In my opinion you should cover all the window trim and just have the glass showing. You are trying to create an illusion that the windows go all the way to the corner and showing the window trim destroys that illusion. Definitely a pinch pleat is the most elegant , and the closer together the pleats the better. But then it depends on the rod you have or are thinking of getting. Whether or not you have a valance box and if you have an existing sheer already. I think you have to go looking or consult someone who makes custom drapes. Without actually seeing things or knowing the look you are after, I can only give you general advice.

123bdesign: Am not sure what you mean by a day worker? If the work room has a day worker why would he/she even be motivated to surprise me or why would they even feel that I needed to be surprised???? Am totally confused as to why a work room would have a day worker and why they would be involved with the drapes. Just to recap, these creases were there from the moment they arrived at my home delivered by the installer who works for the decorator. When I saw the creases I asked the installer if they need to be steamed out and he said no absolutely not and that it would only make the billowing worse than it was. No, the decorator did not share any information with me as to characteristics of the fabric. Unfortunately I have learned after the fact that the decorator is probably not familiar with these things---mea culpa, poor choice of a decorator. Regarding the work room, the woman who owns the local work room did come to my house to measure and discuss the drapes but never mentioned anything about the fabric.. Then she turned around and outsourced it to a huge work room all the way across the country and yes, as you said, their job was just to make the drapes. I was never made aware that she was going to outsource the job. Another mea culpa, poor choice of a local work room by a decorator who was a poor choice. As I said above, this has been a very costly learning experience. shady lady2: I don't know what you mean about mounting the rod higher up. The creases would still be there and still very obvious because the fabric billows and so what might be folded to the back with a different fabric does not occur here. With the billowing there are very few back folds----so the creases are all pushed out to be visible. Hope I am explaining myself. I have given up with this job and my only recourse is to post an honest review of the decorator and work room on the local angie's list and move on.

I have the same setup RH rods and RH drapes, so you think 2 panels a window @62.5 inches? seems a bit to much on a window only 50.5 wide, the next size down would be somewhere around 50 inches which would be plenty I would think. 96 inches long is good. as to the big window, why not if you got the money. These panels and rods get expensive. The quality of the drapes from RH is good, I used to install. Pick a fabric that will hang well, go look at the merchandise if you can rather than ordering them sight unseen. Its a big deal when selecting drapes.

You can change those for roller shades in either white color or art printed.