Making Your Living Room Match Your Windows: 4 Tips for Your Michigan Home

Windows are not just a means of bringing sunlight and ventilation into your home. They’re also a vital element of your home’s indoor decor, and as such, it is important that they blend into your decorating scheme. If you just replaced your living room windows, then you may want to make a few changes to your living room in order to create a more unified appearance. Here are four vital tips for matching your living room to the windows in your Michigan home.

1) Choose a wall color that contrasts the window frame color.

Gone are the days where all window frames were white! Today, there are more colors than ever available for frames and sashes. If you paint your walls the same color as your window frames, the frames will blend right in. On the other hand, if you paint your walls a contrasting yet coordinating color, the frames will call attention to the windows and make them a more active participant in your living room decor.

Here are a few examples of color pairs that work well:

• Deep green window frames with pale teal walls
• Navy window frames with cream walls
• Deep brown window frames with pale blue walls
• Black window frames with pale gray walls

If your window sashes are a different color than the frames, you may also want to paint your living room the color of the sashes. The frame will act as a sort of barrier between the two instances of the same color.

2) Echo the frame color with little accents throughout the space.

To help make your living room windows look like a coordinated component of the space, choose little accents in the frame color and place them throughout the room. For example, if your window frames are navy, you may want to place a few navy throw pillows on the sofa or a navy area rug under the coffee table.

3) Choose furniture with the same architectural style as your windows.

Color is not the only variable to coordinate between your living room windows and the rest of the room. Hopefully, you chose windows that coordinated with the architectural style of your home. You can carry that same style through with your furniture. For instance, if you have a Craftsman home with wood-framed, double-hung windows, you can also use simple, handcrafted, natural wood furniture throughout the living room. If your home’s windows are more modern with arches and flashy grilles, choose modern furniture with a pop of color and smooth edges.

4) Match the window hardware throughout the room.

Do your custom windows have brass, nickel, or brushed bronze hardware? If you use this same metal for the other hardware throughout your Michigan home, and more specifically your living room, it will give your space a very planned and coordinated look. Choose tables, chests, and entertainment centers with pulls and screws in the same material.

You can coordinate your living room with your new windows, or you can do the opposite: choose new windows to match your living room. To discover the windows that best coordinate with your Michigan home, contact the experts at Renewal by Andersen. We offer free, in-home consultations and our estimates are good for one year.