I would look at sheers and block out curtains at door height pulling back the same as both lots of stackers,

the only issue there is whether I can reliably screw into the window frames to place the curtains at the top of the stacker. the Frame is only 35mm thick and made from soft cedar wood. Any experience using the window frames to hang a somewhat heavy curtain that the kids could also pull down on?

I woukd speak to a local window specialist, you could add a matching timber pelmet to hide blockout blinds and just hang sheers that would pull right back off the doors at least in the left corner. There should be enough strength in the frame between the stackers and highlight windows

Several places in Australia have similarly blinds to the ones in the YouTube clip. The first pic is from blinds online. The second are from honeycomb blinds. Search them or use bottom up blinds as the search term.

If you do go for blinds match them to the width of each door ie three not two across the space.

Hi Bigreader, the blinds you shared are indeed top down, but they are not venetian blinds like those shown in the youtube clip. You can see quite clearly through venetians when horizontal, but honeycomb blinds less even when you have light filtering only fabric. Also if you wanted blockout, light filtered (or similar) and fully exposed/opened that can't be down with a honeycomb.

You have a few options for your doors Try Blinds on line, Luxaflex, there are quite a few companies in Australia that would be able to help you, panel blinds or day night are an option also.

Panels are the best for stackable doors. And so easy to clean!

If this is a living area I would be careful with blind choice, you have already mentioned kids pulling on curtains, tall blinds would be easily damaged when closed.

For curtains, the best option would be for ceiling mounted track, curved at the corner. The stackback area to the left is tight to fully open the curtains off the window area. A possible solution (as you look to be in the middle of renovations), if there are no utilities in the last 20-30cm of the bulkhead to the exterior(?) wall, you maybe still at the stage to alter this to provide a pocket area for curtains to stackback into. There are other considerations for an area that poses a few challenges and obtaining expert advice now could provide better solution that require some input from your builder. All the best, Louise, Decoro Custom Interiors - Window Treatment Specialist, Sydney

Since the doors are stacker doors, you can not attach blinds on each door if they will impede the doors actually opening fully and sliding back to stack.

Panel blinds are the best for this or curtains. You need a vertical window treatment that can be pulled sideways. A horizontal window treatment will just cause problems. Why would your children swing off the curtains??

Examples of panel blinds keeping the highlight windows free of any window treatment as per your post request.

Personally I prefer sheer curtains with blockout curtains. They give a softer look. Still can be positioned if correct hardware is used for the wood to Allow your highlight windows to be clear of any window treatments.

Curtains attached to the timber frame between the stacker doors and highlight windows with the track continuing back under the aircon bulkhead so that the windows can be clear would look excellent in your new room. I would also consider having the curtains covering that wall and doors when closed to give a Lux feeeling

Is your main need privacy, thermal efficiency or do keep the room dark?

C P, I would say that we need privacy at night more than the day. We need to block the harsh western sun especially in summer. Then allow the winter sun in as much as possible. Im starting to see that a top down honeycomb (to expose the highlight when needed) with a thick curtain in front will meet all those needs.

siriuskey .. I agree, external shading is required. I was looking into a cheaper alternative than the quote I received for $5k to cover the back. Bunnings have a decent shade in the coolaroo (https://www.bunnings.com.au/coolaroo-2-4-x-2-4m-premium-pelmet-exterior-blind-with-handcrank-shell_p1261841) but the drop is only 2400mm when my drop is 2800-3000mm.