Hi Lisa, your space is really nice. I would suggest keeping the curtains up, but maybe adding curtains that would give the room some color. Is this something you are interested in? I was thinking dark red, or even a royal blue. I would also add some floral arrangement somewhere in the room that matches the curtain panels. A color that would "pull" from your curtains. Adding the sheer curtains in the middle would look wonderful in your space. Another suggestion is - keep the curtains you have, and maybe add a little color to your sofa. For the sliding door - You can add sliding panel tracks in natural woven wood. It will help filter some of the sunlight.

Thank you for your feedback. I would love to add some color to the room with some wall art, accent pillows, flowers and other décor items but I was thinking more of a light aqua color. Does that work with the greige paint, and dark wood floors? I could really use some help there too but for now I just really need to figure out the window coverings.

I thought about Bali Framework natural woven wood in white for the windows and sliding doors. Do you think this would be better than the 2 1/2 inch shutter style wood blinds? If I were to go with the wood blinds, would it be okay to have the woven wood panels with it or what would you suggest for sliding glass door?

Thanks again for your help!

So would you hang 2 blinds over the slider? If so I think no, the best solution for sliders [ I use to install] were hd verti glides, or some type of panels that are vertical. Maybe those sheers or something more colorful.

I have both woven blinds and faux wood slat blinds.

Those slats are a pain to dust.

I am thinking either white woven shades/panels for windows and sliding glass doors or white faux wood blinds for windows and woven panels for sliding glass doors. Would the faux wood blinds and woven shades look good together? These window coverings will be used throughout the house and the master bedroom has a sliding glass door between two windows. Please see pictures of master bedroom windows and both types. of coverings. I am also open to other suggestions but need to make a decision soon. Thanks again!

Hi Lisa, I think the light aqua would be beautiful in your space. Go for it.

I'm not a designer... But, I kind of like your roller blinds. Are you thinking about replacing them all because you feel like they aren't good quality (because they've been breaking), or are you just not liking them, in general? If it were me, I'd leave the roller blinds and add drapes, which would be a way to add color. Or, I think you can put up roman blinds (outside mount) over the inside mount roller blinds. I'm not a designer, though, so....

I've had faux wood blinds and they do gather dust and the slats are a bit time consuming to dust. I used to occasionally wash mine over the bathtub. I didn't really like all the strings in them, either (and they aren't exactly the most child or pet-safe choice so far as window coverings). But, most people, around here at least, seem to have them. They seem to be very common. It's just my opinion, but I think they're not the best thing if you want to be able to raise/lower something on a daily basis. It's pretty easy to open up the slats and close them, but raising and lowering is another thing.

I am replacing the roller shades because the "smart pull" cords broke on two of the shades within 2 weeks and the manufacturer suggested I go with another type of cord or another product altogether. What I do not like about the current roller shades is they look white during the day but a much darker gray color at night which does not look good with my greige walls. For the windows, I am trying to decide between white woven wood Roman shades or 2 1/2 inch shutter style faux wood blinds with decorative tape to cover cords/holes. Either way I will have the woven wood panels on sliding glass doors. I am hesitant to put the two different products on windows and sliding doors since they are right next to each other. Any thoughts on which would look better are much appreciated. I have to make a decision this weekend. I will add curtain panels for some color later but just trying to decided on which blinds/shades for now. Thanks again for the feedback :)

I don't think you need to use the same treatments throughout your space. When I bought my new home I had to make the same decisions. The front of the house faces north and the home is a traditional/transitional ranch so I went with white faux wood blinds. Obviously, the back therefore faces south and gets a lot of sun and heat so I went with double honeycomb blinds for all windows and the sliding glass door. The east also got the honeycombs and the west (just above my kitchen sink) got the faux wood. That was 16 years ago! The faux wood blinds are like new and require very little maintenance. Likewise the honeycombs. I would absolutely do this again.

The woven wood blinds do not offer any privacy unless you get them with lining.

Roman shades are another option that you can easily vacuum and if you have them designed with removable slats can also be washed in a front loading washing machine or dry cleaned.Some are even designed with out strings to pull them open and closed called grabber blinds. If installed in an inside mount you still get to show off beautiful window frames. In the bedroom if you like you can install curtains with them. You can also line both curtain and roman shades with blackout liner to enjoy a deeper sleep.