Picture of living room. I hate to use this one but it best shows my normal furnishings. This picture is dark, so the wall color is lighter in this, it's more of a soft tan than the dark tan it looks in the picture. I know it's hard to see the floor but it is a cherry colored bamboo wood. TV is now wall hung with the black media cabinet underneath it. Black shelves shown above TV are gone. Same floors and other furnishings are the same. We also do have a red loveseat in the room not shown in the picture. There is also another window on the other side of the TV, so there are 4 windows total. 2 that frame the TV and the double one on the back wall. This post was edited by octoberdana on Sun, Dec 29, 13 at 9:14

I would go with stenciled roller shades for 2 primary reasons: 1. Very few holes added to the woodwork. 2. Your trim is wonderful. Roller shades will afford you the protection you want, yet also allow you to show off the trim most of the time. http://www.annwallace.com/roller-shades/

Roman blinds would work, but I think curtains would be better. The window is really wide and short, which is making the room feel squat. Adding curtains would create the feeling of height. Plus, the window has pretty thin trim around it. Curtains would beef it up. If you want roman shades, I suggest you add some thicker trim around the window too.

Here are my thoughts. The living room windows are 72” x 72”. There is only 12” each side of window to the end walls and 21” between them. I like a tailored and lightfilled look. I am considering sheer shadings with a 2 or 3” horizontal vein Mounted inside the window. There is no window trim. Decorative or functional drapes? How high to hang? Fabric? Colour?Other ideas? I look forward to your ideas.