Want your windows to look polished and designer-level stylish? One of the easiest tricks is layering blinds with curtains. It gives you more control over light and privacy—and makes your space feel warm, soft, and complete.

Here’s a simple guide to getting it right (no interior designer needed!).

Why Layer?

Layering gives you the best of both worlds:

• Function: Use blinds for light and privacy control
• Style: Use curtains to add softness, height, or drama
• Insulation: Dual layers help keep rooms warmer in winter, cooler in summer

Tip: Layering is especially useful for bedrooms, lounge rooms, and large windows.

Start with the Right Blind

Your base layer should always be a roller blind, blockout, or screen blind that fits neatly inside the window frame. Choose based on your light and privacy needs:

• Blockout blind = full privacy and darkness
• Screen blind = daytime light + UV protection
• Textured blind = privacy + soft visual finish

Tip: Go neutral for blinds so your curtain colour can shine.

Add Curtains for Softness and Style

Curtains hang outside the window frame, creating softness and visual height. They’re perfect for covering the edges of your blinds and giving your windows a more luxurious, layered look.

• For blockout blinds: Add sheer curtains
• For screen blinds: Add heavy curtains for nighttime privacy
• For texture-on-texture: Use matching tones in different materials (e.g. linen + fabric blinds)

Tip: Mount curtain rods higher than the window to make the room look taller.

Mix Fabrics and Colours the Right Way

Stick to a simple palette to avoid visual clutter:

• Match tones (e.g. warm beige blind + off-white curtain)
• Contrast textures (smooth blind + soft linen curtain)
• Or go bold with colour-blocking (e.g. white blind + navy curtain)

Tip: Use free Apollo swatches to test your blind fabric with curtain swatches at home.

Final Tip: Style Meets Function

Layered window coverings look amazing—but they also serve a purpose. By combining blinds and curtains, you get the light control, insulation, and privacy you need—plus a finish that feels complete.

Shop DIY-friendly roller blinds at shop.apolloblinds.com.au and get free fabric swatches to start layering your look.