Picture speaks a 1000 words

I'm having difficulty posting a picture from my phone, I will try when I can get home to my desktop.

Nick, don't downgrade for plastic. There are more wood blinds manufacturers out there. But is the company you ordered them from going to allow you to return custom-ordered blinds?

If it were me, and I had neglected to bring home samples of the blinds and compare them to the window trim and paint, in all lighting, morning noon and night, in different areas of my home, then I would blame myself. (Actually, I have a lot of blame for myself for all kinds of decorating mishaps and wasted money and efforts, hahaha, but that's beside the point).

Your white trim sounds extremely bright. I would strongly consider painting it all to match the blinds, especially if the blinds have already been ordered/delivered to your home. You'll need to paint it all someday anyway. Personally, I enjoy painting my house. I've done it all by myself twice (except for bringing in a guy to do the stupid 22' high ceiling in the living room). For me, painting trim isn't that hard. And even to hire someone to do it will probably cost less than a houseful of custom blinds.

Why can't you have the blinds painted? A quality professional painter could do a lovely job.

Sometimes the different shades of white can look okay. I would look at changing the white curtains before I changed the blinds. But pictures of the styles would really help.

Posting a picture of the contrast would let us see if it is really that bad or just because the OP got something new and it is standing out. Thanks, Nick I look forward to seeing it.

Even on my desktop, I am really struggling with posting pictures! I click submit and the page just goes white. I will try to upload them separately.

*Edit: Tried the above and also tried in a different browser with the same results. Very frustrating!

*Edit2: Solution was to resize the photos, retaining aspect ratio and reducing max dimension to 1000px

everyone has been having issue with pictures it seems, dont worry about it.

thought: try uploading it to your idea book.

Here is the offwhite blinds valence against the builders shiny white window trim/sill. You can also see the ultra white PVC window frame in the back. Only light source is the window with an overcast sky outside.

Same conditions as above but showing the window color against the curtains. Sorry for the plastic packaging.

Here is a closeup of an installed blind. Lighting is from warm (2700K) LED downlights and the much cooler color temperature flash from my phone.

Same conditions as above but showing the curtain tucked under the valence as well as the very white sill trim.

Full shot of the window. Color disparity between the blinds and trim is not terribly noticable on the phone unfortunately and the picture comes out very warm (the BM Rever Pewter looks tan in the photo, its much grayer in person)

I honestly didnt even notice the sill. I think first to get longer curtains, but aside from that they look very nice. also try living with it for a while some times new things seem to stand out but with a bit of time they fall to the background as they should. plus they rest on the sill so it almost covers them.

I agree with applepieorder and RL Relocation as well. That whites do not always have to match totally.

Secondly, I notice that you have window sills only (no other molding apparent on the windows. If you want to, you could paint just the sills as a diy project, but you know, I believe I agree with applepieorder that you don't HAVE to. I would enjoy your wood blinds like they are, and make that decision down the road.

I agree with apple pie! I’ve owned my condo for 5 years and just redid the floors. When trying to match the trim color for the new baseboards, I realized there are 3 shades of white in my house! One on the living room trim, one on the window trim and one in the bathroom trim. Never noticed and nobody else has either. I’d paint the window trim to match the blinds and leave the rest as is. I think your decor looks great!

I think blinds of any type the least attractive privacy. And a dust catcher. Return them or get the paint can. Sounds like you have a trim white, that is too cool for your wall paint color, anyway.

That said, there are lots of white options @ Hunter Douglas. You could have had a wood sample in hand before you made a purchase. ....via any local dealer of HD

Thanks for the input everyone. I'm going to get some paint samples today and see what it looks like with a matching sill.

The window sill is not the problem. The drapes need to come down to the floor. I agree with others that if you change the drapes to a different color (and length) the issue with the blinds will disappear. If you don't want to buy new drapes, remove them completely.

Return the blinds and the drapes (too short).

What other colors are offered for the blinds? Is there a gray?

I love gray with Revere Pewter.

I think they are fine. The curtains are the wrong color, though. I would start by replacing those, and then paint the sill. I don’t think it will be noticeable if the sill is a slightly warmer white than the trim,

Ok, while you do that also exchange the curtains lol. trust us on this one.