What about some fabric on the chairs and table, i.e., cushions in the chairs that are soft and a table cloth of a linen fabric which is not too pretty nor too feminine, but just soft. I think your issue here is too much wood, too much glass, too much granite and not enough softness. I do like the way justgotabme has done the fabric but what about also using the same fabric to put some tie-in cushions on the chairs and maybe a cloth on the table, if only a runner or a diamond shape piece of fabric. On a second look, I think your rooms are disparate and lack something to tie them together. It's like you decorated two separate places, not one big room, which would give you a look of cohesiveness. I am not sure curtains/drapes are going to do that. The green you have chosen for your outdoor room is quite sharp and the table is the (probably) opposite on the color wheel and it magnifies the hardness. I wonder if you changed your upholstery for the outdoor room if your rooms would bond better and give you a look you want without the draperies, etc. You need to tie the rooms together rather than dividing with a curtain. This post was edited by patricia43 on Mon, Apr 21, 14 at 13:31

When you say 'black windows' what exactly do you mean? The entire frame or just the trim piece? I would be concerned that black windows will just fade into your mansard roof like your front door fades into the background now. I like what you have now,

I would use light filtering roller shades.

Have you thought about bottom up top down pleated blinds or honeycomb shades? Minimal in design and able to install as inside mount to a shallow depth of only 1/2 inch. Here are some client pictures and how they solved their bay window challenge.