Thanks for the input everyone! anele & andreadeg - I do agree that the blinds detract from the look but they are there to stay. We had blinds custom made for the windows when we moved into the house. And the curtains are semi-sheer so do not provide full privacy or light control. tuesday - I have not ordered bedding yet. I plan on getting a duvet that is a gingery kind of color and layer it with ivory/cream colored coverlet shermann and anele - well I already jumped the gun and ordered more panels, I guess I could always return the extra ones if I ultimately decide that 1 panel would be okay...it certainly would be more affordable LOL The other hesitation is that if I had only one panel on the two smaller windows, would it look unbalanced to have two panels on the bigger window...the bigger window would HAVE to have two panels on it.

If you don't live by the sea or have any ties to the ocean it lacks context, and isn't cute enough to outweigh the incongruity. JMHO! I do like your desire add a color in the red/pink/orange/coral family. Thibaut has an oriental toile that has a strong color background with a black and white medallion design. It comes in red, I know (we have wallpaper in the pattern) and a vivid apple green, which would be fantastic In your laundry room.

The wood paneling appears to be quality, if so, it deserves a Pro cleaning. After having it cleaned, I would suggest a porcelain travertine lookalike, in a warm shade to complement the paneling. Paint the cabinet if need be...not the paneling. Porcelain is a snap to keep clean...vacuum and use a cheap floor steamer. I have two dogs, 200 pounds and 125 pounds, so I speak from experience.

If you like them, keep them and let them be as they are at 84" above the floor. Unless you are capable of doing some sewing to make changes, I would not advise that you try to put them all the way to the ceiling. And, it is probably not cost effective to pay someone to do this for you. If you still do want to have them to the ceiling, your options are to either create a valance at the top to disguise the fact that they are short of the length, or to add a decorative panel at the bottom to lengthen them. Both solutions require sewing and neither is ideal. If you really want curtains that long, you need to buy, or sew, curtains that are that long! Your window is quite small and high up on the wall and I am guessing that you are trying to make it look more ferocious than it really is by puffing it up. Look at something like cellular shades, or blinds, or shutters, or even sheers to cover the window and then add either a functioning curtain or decorative side panels. A curtain that is hung on a rod with rings will be functioning. The curtains that you have chosen appear to have what is, essentially, a rod pocket. It may be designed to create pleats, but it is still a rod pocket and is a stationary curtain. Unless you run your rod well out to each side of your window, this curtain will be obscuring most of the window space. This curtain requires a certain amount of space on the rod for stacking. A rod and ring assembly requires much less stacking space. I have incorporated rod and rings on every curtain in my house and I find that I can use one width of deco fabric and create a nice panel that covers my 32" wide windows suitably. Of course, I line them. I have always sewn my own. In this case it is so easy that anyone with sewing skills can create a nice lined panel with just a little research into the technique. You want to have at least a one inch side hem and, preferably a double turned four inch hem at the bottom. Lined curtains filter the light so much nicer and they hang so much nicer. I am one who desires for something to have both function and beauty and my suggestion would be to buy curtains that are long enough for the length that you want and to mount them with rings so that they can be both beautiful and functional and be drawn away from the window to hang beautifully at the sides when not in use. I never thought much of window dressing just as decorative. That is like those fake outside "shutters" that get put on so many exteriors. Why? Overall, though, your windows are not that generous and the room appears to be a bit dark. I am assuming that this may be the only window in the room. Perhaps you should seriously consider some treatment that does not obscure the open space of your window and is abbreviated in design and that has a nice amount of function. My daughter put up white shutters in her windows and I love the fact that they are contained and tight in the windows, yet they allow as much or as little light and privacy as desired at any one time. Shutters may not suit you, but you should consider one of the hard treatment alternatives. Once you have established a more permanent treatment for the window, you can easily change whatever you choose to use to decorate around it, as your changing tastes may be. That is one reason that I love my chosen style so very much. The treatment requires a minimum investment in fabrics and they are easy to sew, easy to mount, and they are easy to take down and clean, or make new ones. On one set, I used a very nice linen fabric and, I added as an after element a side band of a pretty paisley print that is sewn separately and tacked on along the inner edges, under large vintage mother of pearl buttons. It is truly unique, special and quite lovely. Also, this side band can be easily replaced by any one of any other fabric, or just completely removed. I had a collection of these very large vintage buttons and wanted a way to use them. Don't obscure or clutter up your one source of outside light in that room!