Any suggestions re large window privacy

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hi, we have a sun room with a large window at one end, practically the size of the entire wall, style is a triangle sitting ontop of a square. I don't necessarily want to block out this window as our window overlooks a field, it is just a nice accessory design I need.
Does anyone have any recommendations for putting something to the side or along the top, either side design to share, I haven't a clue, my imagination has gone as far as tulle haning down one side, held back. I also have two other small rectangular windows in this room which I am just putting roman blinds on.
 
I would love to use plantation style shutters, just wouldn't work though with the big triangle shape on top, couldn't use shutters for that.

I won't be blocking it, my thread headline was misleading, sorry, I just want something to decorate, give it some character, or is a massive window ok, just think some kind of soft feature, something to give the sunroom some warmth?
 
I'd decorate the rest of it first and then see how it feels. We have a window that shape, and it's such a good feature I'd hate to cover it.

If you've got used to it when it's fully decorated and still want to add a window treatment, it might be worth considering something - voile panels or the like, maybe - that goes across the square part of the window only. Depending on what you go for that can add warmth and softness and still emphasise the height (that's on the assumption that it's a high pitched ceiling - if the triangle part is less than 200cm from floor level it'd probably look silly!).
 
Hi Abbica,
We have similar type windows in a sunroom & dining/living area, they cover the whole of the wall also. In the sun room, we have left the triangle part on top fully open and have put 'wooden' pvc blinds on the patio door and on each window on either side. As the windows are wooden effect when you have the blinds up you don't even notice them so you are not taking away from the effect of the windows. On the other ones we went for curtains as we use this room the whole time and we wanted it to look cosy in the winter. We just used a length of wood and screwed it to the space above the triangle and put hooks on it all the way up, then the curtains fitted on the hooks. The curtains are held open by tiebacks fitted to the wall - quite high up so we wouldn't be losing the effect of the windows.
 
Hi Abbica,
A friend of mine has that in the master bedroom in her house which is upstairs looking out at a field. She has the same issue and the window is the same style. She got curtains made for it and used the ones that have to be hooked on to a rod as opossed to the loop and pole idea. So a rod runs either side of the triangle and she has the curtains tied back along the straight part. I hope you get the picture I know it probably sounds confusing! It seems to work well for her.
 
We have a sunroom and got thomas sanderson blinds. They offer great privacy / shade when needs be but can hardly be seen when not required. They're expensive but we have ours about 4 years and I never regretted getting them.
 
Thanks for all the suggestions, I was looking at the shutters website NorfBank, is it just me or do they seem to block out a lot of light, I like the idea but it seems dark which defeats the huge windows and light?

I was thinking of getting blinds for the sitting room, the dark wooden ones, can I ask, is there much difference in looks to pvc wooden blinds. I am just starting to consider all these options, are the wooden ones much more expensive per inch?
Also, would it look ok to have roman blinds in the kitchen, sunroom, wooden blinds in sitting room, (3 rooms are in a triangle open plan style), then have curtains in bedroom, blinds in the living room, should you keep the window decoration consistent?

Any recommendations re purchasing perhaps only 5 windows worth of wooden & roman blinds, probably use same company? thanks
 
Hi Abbica,

The shutters illustrated on the website are in the closed position - during the day light can still get through so the room is never completely dark even when closed. If you open the slats, light fills the room plus if you want to pull the shutters back completely then this is also possible (only on the main part of the window not the large triangle).

Have a look here - a picture paints a thousand words. The final photo is what ours are like.

http://www.shuttersofireland.com/portfolio_shaped.htm

On your other point, we have the shutters in both rooms to the front. Curtains to the rear.
 
Oh, that is lovely, really works well with the window, say it will cost a packet though, does it? I will perhaps just do sunroom, sitting room, living room in them. Love

I love the white colour shutters although our windows are wooden, pre treated so they kind of have an orangey tinge to them (nearly died when I saw them) but getting used to it now. The white wouldn't go. Have to get a nice rich oak colour.
 
They were not cheap, we weighed up the pros and cons for ages before we decided on them. If we had gone for curtains we would have gotten bored of them or the style would have gone out of fashion and we would have changed them every x years. The shutters are a life purchase (once you stay in the house).

We found shutters.ie to be the best value after shopping around.

All you need to do is measure the size of your windows and send an email to all the companies that provide them. They will then email you a price (make sure you are sitting down) You will soon see who are the best value.

We bought at the top of the market, hopefully you will be in a better position to bargain on the price. I can't see the providers being as busy as they were two years ago.

You will pay extra for anything but the base colour unfortunately - yep it all adds up.
 
Thanks NorBank, you have been a great help, I fear it will cost too much but will ask for a quote, perhaps in a few years time we may get them... you never know.
 
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