In the same position, except we have renovated our beach house, 3 bed + study on the Sunshine Coast. Have no idea where to start. Roller blinds have been suggested throughout but sounds kind of boring??

I have translucent on stacker to alfresco, It's great as don't need it for privacy, just for reduced sunlight at times and if wanting air con to be more energy efficient. It is lightweight so you can have a large expansive without doing 2 or 3 blinds. I have double roller blinds i every other room. Blockout and sunfilter. Love them, and how you have choice to let light in, and blockout in our master bedroom during day for shift worker hubby. I have white as it was recommended to reflect most sunlight, not absorb it. Black looks great and is more transparent from the inside so if you get the 'sunlight screen' type you can see through very clearly, but people cant see in, until it gets dark, then you roll down your blockout blind for privacy at night. The 'white' sunfilter is not as see- through as the black from inside.

Those are beautiful!! Love the pictured blinds!

In our last home we had dulux hog bristle 1/4 strength. And had blinds which were almost the same colour. Blended in well. We didn't have hogwart.