an even surface to shine with their full vigour, show off their patterns without any distortion and fulfil their role as accents or leads with greater impact. Besides, since roman shades enjoy the vantage position of being at eye level, they hold immense scope to drive the colour story of your decor. So, if you’re looking for that one decor accessory that can make the biggest impact on the visual appeal of a room, it could well be a red/ orange roman blind. Whether on resplendent silk in a formal living room or slubbed linen in a casual family room, red and orange will never fail to fulfil their role with pizzazz. Explore The White Window’s collection of red roman shades / orange roman blinds today to find that piece of marvel that can ‘spice up’ your whole decor.

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