How to Achieve an Antique Window Blind Look
The antiqued look is in this year, pulling elements of historic styles into present-day designs, even through window treatments. One way to create that antique window blind look is to use metal blinds.
At Designing Windows near Ocean City, MD, we carry Hunter Douglas window treatments, including Modern Precious Metals® Mini Blinds. Our window treatment specialists can guide you in using them to create the antique look that’s gaining traction in today’s contemporary design trends.
Style Alert: Antique Window Blinds
For 2026, we’re seeing design trends toward curating a look with elements from past eras, especially those that add texture and tell a story in your home. Antique window blinds fit this aesthetic perfectly, and you don’t have to head down to your local thrift shop or scope out weekend estate sales to achieve it either.
Metal blinds from Hunter Douglas add depth and richness with the right custom colors. They also fit a variety of styles throughout the ages, including traditional, transitional, modern, and contemporary.
Why Use Metal Blinds for an Antique-Inspired Look?
Metal blinds are a practical way to incorporate an antique-inspired style. They let in ample light when you want them to and provide your home with privacy when it’s needed.
They’re also exceptionally durable and spring back into place if bumped. Since they comprise aluminum materials, you can use them in areas like your kitchen and bathroom without worrying about water damage.
What Is the Antique-Inspired Look?
For an antique-inspired style, you’ll see metal adornment and ornamentation on items like hardware, candelabras, trays, frames, and mirrors. Using Modern Precious Metals® Mini Blinds on the windows and pairing them with softness, such as soft window treatments with ornamental finials for hardware, is another way to achieve the look.
Metal adds texture and visual contrast, and it’s also durable and timeless, dating back centuries. Using other metal fixtures throughout your home will further enhance the aesthetic.
How Do You Get Antique Window Blinds?
With Hunter Douglas Modern Precious Metals® Mini Blinds, you can recreate the trending look by starting with wider slats, like the 2” option, to better fit the antique style, because the thinner slats are a sleeker, more modern look.
Then, you may select custom colors in metallic finishes such as brass, copper, or aged silver. Some specific colors to consider for Modern Precious Metals® Mini Blinds include:
- Colonial Copper 194.
- Brushed Gold Metallic 3334.
- Venetian Bronze Brushed 234.
- Stonecutter 3349.
- Bronze 064.
- Brushed Copper 3335.
Shop Hunter Douglas Blinds Near Ocean City, MD, for an Antique Aesthetic
Invite antique style into your home by styling Hunter Douglas Modern Precious Metals® Mini Blinds to resemble antique window blinds. At Designing Windows, our expert decorators can help you customize your window treatments so they add the right vintage metallic sheen to your home.
Call (410) 524-8909, contact us online, or visit our Cozy Cottage showroom to get started on your window treatment project.
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