I have double Cellular blinds (Alta from Budget Blinds) in my home office and love them except I dislike the long cords that keep tangling. I also wish I had gone with Hunter Douglas to get one big light filter single cell Duet blind on my two windows with retractaible cords. For my bedroom, I bought the Architella Duet Hunter Douglas Cellular blinds with the retractable cords in a 3/4" size. I love the bigger pleat size, I like the soft look, I love the insulating properties, and I love the top down/bottom up feature with no cords tangling and all cords staying the same length. I am just not crazy about the Linen color at night since it gets too brown for the look I wanted in my bedroom and I wish I went with the Daisy White.

I like the look of the bottom of that NT. Thanks for taking the time to post that pic for me. I can see how it could be a problem to have grout and tesserae on the bottom. I hate to come off so stupid guys, but I am still not getting what you all mean with the velvet. Would you glue it down and fold it over for a finished edge? Or are you saying to use the grout to hold it on? I have thinset inside of the shoe so I can't actually staple or use upholstery tacks cause I don't think it would penetrate the thinset. Not sure there's enough rubber in the bottom of the shoe for it to grab onto. I also don't want to add anymore to the weight of it if I can help it. This sucker isn't grouted yet and it's HEAVY already! I am still thinking on it but would appreciate any additional input.

Here is our take on it...cheap roller shades will not roll up the full length in a straight way - but the more expensive ones do. Roller shades have up to 1 inch in gap on each side anyway, this can take care of a small adjustment. As previous professionals mentioned: don't use a battery motor - it is to slow, to waek and you have to replace the batteries quite often for this length. Use 3 motors, even if they all run (and they will) on a different speed. You can set different stops for the blinds for example at 1/4 or 3/4 and they will all stop at the same position even they motors are different in speed. Nobody though has mentioned the fabric yet - this is crucial because there is quite a weight at the end. Make sure the fabric is suited and warrantied by the manufacturer for this length. Good Luck on your project!

Jan, I happen to like the sleek modern look of the top down pleated shades. I've seen them installed in other midcentury homes like mine and think they look great. Plus, they would serve a specific function for me: it's an east facing window. late morning sun hits the bottom 2/3 of the windows, but the top is shaded from the eaves. So what I want is to be able to have the tops of the window treatments open to see out. As the sun moves over the roof, the bright spot of light moves downward, so I would push the blinds down throughout the day. I find window treatments that are fully closed during the day to be very claustrophobic, especially since it would be covering up a beautiful view. Hunter Douglas Silhouettes are really beautiful, so I might look into them. I actually happen to like the vertical version of those. I've seen them done in a way that they look like pinch pleated drapes. yikes they are expensive though.