As the world of design gets more complex, sometimes it's the simplest things that can deliver the most visual pleasure. Like everything else, design is cyclical, and what's old often becomes new again. How else do you explain eBay and the abundance of antique and secondhand shops around the country, and the world? With the fashion and style of the 1950's coming back en vogue - from the hip avocado green appliances and old fashioned ice boxes to malted milks and cherry Cokes - so, too, is the always-chic window roller blind. Picture a Lone Ranger lunch box, Howdy Doody on the television and a smiling Mom wearing an apron while her young daughter in curls happily helps her prepare that evening's supper. Picture Don Draper as a young man, Lucille Ball driving Desi crazy and The Honeymooners at their kitchen table. The window roller blind is just as much as a classic today as it was during that era. The simplicity of the window roller blind is brilliant. You give it a tug to raise it in the morning, and gently pull it shut in the evening. Let the rest of the dcor do the talking while the window stays muted in the background. Don't fight with the wallpaper pattern, the color of the couch or the fabric of the carpet. With a simple roller blind installed snugly in the window, you're harkening back to a simpler time when black and white reigned supreme, father always knew best, and you could always count on leaving it to Beaver.
