I'd say blinds. They are neat and tidy and especially when you have a window by the sink, you don't wanna have curtains flapping in your face while you are doing the dishes.

Looks like a lounge room, kitchen and is the third one a bathroom or laundry? If it's a laundry you don't really NEED anything there. For the loungeroom I would do venetians and some fairly sheer coloured curtains. Thie would give you light (curtains) and the venetians would give you privacy. For the kitchen I would look at blinds that are just on the bottom half of the window - I think there are some that actually go up from the window sill. I think Luxaflex may have soemthing like that - not sure. I'd get them to go halfway up so you still have the light coming in but you have privacy from your neighbours. I hope that helps.

Roller blinds pulled down will flap in the breeze. You may want to let air in so I would go with wooden wide slat venetians which you can tilt accordingly

I'm all for curtains in the bedroom. They're silent if you have the window open for a breeze, whereas blinds can be annoying with tick-clunk-tick sounds. Some anyway, probably not all. There's something dreamy for me about lying in bed watching the curtains catching a breeze. I also like the way curtains soften the hard lines of a window. That said, there are some fantastic blinds around these days. I would definitely go for a blind in the kitchen. I have lightweight fabric louvres
that hang between two sheets of sheer fabric - I have the option to get it completely out of the way up into it's cassette/box/thingy to let maximum light in; and when it's down I can focus light either up or down with the louvre function - there's nothing worse than squinting into the brightness when working at the sink.

In your lounge room, to make the room appear larger, I would put up "S" Track curtains from the ceiling to floor and wall to wall. With a block out roller blind on window to keep out hot summer sun. Depending on your decor either nice plain off white heavy sheer fabric or a soft pattern. When drawn open during the day it makes the window appear much larger and very elegant.. The kitchen I'd put up those sheer blinds that have a built in Venetian look. Simply because I'd imagine the glare off the neighbours roof would be strong, this way you can control the light yet still see out.

in your bedroom I'd do similar to the lounge room. Good luck.

Shutters look great but do they end up as dust traps with all those slats? I'm over venetians for that reason.

You can buy special venetians dusters with little fingers that get between the slats, or close them, dust then close the other way and dust again. Can use the vacuum.

I hope your partner has a pointy head and no belly! ;)

Shutters would look great but might be a bit pricey for the size windows pictured (when we purchased approx $350 per square metre). I choose them over fabric blinds because I found fabric options overwhelming and also didn't want to be locked into a certain colour. My white shutters do show sticky fingers but so would white or light coloured blinds and are a lot simpler to wipe clean. Yes, they get dusty but I would argue that curtains and blinds also get dusty it just isn't as obvious. With allergy/asthma sufferers in the family I would prefer to be able to regularly wipe or vacuum the dust away. I've also lived with venetians and the shutters are easier to clean.

Shutters are worth the cleaning for the wow factor you get . No other product gives you that look and they are far easier to clean that Venetians . I sell shutters for a living and i had venetians and replaced them with shutters and they look fabulous and are very easy to clean . Unlike my grandmothers curtains , what a pain to clean

honeycomb blinds - they look good, let light through but insulate almost as well as double glazing ...

Honey comb are a pain in the back side to clean in the honeycomb space , especially the older they get and the more dust goes inside them .

Budget needs to be considered as well. Vertical blinds are always a good "go to" blind.

Do people still do Verticals ???

Not great for resale.

Rubbish bin material LOL

Sure why not. There's a large range of material and colours to choose from.

shutters would be great if you can afford them. They will be expensive for your large window. I have just replaced my really old roman blinds in the family room with roller blinds and i love them. they are so easy to use. I got the blinds slightly textured and they are a really light colour. if you go too dark then at night when they are down they will be too dark. So you need to think about that. Mine are block out too so I do not see the lights from the house behind us.

Hey Footi, you have such beautiful big windows! Have you considered roller blinds? It would mean your windows would be kept open and free, yet the blinds will block out any light easily for you like below.

Beautiful look - we think it would compliment your room perfectly.

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Looks like a sheet , Yukkkkkkk

I agree very bland, looks like a projector screen, sorry zone interiors

Nothing improves the look of them . They should have stayed in offices where they belong . Vertical drapes started in offices and now look how many are in homes . At least they look a little more interesting .

Footi, just wondering what kind of window treatment you decided to go with? I have similar windows to yours and am trying to decide what would give maximum light control & privacy.

I agree with Simon on this one guys . If you really want to make a statement and create the very best look for your home get shutters . They are no longer out of reach for the average person and they will outlast any other product you can put there . Increase the value of your home and give you that wow factor . Roller blinds boaring , verticals are just horrible , venetians a pain in the ass to clean , romans now almost as much as shutters , honey comb blinds ? Do they still sell that crap ? Next thing someone will mention those horrible matchstick blinds . Hahahahahaha

@RachP can please tell me what color shèer roĺer blind did you get. I have this dilemma for a while. I know the best view is through black but I can't even think about it because at night it would be just a big black window I don't need it for privacy just as a sun block during the day. Thanks.

Thank you everyone for your help! We finally got our curtains mid last year. It was such a difficult decision choosing the fabric and colour, but once they were installed it felt like we'd had them all along :)

We ended up choosing a mixture of curtains, blinds and romans to suit the style of each room. Could've gone with either roller or romans upstairs, but we decided to go romans just because we wanted more insulation.What do you guys think?:)

We got them done by Wall T Wall in Nunawading, Melbourne. I highly recommend them!

They all look great

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I am a big fan for plantation shutters you will be excited you did! You will make your money back & ease of re sale as people want them .Otherwise... If not With your kitchen get a professional in and get a tint on your window you can see out but they cannot see in until night then a simple blind will suffice. Lounge rm attach to ceiling!!.. to floor sheer curtains with a good colour curtain behind going the whole width of the wall.. bedroom a Roman blind... take advantage of your floor boards and do it properly the first time and save money!

Absolutely blinds! You can get many different types of blinds than curtains, also it's trendy and looks pretty good. try using a site like qualityblinds.com.au to design yourself .