Swoon Reader Poll! Bamboo Blinds: A Color Conundrum

Happy Thursday-almost Friday! Yahoooo!  Who wants to do a poll?

Every once in awhile, Jamie and I need some help with decisions in our homes. Usually (ok, every single day.  all day.  all the time), we consult one another about decor, paint colors, patterns, rugs, basically you name it.  But sometimes, we are both stumped.  That's when we need your help!  Poll time. 

Up today is a big debate I'm having: which color bamboo blinds to order?  I definitely want to put bamboo blinds on most (if not all) of the windows downstairs:  the living room, dining room and two kitchen windows need the blinds (and I'm thinking maybe the den windows too, since the sun really streams in in the early afternoon).   Here is a little round up of my windows:

dining room

living room

den

kitchen w/ Coco 

breakfast nook

The kitchen and den are painted "Mindful Gray"(a true, medium gray); the living room is painted "Alabaster" (a warm, crisp white); the dining room will eventually get a chair rail with molding boxes (all painted white) on the bottom and a dark gray on top.  

There are two colors of blinds I'm torn between: (1) Light (aka Petite Rustique Bamboo Blinds) and (2) Tuscan Bamboo Shades (a medium brown tone), both from Overstock.com.  I truly can't decide.  So I am putting it to a vote!  

(1) Light Bamboo Blinds

I keep coming back to these light blinds!  I love the way they look with grey walls and how they're a different tone from the wood floors.  I like that they still have that texture I want, but a light and airy feel.  I also think they're a bit less formal than the darker blinds and a bit more cottage, which is very much my style.  Here are a few pictures of this color in other people's spaces ...

Thrifty Decor Chick

Image courtesy of Country Living

Image courtesy of Oh So Beautiful Paper

Image courtesy of Aesthetic Oiseau

(2) Tuscan Bamboo Blinds

These are gorgeous as well. Just when I think "ok, I want the light blinds - for real," I will see a picture of this color and change my mind. Jamie has them in her home and I adore the wood tone - it's warm but not too dark, adds depth but does not suck the light out of the room.  I love how this color blind looks with grey.  Here are some rooms that I've found with this color blind! 

Image courtesy of Decor Pad

Jamie's front room!

Image courtesy of Use Your Indoor Voice

Image courtesy of The Lennoxx

So, now it's your turn!  Please help me make this decision and vote away!  You can see the results after you click your choice.  Thanks!

poll by twiigs.com

I'll be sure to report back with the results and my decision. Have a terrific day!
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