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Why choose purple blinds? There are a lot of different types of blinds that can be made in purple, giving you a lot of flexibility in terms of choosing the type of blind that works for your room and your needs in the colour you want.
Purple blinds can work in all sorts of different types of rooms and styles, and they’re actually very versatile in this respect, particularly for such a bold colour. The purple colour spectrum encompasses quite the range of shades, and that’s without even counting lilac within the purple family; and you can also get both warm-toned purples and cool-toned purples too.
This blog post will give you a quick round-up on all things related to purple blinds, to give you a head start on making a decision on what might be a good choice for you.
Why choose purple blinds?
Purple blinds are suitable for any room of the home, depending on the type of blind and the material it’s made of; for instance, you’d need waterproof purple blinds for a kitchen or bathroom, but any type of blind that can be made in purple will be fine in other rooms.
You can get purple blackout blinds, and also purple blinds that can filter rather than block light, like Venetians and vertical blinds.
Purple blinds also pair well with a lot of other colours and textures, as well as coming in a really wide range of shades and tones themselves.
You can use purple blinds to create a luxurious, opulent effect in the lounge or bedroom (particularly if you pick purple Roman blinds in a plush material such as crushed velvet, with a very tactile texture) but they’re equally at home as a bold accent colour in say, a very modern or minimalistic room, where choosing purple vertical blinds might achieve the sort of look you’re aiming for.
Purple blinds are also popular for children’s rooms (both boys and girls) and they can help to make cooler rooms feel a little warmer if you choose them in the right tone; as well as being able to create an atmosphere of calm and focus in a home office in lighter, cooler tones.
Ultimately, blinds with various different appearances and levels of functionality (such as light filtering, thermal insulating, and waterproofing) can all be found in purple options, and purple blinds of different types offer something that will be suitable for every room of the home.
What types of blinds can be purple?
Purple roller blinds
Purple roller blinds are perhaps the type of blinds that first spring to mind, as roller blinds are the most common and popular type of blinds of all, and the type that comes in the widest range of different colours and finishes too.
You can get waterproof purple roller blinds (made of PVC or vinyl) to use in the kitchen or bathroom, or regular fabric purple blinds for the other rooms of the house.
Purple roller blinds are the cheapest type of purple blinds of all, and this, plus the fact they’re very simply made and can be made in waterproof fabrics if needed, make them a popular choice for children’s rooms.
For bedrooms in general, purple roller blinds can be made in blackout fabrics, and also thermally insulating fabrics to help to keep heat in.
Purple Roman blinds
Purple Roman blinds tend to be used to create a grand, opulent, or luxurious theme, and they are definitely very striking in the right material and shade. Roman blinds don’t have to be the focal point of the room, however, and you can also get purple Roman blinds with a somewhat subtler finish, to provide a signature note of quality and style to a room.
Roman blinds are perhaps most commonly chosen for the sitting room, with the bedroom coming a close second; they’re made of reasonably thick materials anyway, and so are great at insulating your windows and blocking out the light, but they can be made with an additional blackout lining too.
However, purple Roman blinds aren’t suitable for use in the majority of kitchens and bathrooms, because they’re not waterproof and will not go the distance if they regularly get wet or exposed to humidity!
Purple vertical blinds
Purple vertical blinds are actually my favourite type of purple blinds, for reasons that I struggle to articulate but that may be because I associate vertical blinds with large windows. A large, rich purple vertical blind can really warm up a sitting room or dining room with large patio doors or big picture windows.
On which note, purple vertical blinds might be your best or even only choice if you’re after blinds for patio doors or very tall/large windows, as this is the type of blind that can be made in the largest sizes.
Vertical blinds can be used to filter light as well as simply blocking it out entirely, which is another reason they’re a popular pick for sitting rooms; during the day, you might want to reduce glare but not block all external light entirely.
Waterproof purple vertical blinds, like waterproof purple roller blinds, are made of either PVC or vinyl; and so they are also options to consider if you’re looking for purple bathroom or kitchen blinds as well.
Vertical blinds can be made with both blackout and thermally insulating linings, making purple verticals one of the most versatile options (particularly if you need blinds for big windows) and that tick pretty much every box in terms of the desired functions for any room.
Purple Venetian blinds
Purple Venetian blinds tend to come in lighter shades of purple crossing over into lilac, and these tend to be popular in home offices, bedrooms, and bright, airy rooms with a pastel or light coloured theme.
Purple Venetian blinds filter the light; but they’re not the best pick if you’re looking for blackout blinds, albeit they do occlude the vast majority of external light when fully closed. Also, they’re not strictly waterproof either; the slats are aluminium painted with hardwearing enamel, which is absolutely fine itself, but the lift cords are fabric and so might suffer over the longer term in very wet or humid rooms.
That said, they’re still a potential option for well-ventilated kitchens and bathrooms where they’re unlikely to get wet.
What functions/applications are available with purple blinds?
Purple blackout blinds
If you’re looking for purple blackout blinds, your choices are Roman blinds, roller blinds, or vertical blinds. Don’t forget that the ability of blinds to block 100% of external light depends not just on the blind, but how you hang it!
Waterproof purple blinds
Waterproof purple blinds for bathrooms and kitchens can be found among the roller blinds and vertical blinds families; with Venetian blinds being somewhat on the fence for rooms like this, as mentioned above.
Purple blinds to filter light
Both vertical blinds and Venetian blinds in purple give you the option of closing the blind and then adjusting the slats or louvres to allow light in to the degree of your choosing. As vertical blinds and Venetian blinds are quite different from each other in terms of style/appearance, you should be able to find something you like!
Thermally insulating purple blinds
Roman blinds, roller blinds, and vertical blinds in purple can all be made with an added thermally insulating lining. All blinds insulate the window they’re on to an extent; and thicker, heavier blinds like Roman blinds are particularly good at this.
But if you want to up your game/lower your heating spend like most of us hope to this winter, thermally insulating purple blinds (made with a special lining) will help with this. Again, across the Roman, vertical, and roller blind families, you have all of your bases covered in terms of style and suitability for any room or window.
Can you get patterned purple blinds?
Yes, both purple roller blinds and purple Roman blinds come in a range of patterns/designs either with a purple base or incorporating purple into its design. When it comes to purple vertical blinds, whilst these don’t come in designs as such, they do come in a range of textures and embossed patterns that can help you to achieve a range of different looks and finishes.
What other colours work with purple blinds?
This is actually quite a hard question to answer, as purple is such a “big” colour in terms of the range/spectrum of purple shades you have, and also the respective cool and warm-toned options too.
For me, I would say that it might be more of a case of ruling out what colours don’t work with purple; for instance, I personally don’t think purple and red “get on,” and I have some misgivings about purple with blue too; red and blue respectively being the two colours from which purple is made.
Purple of any shade always goes with white; richer or darker purples with gold, and paler or cooler purples with silver.
Lighter purples with mint greens always look good to me, and you can always go in the other direction and look for colours to contrast with purple blinds, depending on the style of your room; like purple with orange.
