oops, hit submit too quickly. In the kitchen, which was open to the breakfast room pictured above, we had SW Svelte Sage. The two went together very nicely.

Our last house was in a neighborhood in a rural area. There were farm fields on two sides of the house. I put curtains on the living room window that faced the street, but in 12 years of living there, never got around to window coverings on any of the other windows, not even the one in the bathroom (it faced a cornfield). I didn't mind it, but Mr. Hammer's OCD brother who lived in a city was deeply disturbed. I thought the bare windows brought in a lot of light, didn't collect dust, and gave us some gorgeous views of the countryside.

Thanks so much for all of your suggestions! I am really loving the idea of a dark curtain rod close to the ceiling with a panel on either side of the window groupings that match the wall color. It would be nice to be able to close the curtains sometimes....what kind of extra support would I need for that? Would a bracket on both sides plus one in the middle be sufficient? We just moved into this home (from a much much smaller home) a few months ago so that's why we don't have a lot of decor just yet. We are slowly but surely making our way (paying off our credit card in between decor projects, lol).

Unless you plan (or don't mind) covering much of the side windows, curtains won't work. There's just not enough wall space. Shades or blinds would be a better choice. Romans, wood blinds or woven woods would work.