I got a terrific deal on some high end drapes that will be modified to fit our dining room/sliding glass door. First of all, we NEVER use the door, no one walks directly from outside (rural property) into carpeted house. We have tiled entries for that. As you face the door from inside the house, there are floor to ceiling built in cabinetry (and kitchen "pass through") which creates a lot of visual weight to the left. You can see the "squeeze" on the left. Besides not using the door, we do not use that light switch (don't know what it is), or the outlet (there are 2 others in the space). My first question is about the pleat style across the top of the curtains - I've attached pics of some ideas. I prefer less "busyness" in the look. I'm also not sure how pleating style (amount of material contained within pleat) translates too how wide curtains are when fully opened (main concern). The question being how much of window will be blocked due to limited space on left for curtain rod. The tape represents where I "think" drapes need to end (4 inches beyond frame). I'm also debating what type of rod to put up. I think that ceiling mold needs to come down as the visual busyness will be bothersome with drapery hardware. The built-in cabinets are oak (mid-tone brown, not yellowish or reddish). I wondered about an off white (match walls) rod with rings in the same color (?) with very simple finials (or caps) which don't add much length to rods. In other words, as invisible as possible. Or a wooden traverse rod in same. Or just a plain off white (if available) metal traverse rod and the next people (in ~2 years) can work it out. The drapes would be opened and closed daily in winter (~4 months), in summer, they would stay open. I considered the one way shades off to the right solution, not sure I'm particularly attracted to that look. Here's some pics of room. The shades are heavy lineny (slightly textured/double lined) in a greenish-blue tone. I've learned more about drapes in the past month than I knew there was to know. Once I knew nothing about them. Now it's next to nothing. Thoughts, ideas, experiences are most welcome! There is no issue with the drapes covering the outer portions of window space to some degree, but exactly what that degree is?

The space (room is 9 ft wide/13 feet deep):

Here are measurements for siding door space - tape "corner" 6 inches above molding and 4 inches to side of molding/12 inches to ceiling/7 inches from molding to cabinet:

Here are a couple of drape pleats I "think" would work (french pinch pleat or box pleat):

I also considered a valance over a metal traverse rod. There's lots of material to match curtains, or do one in wall matched (off white) wood. I do wonder if a valance makes for a more formal look, which our home is definitely not but it might simplify the rod issue and is certainly a "tidy" look.

This is the drapery material: