Period appropriate window coverings

[Mellydramatic]

We've just bought an original 1926 Chicago style bungalow. All of it's beautiful douglas fir wood trim is intact. There are lots of windows and I'm looking for window coverings that I could use throughout the house that would allow me to control the amount of light coming in without covering the woodwork. What would you suggest?

[Mick_VT]

wooden venetian blinds. Period, and easily obtainable and can compliment the wood very nicely

[Don M]

wooden venetian blinds. Period, and easily obtainable and can compliment the wood very nicely

Yes, we have them in the living room & library.

[Nicholas]

.....and here would be another sin that I committed: faux wood blinds from walmart.com.

We chose Maple. Online only, our 36x 48 were 26 bucks apiece. You can see them in my bragbook interior shots.

[Mellydramatic]

Could I do the blinds in white? Though I love the trim, I don't want too much of the yellow/orange color of the douglas fir.

[Sara]

Could I do the blinds in white? Though I love the trim, I don't want too much of the yellow/orange color of the douglas fir.

You should do them in whatever color will make you happy - you're the one that will be using them.

I also really like rollerblinds and roman shades and think they can look very period appropriate. Granted, I'm not using them right now - I'm not quite ready to commit to color schemes enough to invest in window treatments. Curtains all the way around right now.

[phil]

I like the simplicity of curtains, and the pull down roll type blinds.

wood blinds originally ? would these be vertical blinds or horizantal? how wide were they ? I dont' think I have ever seen a really old set of blinds.