Blinds,curtains or nothing?

[Rascal79]

I'm after some advice for a new kitchen/living/dining room that we r having built. Across one wall will be 3m bi fold doors with about 1 1/2 m of large windows on each side with 40cm high sills. So... A large expanse of glass. What be your advice about whether to cover them. I don't want it to be too cold in the evenings if we don't have anything but I also don't want it to look stupid with big flouncy curtains that will be enormous, heavy and expensive!! Help!

[Pascha]

You want something like Perfect fit blinds or easyfit blinds which fit to the frame at the top of the glass.

[Rascal79]

Hi thanks for the reply, they look fab.

Any other ideas anyone???

[Mum2Fergus]

I have the perfect fit blinds, look great on one big window but hate how they look on the windows that have a top and bottom pane, reminds me of bars, and not the liquid refreshment types lol how about some nice fitted Roman blinds?

[fossil97]

Could this be a use for the Ikea Kvartal panel curtains?

Either that or put lights in the garden so you don't have a black hole?

[SeveredEdMcDunnough]

Curtains don't have to be flouncy. They can be quite plain. I'd definitely have something there though, just for privacy and a bit of heat conservation.

Shutters might work too?