Do you want to cover the doors for privacy? Drapes on the doors could interfere with opening the doors. I don't think you should treat the doors the same as the window. For privacy I would install mini blinds on the doors.

The curtains in your linked site are nicely done. No reason it wouldn’t work in your room. You don’t have to hang them all the way to the ceiling, but do make sure they are full enough that they don’t look skimpy.

Nice height! Let's make it pop- up!

Thank you so much everyone for the help. We just moved in so are trying to figure this out - this is not our area of expertise at all. So would you put them all the way up to the top of the ceiling or half way? The ones in the tv room will be from a height of 91.5 inches - not sure if I should hang them from 91.5 inches in the dining room area as well. I am thinking of doing wall to wall. Also what colour of hardware? In the link I posted I thought the silver gave a bit of a softer look. Yes Seajaygerns we need help with the furniture arrangement (and a lot of other things in our house::)!! We are just trying to figure out the drapes before their big sale ends tomorrow.

Thank-you mindshift - I was thinking that originally as well - then I found out we could get drapes that sat outside the doors - so they would not interfere with them opening /closing. We have young children - so I want to make sure this is not an issue:)!

Thank-you for your feedback groveraxle - I will make sure they are full - not skimpy:) I agree that wouldn't look as good.

Thank-you so much BeverlyFLADeziner! The picture is awesome and really helps me picture what it would look like. So it looks like you would suggest not putting it all the way to the ceiling? You would put it the same height as the curtain in the other room?.

Wow- so cool celerygirl - I hadn't thought to put pictures above the doors- I was wondering what to do with that empty space if the curtains went all the way to the ceiling. Thank-you for sharing.

I would put them the same height as the other room.

Thank-you Yaygal!

Oh my gosh Seajaygerns! Thank-you for all your feedback and help. Love the idea for the furniture placement. Would you angle the two chairs? Or place them forwards. Thank-you also for the diagram for the rugs - once we get the drapes figured out I will look into the rugs. So are you thinking now that the drapes should go all the way to the ceiling instead of the same height as the other room? They are custom and yes we will have to measure ourselves.

Thank-you Seajaygerns - for everything. Seems like the consensus is to hang them the same height. We will look at the area rugs and seating arrangement once our Christmas decorations go down. Thanks so much for your help!

Awesome grover axle! Love the seating arrangement idea. Would you put window treatments on the patio doors at all? Or just leave them with nothing. The backyard is completely treed.

I absolutely detest the drapes to the ceiling rule that's frequently given here....To me, it looks like a mistake was made.

Not a popular opinion, I know, but you did ask...

Thans Seajaygerns - we didn't install the shades - they were there when we moved in. Perhaps I could find them at home depot or something. What do you think would look better drapes or just the shades?

To me, your french doors look taller than your living room windows. I would hang the rod just high enough to open the doors. I dislike drapes hung too high. Looks ridiculous. I tried that once over sliding doors and it looks bad, rehung them a few inches above the door frame.

If you need privacy, follow Beverly Fla, just bring them down a bit lower. That is what we did and we could open the drapes and close when needed.

Your living room windows appear to have a soffit above. I would do something different there. Maybe some nice roman shades.

I agree about moving the sofa.

Jane

Really think about the logistics of drapes and doors. The tops of doors don't stay clean long. Will the drapes clear the doors fully every time you open the doors or will there be carelessness involved? If you don't need drapes for privacy, I'd hold off on custom drapes for these doors for a bit. Living in your house for a little while will help you decide what makes sense here. Good luck and congrats on the new house!

DRAPES: Rethink drapes for the FR-- imo, they are not the right treatment for the Family Room windows, BUT would absolutely be fabulous and give you needed warmth and impact for the Dining Room patio door wall. Full drape panels with rod extended wall to wall over patio door. I like the ht in Beverly's image.

For your family room, remove the existing shades and invest in a roman shade hung at ceiling as outside mount beyond casing---- use same fabric as the drapes in DR. This will unify, give you an intentional custom look.

I agree w/SJG to reposition your FR furniture. I would tweak it now vs later.

Try your sofa angled on your Fireplace; slide tree to corner and out a bit; chairs to each side of Fireplace w/ottoman centered in chair/sofa grouping.

Enjoy a wonderful Christmas in your new home!

Is the stack back in the family room going to interfere with the fireplace? Looks like a safety issue and perhaps a little weird. JMHO.

Thank-you Jane!! I hadn't considered Roman Shades - but will do that now:) Thank-you also for your advice about our patio doors. The drape company is suggesting 1 panel per side so its almost like a focal point. It would flank on outer edges. Not sure your thoughts on that? We don't need privacy in the back.

Thank-you Penny! I agree - it does look like a mistake when they are hung too high!!!

Thank-you for your advice tartanmeup - I hadn't thought about that - and we have two small boys - (4 and 1). To pay that much money for custom drapes and then have them ruined because of dirt/carelessness would be horrible!

Wow - thank-you imhofan. You have pointed out something I hadn't considered at all. I just called and cancelled my custom order (my husband will be happy you have saved us quite a bit of money!!!). The drapes near the fireplace would not be a good thing and having the stack so close might look a bit weird. I guess I just really liked Jillian Harris home and was taking inspiration from therehttps://www.jillianharris.com/how-custom-drapes-complete-your-space/. She has drapes on her large windows and I thought it looked great. When I called to cancel the drape company suggested 1 panel per side so its almost like a focal point. It would flank on outer edges. Not sure your thoughts on that? We don't need privacy in the back.

Thank-you RNmomof2 zone 5- I hadn't thought of that and just cancelled my order! What are your thoughts on 1 panel per side so its almost like a focal point. It would flank on outer edges.

Thank-you Seajaygerns - do you think it would look strange as well having the stack too close to the fireplace? We don't use it often. The drape company is suggesting 1 panel per side so its almost like a focal point. It would flank on outer edges- what do you think? That or the roman shades - they are quite large windows that look out onto the woods.

So you think the Roman shades would look better than the single panels? Thank you for the pictures. We are going with oyster colour you can see it on the q design website. I think we will get rid of the shades on the living room windows.

Great images SeaJayGerns— yes, No panels in FR and full panel from wall to wall at patio. Roman shade at FR in place of any panels there.