Forget coverings. Put in one way glass.....

Well..........here's what your profile says : )

From the paint color to the furniture, rugs to window treatments, every choice you make for your home impacts the overall look and feel. At Zoe Szumal Interior Design, our goal is to ensure your home reflects your style and taste- something we have accomplished for many other clients in the Chicago Area.

Pretend you are your own client, Which you are ?

Haha Jan!

I guess this one got her stumped so came to the "Pros" for advice. LOL

Yes, Zoe, it's definitely more difficult to decorate your own home--so many choices! I will occasionally ask for advice from a fellow designer when doing my own home, or a client's home for that matter. Are you aware of the "Pro" section of Houzz?

But to answer your question, I'd look into solar shades. They are available in varying degrees of opaque/translucency and are attractive so they need no additional window treatments.

Now I'm curious as to who the "many other" Chicago design clients were during a total lock down.........

You do what you said: You select the treatment for and based on the rest of the style you're planning to have, and within whatever budget you have.

Call a local source for Hunter Douglas, let them in to measure, and afford you of their expertise and your best options.

For what it's worth? Skip the curtain panel concept.

IMO first what do you want from the window coverings, can we see the whole space , what is your style ? Honestly there is no way to answer this with noinfo. Privacy does not look like it is a big issue I usually love drapes in bedrooms for a bit of a luxury feel but I need info and ideally pics of this space with the furniture.

Blackout drapes on a ceiling track that will clear the AC unit.

Combo of sheers and heavy drapes.

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Ceiling track mounts at a distance to clear AC

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You could go with a blackout roller shade with drapery panels on either side to soften the look. Or @decoenthusiaste 's idea is a good one too. Personally, I'm not a fan of heavy drapery, but it really depends on the look you're going for.

If you do drapes, you will need to keep them within that deep frame so the baseboard heat doesn't get trapped under them. The hems would stop at the sill. Or you could do floor length drapes that are kept open all the time. This is to simply trim the window if you feel like shades alone are too plain.

I've looked into top-down cellular shades for my large windows and determined that they would be too fussy and hard to keep straight. They break easily. The bigger the window, the more annoying they will be to deal with. Besides, top-down is more like for homes where people are trying to get some privacy from the street, not a problem in your high rise.

For you I recommend room darkening roller or honeycomb shades. (or blackout if it's east facing, but otherwise I don't recommend blackout if you don't need it.) Don't get the "pull down" style. Get the ones that can be operated with "continuous loop" cables, or even motorized if you are feeling fancy.

If you need to filter the light (like to keep the room cool), some people get two sets of shades -- one opaque, one sheer -- and install the the opaque ones in front. Your frames appear deep enough for that.

One other option -- vertical blinds encased with sheers. They are beautiful, and you can really control the light well. I think they would look perfectly fine if they stopped right at your windowsill.

@ZAS Interior Design "its also much more difficult to make decisions for myself"

I TOTALLY agree! I sell flooring and tile and I cannot for the life of me decide on my own backsplash! I've had samples leaning up against it for almost a year. Yet I help people pick theirs out every day and they are completely happy!

I bet I know why you can't decide - because you see all the new tile coming in and perhaps would like something better, whereas once we have decided on a tile, that's it - no more shopping for tile.

My mom’s bedroom is like this and she installed floor-to-ceiling black velvet drapes overlaid with white sheers so that either form a wall when closed. Sounds weird, looks awesome.

Melissa, I'm sure that does look beautiful. But that wouldn't work here because of the baseboard heater. The heat would get trapped under the drapes.

Consider plantation shutters from ceiling to sill and ceiling hung fabric panels on far left and far right to soften the expanse. Because of the dark window frames, consider black plantation shutters and printed linen fabric curtain panels with lining, trim and border. Using the fabric ceiling to floor on the far ends only, will not interfere with the baseboard heating (or block that gorgeous view).

Roman shades or flat fabric shades, butt together with panels on far ends is also a solution. Here's some pics:

European style shutters

Multiple trim

Here's a good plantation shutter site with a selection of finishes

https://normanusa.com/product/norman-ultra-shutters/