Ralph said something with streamers, like the wind socks with the streamers that will move when the wind blows or when they get close. Also maybe those hellium balloons.

I was looking around at curtains and found these Robert Eclipse Blackout Energy Saving Coordinates from JCP with high ratings. They're back tab and it says you're to use a 2-1/2" rod and mine is 1-1/4" so it shouldn't be a big deal to slide the two inner panels closed at night. I've never owned back tab curtains but I would think they'll stay neater looking than rod pocket curtains..? I was looking at the chocolate but they don't show a full photo. Here's the swatch. Any thoughts as to how the back tabs will slide and stay neat? I'm not willing to fuss with how the pleats are every day which is why I was going to go with the pinch pleats. My original curtains are only 84L and I like the look of the raised rod. They were actually too short with the old rod mounted right at the top of the trim. I have thought of adding fabric to them but the color isn't rich enough. I did find the eurosham large plaid fabric online for super cheap but it just doesn't look good with it. The curtains are an odd color and don't photograph very well. Here's a mock up with the old bedding and drop cloth curtains. This is the what the red coverlet looks like IRL. Oh, and I have a confession... I'm only going to say it once. As much as I do really like the new iron bed, I wish I would've bought the cherry Stanley bed. The solid headboard would give it more ummph. Yes, it would've been huge but not that bad. I could've went with no posts at the bottom and full or even half posts for the top. Oh well. Maybe once I get paint on the walls that will help cozy it up for me. Now shhh... you read nothing. ;) Here is a link that might be useful: JCP curtains

Hi Prime Ohio Real Estate - we’re really happy with our choice. We have 1% solar/roller blinds (allows 1% of light through) in black with a reflective backing. We have the narrowest black valance (painted the same colour code as the window frame) so the valance, which is flush with the wall, just disappears and works well with our contemporary style. All of the windows with the exception of our Tilt and Turn and large sliding door are the same. For those we used exterior mounted Habitat screens that work perfectly with this particular brand of window (Innotech). Because our French door opens outwards and has the same drywall return as our windows were were able to have the interior mounted blind. (Plus the door handle is not in the way). We would have gone with another exterior mounted blind if we weren’t able to have the interior one. Privacy, for us, didn’t really matter as we do not have people nearby. Surprisingly though, the reflective back makes a huge difference - because the blinds are black it’s possible to see out but not in (unless your face is pressed to the glass and you shade any reflections with your hands). At night with the lights on you can see shadows if you look in. The motor for the French door blind is battery operated but all the others are hard-wired. Everything works seamlessly - all the motors are from Somfy. The photos show the blind up behind the valance, the blind down, the blind halfway down viewed from the exterior, and the other 2 bathroom windows so you can see how they match. I’m happy to share any other info with you so please just let me know if you need more. Cheers!

gracie01 - thanks. Unfortunately, these are the very ones that I wanted to get but are no longer available in any of the sizes I need. It would seem they are not being restocked. I've sent 2 emails to the company asking if this product has been discontinued and have not received a response.