Want advice -- not furniture related

[Marjflowers]

I'm going to be replacing this horrible, apartment grade miniblind with a blinds with wood slats and decorative tape. And I'd like some input on color choices. The window is in my breakfast/dining room and opens into the living room. The picture isn't great, but it's the best I have. The walls are a very dark red, and the trim os cream/off-white. The living room walls are taupe. My inclination is to go with an off-white blind with taupe decorative tape. But the Levolor webage shows some interesting combinations that I would never have considered, namely stained wood finishes.

Note, the second, smaller tree no longer goes there. Leon Kitty, however' is likely to be a permanent fixture!

So what do you think?