In that window, to make it work for your husband and you and allow you to control the light, I would use wooden blinds that match the trim (and a shade lighter if you can't make it exact) with attractive tapes. I'd use very light-weight ones, and use the widest slats I could make fit, because it takes fewer of the wider ones per shade, which means that they stack up higher when you pull them all the way up. If that is appealing to you, from what I can see, you will need to add a header from which to hang them, so that they will clear the windows when open. That can be masked with molding stained to match. Some blinds have valances of molding available to match. And it also means measuring carefully from side to side, based on the spot at the top where they would hang, because every additional bit of distance out from the window means their width might have to be reduced a bit, so they will clear each other at the inside corners. (Am I making that part clear?) For the safety of your children, whatever treatment you choose, think about how to corral the cords so they can't get tangled in them.

I suggest SW 7710 Brandywine - it is a gorgeous color. I was hesitant when I saw the first coat go on - it was a little orange but when it was done (2 coats) it was awesome. I have it in my kitchen.... I tried red cent and a few others in that color family and none were to my liking....to red, to dark etc... I have mannered gold in my great room and golden fleece in my sunroom- all SW colors in the rooms beside my kitchen and they all go so well together everyone compliments the color scheme. Hope this helps. I will tell you this I must have gone through 25 of the color samples when we built our house (moving in next week) and those color samples are not exactly dead on...what I mean is the brandywine looked sooooo much better when the painters put it on the wall then the 12 inch test I did on the wall. I was hesitant at first as I mentioned but my husband was the decision maker for this color... I picked out the other 8 in the house. Try the visualizer with the Brandywine it is much better than the samples that you get that I was told are NOT REALLY Paint from the folks at the SW store. When I told them I was going to use all of the sample to do touch ups they suggested NOT to b/c it is made differently - go figure! BTW my floors are a cream porcelain...my cabinets are antique ivory (SW) I will be getting them chocolate glazed next month but my point it I too was going for a tuscan theme and I think I succeeded. GOOD LUCK!

By using off white blinds -- vinyl or faux wood to withstand the moisture of the kitchen -- the same as or similar to the color as your cabinets, the blinds will all but disappear visually, enabling the emphasis to be on the light entering the room there rather than the window treatment. Adding blinds or shades of any other color tends to emphasis the small size of the average kitchen window. If you are looking out your window at the window of your neighbor, you might consider adding a either a pair of posts w/lattice in between -- or three posts to create a free standing angle w/triangle planter as their weighted base. https://www.amazon.com/5-5-Foot-Outdoor-Triangle-Planter-Trellis/dp/B01CSCQ0TM/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_86_img_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=MVP5MKNZ7CYXTHPX96AC Alternately, you might consider a rectangular treated wood planter box w/lattice: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/78461218487502661/?lp=true It helps if you can find a pair of 4' plastic rectangle shaped planters and then build your box around them with your lattice over the box and in between the planters rather than need to line the wood box w/thick plastic. Adding either treated wood feet or even wheels to your planter will make it more mobile. Depending upon your planting zone, something like English Ivy in your planters could soon provide year round privacy. English Ivy is invasive so you might not want to plant it directly into the soil of your yard.

On my kitchen window I had a roman shade that we kept up, so it only covered a bit of the glass. I removed it and was surprised how much brighter the room was. My vote is to leave it uncovered. A thin ruffle above will look disproportionately small, and anything larger will cover the glass.