I have had roller blinds, faux wood blinds, bamboo blinds and now plantation shutters. We love the plantation shutters. They give us the light we want, as well as the privacy we need.

I have black-out lined draperies. I like it to be dark while I'm sleeping and most blind/shutters let in some light around the edges. I don't have any privacy concerns, though, so they can be completely open during the day.

We have plantation shutters now and I don't really like them because they protrude too much into the room when they're open. Yes, you can open the slats but I prefer an unobstructed view out the window.

I generally don't like most window treatments, and even in our PA bedroom we have nothing obstructing our window or doors. But we have very basic, thin pull-down blinds on our sliders in FL that almost disappear when up and I do really like those since you can block out light but they vanish when you don't want them down.

Even though we live on acreage where we don’t really ‘need’ window coverings, we have draperies with blackout linings in the bedroom for the same reason as Fun2b stated. I like a dark room when I want to sleep.

In the guest rooms I have wide slat blinds. In some other rooms I have only side panels or sheer side panels for texture and/or color only.

Ok loving this SNEAK PEAK at your new home ksw!!!! Those sunroom curtains look gorgeous!

Robo, believe it or not, those curtains are ”off the rack“ at Ballard designs. I saw them online on sale and they were a great fit for the new 12 x 15 rug I bought for the adjacent room—- they are really one big room separated by arches. I ordered one 96” panel each in blue and gold and loved them both. So I put the blue ones in the upstairs sun room and also in one guest room, and put the gold ones in the sunroom and both bedrooms downstairs. The sitting room and dining room have the same custom curtains and I had our MBR curtains made of fabric I have been storing for, like five years. It’s a little hotel-y to have the same curtains in so many places, but it’s actually very calming and gives a sense of continuity to the house. I don’t know why I didn’t think to do this before!

For my bedroom, anything that blocks the light as close to 100% as I can get! So for us it's roller blinds that were already installed in the house when we bought it. Not cute but effective!

I have woven wood blinds and love the texture they bring. At this time of year don’t put them down most nights, we live where the sky is dark and I love watching the stars move across the sky lying in bed. They go down oN full moon in winter as the moon off the snow makes the bedroom very bright and sometimes in the summer if I want to sleep in, I will also pull them down to keep sun’s heat out.

I've posted the pic of my bedroom so many times with the arched valance and the side panels. But what's hidden underneath is a room darkening roller shade. Hidden out of the way for daytime, but light control and insulating for nighttime.

We have lined woven wood shades like kswl but without the drapes. I like simplicity, but I’d add drapes if I had the space — there’s a large radiator under one window so I can’t.

We also have woven wood shades in the living room and sitting room — love them for their warmer texture.

Window treatments in my bedroom are a problem. I’ve had Roman shades with a blackout liner for years. Under that I have light filtering roller blinds. That was ideal for a long time as it let in just enough light in the morning when it was time to get up for work. I also have privacy concerns so keep the roller shade down during the day allowed the room to be bright yet private.

Unfortunately I have neighbors now who insist on leaving a floodlight on all night and it shines on the side of my house. I’ve asked them to please turn it off at night but they won’t. She says it keep the raccoons out of their trash, which is ridiculous.

Now I have to pin The sides of the romans to the window frame to keep the room dark at night. Room darkening roller blinds would not help since I have to keep them down during the day. I haven’t figured out a solution yet.

i have top down, bottom up cellular in my den but they are old and will soon be replaced with something. Not sure what!

Dedtired I’d be even MORE dedtired with those inconsiderate neighbours!!!

We have wood blinds with panels in all main rooms (not bathrooms/kitchen) and roman shades on all the windows/door in the sunroom. I love fabric so I love drapes! LOL Like KSWL, we do not close our panels, although I do use a full rod on all windows. No blackout liners. Windows on the front of the house (which includes our bedroom) have a top panel that is open (meaning no blinds or curtains on that part). A little moonlight doesn't bother us and we are fairly rural, so no streetlights, etc.

We moved last year and our new home came with plantation shutters on all but a couple of windows. I was happy not to have to make window treatment decisons for all the windows, but I do think these shutters have some limitations. Our previous home had curtain panels and/or bamboo shades on most windows and I miss the warmth of the shades and texture and softness of the curtains. I will likely live with the plantation shutters but may add some curtain panels in the master bedroom.

We have two narrow side-by-side windows each with plantation shutters and then full length drapes on the outside. The plantation shutters are the same depth as the returns on the windows. We have a giant cedar outside our window so the view and light is obstructed anyway.

Kswl - love the pics of your home.

We have light blocking roller shades and silk panels in our bedroom. The room has 3 windows and looks so naked without panels at the windows.