Take a look at the KVARTAL system sold at Ikea. They have a ceiling mount track that may work. Here's a link to their buying guide - go to page 10. Here is a link that might be useful: KVARTAL

I agree with cafe curtains vs. shutters. [Traditional Dining Room[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-dining-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_722~s_2107) by Providence Interior Designers & Decorators Kate Jackson Design But I'm not a shutter person...though certainly shutters work too. [Traditional Living Room[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-living-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_718~s_2107) by London Interior Designers & Decorators Lisette Voute Designs

You can mix metals. I think they suggest no more than 3 in a room. I have all matching hardware on my inside doors. I would do whatever you think would go well with the living room area. My curtain rods do not match my door knobs. What type of paint did you use?

Wow sabbath7, great ideas and very talented husband! Your results look great! To clarify my question a bit more, Pottery Barn offers an angled connector specialty for corner and bay windows. They screw right into their rods and therefore eliminate the space needed to end and start and new rod (Since my space is pretty limited). I've had my eye on those rods from Ballard Design and like the acrylic/lucite look for the very reason of trying not to interfere with the trim, and let it just play the role of holding drapes and otherwise blend in. However, trying to find the comparable corner connector pieces is a bit trickier. As of now, I am considering the smaller .75" rod from Pottery Barn with their corner pieces (adding a ceiling mount across the long span since there is no place to mount the hardware on the wal) and use the pleated pole pocket look to further hide the rod and get the drapes to as close to the ceiling as possible. Thank you all for the thoughts and questions!