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Interior Design 101: How to Match Your Flooring with Your Blinds and Shutters

August 30, 20253 min read

When designing a room, we often focus on the furniture, paint colours, and decor. But two of the largest surfaces—the floor and the windows—play a monumental role in defining a space's atmosphere and aesthetic. Ensuring your flooring and your window coverings, whether blinds or shutters, are in harmony is the secret to creating a truly cohesive, polished, and professional-looking home.

At Coastline Flooring Specialists, we understand that your home's interior is a single story. As providers of both an extensive range of flooring solutions and high-quality blinds and shutters, we are perfectly positioned to help you create a unified look from top to bottom.

The "Big Picture" of Cohesive Design

Flooring and window coverings are the two key elements that frame a room's design. When they work together, they make a space feel larger, more balanced, and thoughtfully planned. When they clash, the room can feel chaotic and incomplete. The key is to either harmonize or complement their colours, materials, and textures.

Key Design Principles for a Perfect Match:

  1. Colour and Tone:

    • Harmonize Tones: Match warm tones with warm tones, and cool tones with cool tones. For example, a warm, rich hardwood floor with its honeyed undertones pairs beautifully with classic wooden shutters.

    • Create Contrast: For a more dramatic and modern look, choose contrasting tones. A dark laminate flooring with a sleek finish can be beautifully offset by bright white or light-toned shutters, creating a striking visual balance.

    • Palette Coordination: Use a colour from your flooring or a complementary colour for your blinds to tie the room together. A light grey vinyl floor would work well with a subtle grey or blue blind.

  2. Material and Texture:

    • Match Materials: The simplest way to create a unified look is by matching materials. Pairing a wood-look vinyl floor with a natural wood-grain blind creates a sense of seamlessness and natural connection.

    • Complementary Textures: Alternatively, you can use complementary textures to add visual depth. For example, a soft, plush carpet in a bedroom looks fantastic with the sleek, clean lines of a simple roller blind or plantation shutters.

  3. Style and Theme:

    • Coastal & Airy: For a coastal home, the goal is often to create a light, airy, and serene atmosphere. We recommend using light-coloured laminate or vinyl floors with white or off-white shutters or light fabric blinds to maximize natural light and maintain a breezy feel.

    • Modern & Minimalist: A clean, uncluttered aesthetic is achieved by pairing seamless SPC flooring in a neutral tone with simple, straight-lined roller blinds.

    • Classic & Traditional: A rich engineered oak floor or a plush, patterned carpet is the perfect partner for classic wooden shutters or elegant Roman blinds.


The Coastline Flooring Advantage: Your One-Stop-Shop

Choosing the right flooring and window coverings can be a complex decision. But you don't have to tackle it alone. At Coastline Flooring Specialists, our professional consultation service goes beyond just finding the right floor. We can help you make a decision for both your flooring and blinds and shutters at the same time, ensuring a cohesive look and a seamless installation process.

We understand that every room has a story. Let us help you tell it beautifully from top to bottom.


Ready to transform your home with a perfectly matched floor and window covering? Contact Coastline Flooring Specialists today for a professional consultation.


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We are accredited distributors and installers of a wide range of flooring products, including vinyl, laminates, rugs, carpets, engineered oak, stone plastic composite, bamboo, and synthetic grass. We source our products from South Africa and around the world, so you can be sure to find the perfect flooring solution for your needs and budget.

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