To answer the person asking why I need them for privacy. I need them because I live on a saltwater canal where over 4-5 neighbors can be looking in at night, and also in my neighborhood many people walk by my house at night with their dogs etc. I don't want people looking right into my master bedroom. My decor is contemporary so I want a clean look, thats why I'm not a huge fan of an outside mounted rod with drapes. The plantation shutters are interesting but won't go with my decor and are very expensive. Shoji screen isn't an option for me. My main goal is to have as much convenience as possible. I want to be able to see out perfectly during the day and basically have complete privacy at night, while having a clean look, and easy functionality to use the sliding glass doors. I was going to get roller shades, but that means at night when I have them down, I will need to roll them up just to be able to use the sliding glass door. However that still may be an option. Seems like cellular roller shades and or the vertiglide may be the best choice here for me, unless there are other suggestions. I have heard of sleek panels that provide night privacy on a track that you can move to the side that look contemporary, I just don't know where to find them.

Hey There: inside mount (!) pleated or honeycomb shades for the windows are great and very functional. But this doesn't work with your sliding door...so the only option that I see are vertical blinds staged to the right side of the sliding door. On the left side you have an outlet and switch, so this is not an option. You need something sliding on a sliding door, everything else will make it inconvenient to use. Panel blinds to the left will also work...but they will block 1/4 of your door all the time... One last thing - the fabrics should match or being the same...we do offer this option for some fabrics that are available across different window treatment styles. www.PleatedBlindsStore.com

You have such a nice view I can see why you would want to retain it during the day. I'd mount one rod from wall to wall, and use drapery panels. One panel on each end and wider panels in the middle around the sliders so you can pull them closed. Use a lightweight lined fabric so you can get teh fullness you need without taking up too much space. Don't use shutters. They block a LOT of light even when open, and you would never have a clear view outdoors.

That’s a good point with the built in blinds. We had considered doing that, but were worried they could break over time and would not be able to be easily replaced. Now I’m wishing we would’ve just done it… One long rod across the whole wall might be a little too much considering we open the window blinds often to let the sunlight in. I’m totally fine with keeping just the blinds for the windows and putting up curtains for the sliding door. This is probably the hardest design dilemma we’ve had with the house!