3. Romans. Moving onto the Roman Blind options, I think it important to note that the Romans you have in the other room look to be more ‘Casual Romans.' These are not lined, rather they are self-backed. There is nothing wrong with Casual Roman Blinds but you would be somewhat limited over the choice of fabrics in Australia, Here casual Roman Blinds are limited to plain fabrics such as the ones in your daughter’s bedroom. They are, however, a much more affordable option, though be it at the expense, perhaps, of your ability to be creative and make a design statement in the play room/tv room. Casual Romans require and utilise a pre-stiffened fabric or you will end up with you blinds coming to resemble ‘London blinds’ due to shape distortion and sagging. .. Not a good thing. (and an insult to beautifully made London Blinds) The other type of Roman Blind common in Australia are called ‘Traditional Soft-Roman’ blinds.’ These are lined with pre-stiffened Roman Lining which provides shape stability over time, and offers far superior insulating qualities over Casual Roman blinds because of the lining. They are more expensive not only because of the lining and the labour involved in their manufacture, but because they offer a far greater choice when it comes to fabrics; fabrics which could vary greatly in price, depending on the choices you make. If you want to make a design statement with Roman Blinds, then Traditional Soft-Roman Blinds are the way to go. Reading your post, I think it also worth advising that that you should not be afraid of departing from Romans. We have implemented many solutions with Romans and traditional drapery (eg; curtains and/or sheers) within the same room and even mixing them for the same window. Here are some examples I have found from other professionals on Houzz: Examples of mixing and matching of window treatments within the same room As jenpotts pointed out, you are lucky in that you have the space above the architraves. Mounting the Romans high, they will stack back above the height of the French doors. - So no ducking or blinds catching on the doors if fully retracted (stacked back/up) - It’s hard to tell from the image whether the doors open inward or outward. The bolt would indicate to me that they most likely open outward which is also an advantage. With an all-Roman solution you have several options that could be considered. Option 1 - Roman on the right-hand window and two additional Romans split at the centre of the doors. Option 2 - Roman on the right hand window and 3x Romans, one on each side window of the French doors, and a single Roman that would cover actual doors. An example of where individual (Casual) Roman blinds are utilised for each window panel of the multiple French Doors. I would not advise 4x Romans (one for each door panel and the two adjacent panels), primarily because you have stated the doors aren’t used often and in order to keep costs down, but what I would suggest with all options, is the addition of a single pelmet across all the windows. This would tie them all together off nicely and really add to the presentation of the window treatments collectively. It would also ‘level out' the appearance of the windows. The one on the right looks a little out of place extending up above the height of the French doors drawing the eye and detracting from the overall look of the windows 'collectively.' - A pelmet would level this out, but the downside is that the stack-back on the ‘high’ right-hand window will cause you to lose the upper most portion of that window, with the viewing area reduced to the height of the windows in the French doors and their two adjacent window panels. Here is an example of an extended pelmet that ties the individual blind treatments together. Also notice the addition of the sheer/organza on the right hand side, once again demonstrating that mixing and matching window treatments between window and within the same window treatment is fine. With regards to pelmets. I would suggest a pelmet with a deep fascia… around 25cm. You want the pelmet fascia deep but not too deep so as to overpower the overall look of the window treatments (as a whole). Your pelmet can be padded and lined and I would suggest a coordinated fabric rather than the same fabric you use for the blinds. It’s a real opportunity to make a make a design statement, subtle or otherwise, and will do a lot for the overall projection of the look you want for this room. Ensure you go for a good quality Traditional Soft Roman Blinds. Good quality Roman blinds use pre-stiffened lining rather than normal curtain lining (which is not pre-stiffened and 1/3 of the price). Pre-Stiffened lining is important if you want to maintain the shape of the Romans over time, without them sagging on you. They will also provide far better insulating qualities than cheap Romans made with regular curtain lining. Going 'chain operated' for all the blinds is not an insignificant additional cost given the number of blinds you may elect to purchase, but definitely a decision you would not regret, going forward. This room has potential. Take your time with it, do it justice, even if it means deferring your decision till you can fund it (if that becomes an issue). ... You will have live whatever you purchase for quite some time so it is advisable to take your time making your decision(s) so that your window treatments will be a source of pleasure rather than a source of regret..

Easy to buy online if you want to look at different patterns, both contemporary and traditional. Also at some hardware stores. I bought my traditional pattern from Penny Miller catalogue, comes to the door. It's been up for 2 years in North sun and not peeled or buckled.

Some further information today. I contacted Trend Windows and was informed that it was a supply only job. So my contractor has done this via a sub-contractor. Not such a good sub-contractor. We also had a three stacker sliding door installed. Two of the three stacking doors were installed on one rail resulting that only one of the three panels could be opened at once. That was nothing to do with Trend but rather my contractor PM and the installer not knowing how stacking doors work. I am having a call tomorrow with Trend installation support to discuss options for the servery. My contractor says all the right things but I find myself and family are doing the research to offer solutions to problems. Actually the window is the lesser of my worries because I figure I can fix it myself if needed. Tiling, painting and concealed sliding door hardware are the other issues. I am with-holding the final payment for which the contractor PM pleads he is under stress from admin and advises that by the agreement if job is practically complete then I need to pay and they will fix minor issues later. The work is 2 months over the scheduled completion date. Sorry for the rant but good to express my feelings to a wider audience and a warning here. I picked a designer builder I found on Houzz with a good looking portfolio of projects in magazines and awards. The lead designer was made redundant about 1 month after planning commenced.

If the bathroom windows face west, then put external louvres or blinds on those windows, not internal. It is best for west windows not to let the sun impact the windows before getting inside the home. I installed external louvres from Luxaflex on my upstairs west facing bathroom window. The light still gets into bathroom, but the heat from the sun is reduced. They look good and louvres can be removed for window cleaning. And the external window treatments don’t get effected by bathroom moisture. Regarding blinds and sheers, there will always be a gap between blind and window frame due to the top mechanism for blinds attached to the internal frame. If you have the blinds in each individual panel, there will be more light coming in. It is a small narrow strip of light probably 5-10mm, depending on installation accuracy. But if you have one blind across panels you have have the narrow strip of light at the two sides. It is very very minimal, but is a issue if you want complete darkness.