Hey there Sprenos! Lovely windows, but can imagine how difficult it can be to regulate tempurature. You could try some DIY horizontal blinds, cut to size, so the door can still be left ajar while keeping light out/letting light in. Some examples of our blinds are below.

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There are also DIY cellular block out blinds that can also be cut to size

Hope this helps, and good luck!

Your backyard seems pretty secluded? How about some outdoor roller blinds positioned on the deck exterior positioned to give the privacy you need, and forget the blinds on the inside? This will give a give your nice open feeling and a felling of more space.

On doors, there's nothing better than panel blinds like these here: http://www.homeblindsaustralia.com.au/panel-blinds/blockout.

They do everything they're supposed to, but tuck out of the way nicely during the day. The best thing is use, for example, if you want to quickly duck outside to grab something, you just slide them across and done! Roller blinds or any other blind, require the blind to be fully raised to go out; or in time, we all just get a little lazy and try to shimmy past the closed blind and eventually ruin them by doing so.

If you want to cover the top cathedral window, there isn't much available to do these. Typically vertical blinds (like you've got) or plantation shutters.

Thank you all, the double glazed windows/doors have now gone in. You've given me a lot to think about. The windows & now stacker door in front of the deck have a vergola type roof cover, however the other 3 mt window/door, not shown, does get full sun so an outside awning come summer time might be on the cards also.

We do have fairly good shrubbery giving us privacy during the day except for one area which is an issue at night, and we do have outdoor roller blinds surrounding 2 sides of the deck. I think I have decided that block out roller blinds might possibly be the only practical solution as any window treatment must allow for the windows to be clear of furnishings during daytime use, especially in winter for the sun to heat up the living spaces, as well as being more open visually.

Rollers will tuck away near the transom at the top of each window, only 1 blind to cover each window area, but 2 on the 3 mt window. I'm not bothering about covering the glass apex area, its now double glazed and with the vergola panels open during the day allows loads of sun to stream into the house, great for winter. Roman blinds are too deep and Panel verticals are too wide, no area to tuck away at the side of the windows so will encroach on the glassed area of each window.

As much as I really loathe vertical blinds they do serve a really practical purpose, but now that I've turned the left hand window into a door, it means any verticals would have to be pulled into the centre of the frame.... hmm some serious decision making still to do.