I had this problem in the bedroom but I rarely open these curtains. I did not use a finial to the right of one window that was 2" from the wall, on the other side I had 2 windows that met each other in the corner so I used a corner connector. They look great to me.

Hello, my home interior walls are SW Silver Strand with white trim. Living Room/Dining Room areas needs helping hands to make them attractive. Leather beige/cream furniture, burgandy wall hangings, black wrought iron and no curtains at the 4 long 120 inch living room windows. Dining room has sliding glass doors that lead onto lanai with burgandy window coverings. All floors will be covered with luxury vinyl planks in the colors you suggest to coordinate with the silver strand walls. Can you help me make these rooms pretty and attractive and at the same time say, welcome? Help me find the right curtains for the windows, the best floor colors for the floors and would love to have an accent wall color. All suggestions appreciated.....and, you cannot hurt my feelings. Thanks bunches and bunches for your helping hands. See photos. Thanks.

Heavy drapes also foster condensation at the window so keep that in mind.

You could put up a double curtain rod. Hide the short heavy blackout curtains behind a long pair and pull them out when you want privacy. The long pair can be more decorative. It's done often in hotel rooms that have under the window units.