I am not quite sure how big the skylight window is but I would use a motorized skylight shade. Here is an example - Motorized skylight shade on blinds.com There are a ton of companies that make the motorized shade so you can pick any material. I would use a cellular shade that was blackout in the skylight. With motorization, you can open and close the treatment as you need. For the window wall, I would also look at motorized shades. The question would be an aesthetic question - Do you want the shades to be on individual windows or do you want one long treatment on each vertical window grouping. Individual motorized shades would probably be nice because you could operate each window separately. Most of the motorization controls are built my Somfy. For the type of window treatment, cellular shades offer some thermal insulation, double cell is better than single cell. I am not sure if you want black out shades for these windows. Motorized shades options from blinds.com for example. One other options is to put the window treatments on the outside of the windows if your exterior permits. Take a look at Bandalux for some ideas. Good luck in your search!

For some reason it wasn't letting me upload photos earlier. Attaching one of a particularly tricky location where there's a beam so you can't outside mount wooden shades or curtains. https://photos.app.goo.gl/ypEJ85jMNLEj1p159

I had an inspection done, the plumbing and electrical are all up to date, thank God. There is no HVAC but I am going to see how this summer goes before I decide to install it through the house. I live in Virginia and the summers are hot but being up in the Blue Ridge keeps some of the humidity at bay. The windows are original and there are exterior aluminum storm windows covering them. I am hoping and praying that they are sufficient to keep the house from being windy inside. I think the cafe curtains and tension rods will work perfectly while I get settled. I was not planning on working on the exterior of the home right away but it looks like the porch roof will need to be replaced and all of the windows and trim around the exterior need to be painted. The 115 year old wood is exposed. The previous owners did NOTHING in the way of maintenance. The walls have been scribbled and written on by their children, they didn't bother to paint over it. So it has been at least 13 years since any exterior wood has been painted.

apple_pie_order, not really. I never raise them, but do open them to get some light. Yes, they are heavy, but not balsa wood, plastic, so that probably makes matters worse. If I do go with wood blinds, I would change that out for whatever goes on the other two windows. I had just put in pjs Tati on shutters at our old house before we moved and loved them. I just don’t think they’d work on the big windows, with the ‘seam’ where they meet would be the middle of a pane. Maybe wood blinds with some nice fabric panels on the side?