certain sequence to louvers or slats 26 of a blind 28 having vertical cords 30 which hold the louvers 26 in parallel relationship to each other while for simplicity only center cords 30 are shown in a typical blind there are outer edge cords or bands which are used to change the angle or orientation of the louvers for opening and closing the blind fig5 shows two typical louvers 26 with a decal strip 12 attached to each louver in many typical blinds having louvers of a certain width and curvature a decal strip 12 may cover the entire width of each louver however the strips 12 need not cover the entire width of a louver but should be wide enough to extend a certain distance d1 beneath the overlap of the next adjacent louver this assures that when the louvers 26 are partially open or slightly out of alignment that there will be continuity of the decorative design or pattern the decal strip 12 can be of a width which may when used on some widths of louvers terminate a short distance d2 from the top edge of the louver when the blind is closed in placing the strips 12 on the louvers 26 the center line 24 on the top cover 18 should be aligned with a mark made on the center of the first louver to receive a decal strip 12 and the bottom edge of the strip should be aligned with the bottom edge of the louver unless the strip 12 is not a full width strip when a bottom strip such as strip 12b shown in fig1.