Ignore furniture please – that’s a whole ‘nother post. LR windows straight ahead, DR to the left

Other wall of LR windows – dormer windows will not get
shades. Curtains are staying for the time being but I’m not wed to them. I like
the verticality(?) and the sound absorption.

2 shade materials under consideration. First one has a larger stack but it's my absolute favorite. And is of course more expensive. Second one stacks tighter but offers less light control – has a very thin liner
but it may be enough.

Any grand window advice for me? I'm all ears. Actually I'm going to bed and won't be back till tomorrow afternoon so you have time to think on it! Thanks for wading through this saga.

Love your paint color , can you please share what color it is?

Ha! Not fair - you didn't give window advice! Sure - it's Benjamin Moore Natural Cream OC 14

Is there any reason to not hang draperies for the warmth and texture you want with disappearing cellulars for light control?

I hate the pressure of choosing a foundational part of a room that you feel you have to get just right the first time. I really like the existing curtains, but I tend toward that look.

Editing my reply. I would not mount on or above the casings because it can look sloppy when the blinds are down and there are gaps at the sides that let light in (since the blinds don't sit flush against the casings.

I understand the case against leaving the transoms open in the article you linked. However, since the DR windows don't have transoms, mounting inside would be better and the placement of the LR would be consistent with DR.

I have no ideas for you, but I love the space and all the windows. Beautiful

Thanks so much justterri - we do love the feel of the room. Haven't looked for that type of fabric so no idea what's available. I keep thinking I need texture (no?) and although that fabric has texture, unless you're on top of it it will read very quiet. OTOH quiet doesn't distract which is good. Round and round I go....

Oly there's no real reason not to do curtains and cellulars other than I question if I'll get bored with it - white on white. The curtains that are up are Ikea Lendas that I doctored and trust me, not very well! If I do more curtains it would be the same kind of look. I'll do color elsewhere in the room - sofas when we get to that point, pillows, art, throws and the rug has color already. Color at the windows I think stops the eye there and might make the views beyond take a back seat.

Feathers we could do an inside mount beginning in the transoms. It might look like the horizontal casing between the transom and window would be in the way but it's recessed enough and the shades would still fall to the sill. But I see what you mean about consistency of look between the two rooms and hadn't really considered that. See? I do need the input!

Maybe a fabric or woven shade that rolls up behind a cassette? That would be about 3 - 4" visible when rolled up.

Consider an outside mount above the window opening(s) so that the bottom edge of the stack just overlaps the top trim. A waterfall application would work nicely to clear the trim and still stay close to the window. One treatemtent vs 6 is much cleaner in my opinion and can be operated by a loop control. A natural woven in wood tones that work with both the floor and the beam is a great choice, as those are not likely to change before your wall color.

Tammy I appreciate your input and see your point about 1 treatment vs 6. But is it really possibly to have one treatment that would be 115" wide and roughly 85" long? That's what it would take to have 1 shade on the 3 windows with transoms and mounted high enough that the stack clears the trim or is at least at the very top. How can something like that be operable? That's considerable weight for any mechanism.

No, its not at that width. Most max out at 102’. What are the dimensions, it doesnt say in your post.

Wanted to give an update so this isn't left hanging and maybe this info will help someone else at some point.

justerrilynn what you said about 'not messing with the feel of the room' really struck a chord with me and made me re-examine the reasons I wanted woven wood shades. Being honest with myself it's because I see them everywhere online, every blog, every designer's portfolio, pinterest, insta.... 90% of the time with white curtains. It's a great look and one that works in a lot of settings but that's not a valid reason to play me, too. Plus it's a little too 'of the moment' IYKWIM and will change the focus of the room.

Decided to to a test run on only the 2 windows flanking the TV because that limits the loss if we hate it and we can always order more if we like it. DH installed them yesterday and I think we've hit on a way to attractively and easily cut glare when needed and not compromise the look of the windows when shades are up which is 98% of the time. Thank you for helping me get there!

What blinds (manufacturer/style) did you end up choosing? Are they motorized or do that have cords?

Bali, roller shades, light filtering, collection is called Ornamental and the color is called Frosty. They are not motorized, and have the continuous cord/chain. Lowe's runs sales regularly for 25% off.

Thank you for the information. I have been struggling with this decision as well!

I am a huge fan of roller blinds. They do the job (sun control) and vanish when rolled up. Your windows are the STAR in the room, not the blinds.

Well a year and a half into having the shades in our LR and overall it was a good choice. If they were more light blocking instead of filtering they would be even better but I don't think there is such a thing. It's either room darkening, total black out or filtering, no in between. But as far as the look and mechanism, they are great.

I can help other people with their design challenges but I can't make decisions when it comes to my own!

DLM thank you for taking the time to update this thread! While privacy is a bit more of a concern for me as I do not have the acreage that you do, I still want something that disappears when open. I am stuck between roller shades and cellular shades. Any input on what made you rule out cellular shades?

You made the perfect choice. It looks great

@ggmd67 the roller shade does not have the horizontal shadow lines that are visible when a cellular shade is down, it's just a flat texture so to me it's less noticeable.