ajsmama, Willow's are exactly the look I am going for. I also like the ones Pirula has in her dining room. Simple, soft and relaxed looking. I consider moderate under $120.00. I would love to stay in the $60.00 range. I have 2 hallway windows. One measures inside mount 31" wide x 60" long. The other is smaller at 28" wide x 45" long. Outside mount on the larger would be 40 1/2" and the smaller is 37 1/2" molding to molding. I did see the link to making a roman out of a miniblind but right now I have 2 "wood blinds with a blahh valence from Country Curtains. See photo below and help me figure out what to use. Thanks. I am getting a carpet runner that's black background with the same color as the hall running through it.

Thanks, but this thread is "old news" at this point. I will say, however, that there is absolutely nothing wrong with being indecisive. The purpose of this forum is to bounce ideas off one another, and I've been coming here for many years to do just that. Too, my designer is helping me through the entire process, but her studio is closed on weekends, and I wanted to get the thoughts of forum regulars. I have reached a decision, with the help of my designer and the input from forum participants.

Yes, those three layers. All of them are cotton. The black fabric is the thinnest. It's Riley Blake cotton in Licorice, 44/45 inches wide. I found a thicker black fabric in my last run to the fabric store, but the thinner one works perfectly and I only need 31" width. I had a little mishap today; some of my rings fell off! I apparently did not knot them correctly. I double-threaded an embroidery needle with embroidery thread, and went from back to front to back again, leaving a 2" tail. I cut the threaded end to 2" and tied the rings on. So much easier than sewing! I learned that tip in a video by Scott Weaver. I had to do half of them over today and did triple knots. I'll start a new thread tomorrow with more details about these shades, since they are different than the one in my first post. I'll also take pics of all the layers, because I'm ready to start sewing shade two tomorrow!

I think all of them should be uniform, so that would mean finding the best length for the shortest window and duplicating that throughout. I wouldn't do them at all in that kitchen. You have a great wooded view, and fabric will just accumulate grease and dirt. In the other room, try them at 1/4 to 1/3 of the bay window length and see how that feels on the longer windows. Use some pillow cases or scrap fabric to make a mock one you can move around to see how they look. Are these what you're considering? They are a bit more formal than your more contemporary windows, IMO. https://www.houzz.com/photos/query/relaxed-roman-shade/nqrwns