White for me. Would you consider something like Roman shades instead?

I grew up with roman shades and wasn’t very fond of them. I also have a toddler who loves looking through blinds so cordless feels safer for our family. I’m leaning towards white, but maybe should paint the trim first and then take photos. Love the contrast in the picture I added.

Destiny, I feel the same about blinds having grown up with them. Yes, painting the trim first might help. What matters is how it looks to you. It depends on window location, but I always consider how the window treatments look from the outside, too.

Definitely from outside the darker blinds makes it look as though there’s never anyone home even with our lamps on. They do a great job at that. I do love the look, and our decor is on the transitional side, but the only downside is that the neighbors house is a 3 story so we only get early morning and late afternoon sun. I wonder if I went with white if it was make the room appear brighter although these are naturally room darkening blinds.

The reason I mentioned "outside" is because I like window treatments to have some continuity from the exterior, at least with color. That especially pertains to windows that face the front of the house, but I'm kind of picky about all the windows.

I have had limited experience with brown blinds because I removed them within an hour after settling on our second home. I could not believe that anyone lived with them. I like light and bright spaces.

I would switch to white blinds if they are needed, I always prefer curtains instead. As Chloebud said,the look from the outside is important to me. I think that brown blinds/shades look like paper bags from the outside.

Brown blinds look very 1980's to me (maybe because that's when I had them, lol), especially with white trim. I'd switch to white, for the cleaner more coordinated look.

Agreed. I believe for continuity and to give a brighter overall look and feel, I’ll switch to white.

I think I would need to know the reason for wood blinds . Is this for light and heat control or nightime privacy? I love solar shades for heat and light control and daytime privacy the bonus you keep the view and then for nightime you could add roman shades or drapes with grommets for ease of opening and closing

The brown blinds will make the room look dark no matter what your lighting and available sunlight.

White is the best choice.

I have real wood blinds because they did go best with the outside look of the house. We tried the white blinds and they looked terrible from the outside. (a white paper bag!)

I was also hesitant about having the wood blinds with the interior white trim. We have been pleased with the look and have received many compliments!

I don't feel that the rooms look darker because of them (I had white blinds in prior home) but I do have lots of windows and lots of sun. I would prefer to say that the rooms feel cozier.

And I never thought about the fact that the windows on the outside could look like "paper bags". Hmmm... There are brown paper bags and white paper bags. LOL

I would definitely paint your trim first. Be aware that some white trims will look gray against a white blind. There are inexpensive blinds that you can purchase from hardware stores in the same basic white color. Or you can buy more expensive blinds and have a choice from white hues. In our former home, the painter asked if I would like to have my white trim match my newly ordered white blinds. I agreed and got him a blind sample. He painted the Master bedroom and the entire basement level before I saw the trim. I was shocked that it was a gray tone! I like a nice crisp white, and the gray trim made everything look dingy. Did not go with my paint choices. Also, I am not a fan of gray coloring...never have been...even before it became a trend. The painter had to repaint all that trim. Funny thing was that when the blinds came in, they look like they match the crisp white trim just fine. Not a hint of gray being in them.

"I have real wood blinds because they did go best with the outside look of the house."

Smart of you to think of that. Some people don't always consider the exterior, and it can look really off to me if the window treatments vary a lot. For example, I wouldn't want to look at plaids and prints. Actually, that pretty much goes for the inside, too. We have white plantation shutters throughout our house. For us it was a fortunate choice made by the previous owners. I really love the way they look inside and out.

Just to avoid confusion - please remember that painted wood is still "real wood."

Not necessarily! But the wording thrown around on this thread has been brown or dark blinds, so I assumed Faux. Today, many or most white "wood" blinds are not really "real wood." They are pressed wood and painted (Faux) or vinyl blinds that look like real wood.

I should have said that I have real wood stained blinds.

Definitely paint the trim first like nab says, then see how it works in your space. Lots of things in play here - your other furnishings, lighting situation, etc. Some white drapes layered over the blinds above would give the space a totally different look. And it is very hard to match whites.