White w/dark grey kitchen - huge patio doors... what type of curtains or blinds?!

[Justasmalltowngirllivinginalonelyworld]

I'm moving into a new house and the kitchen/dining area is a mix of white units and dark grey. Floor tiles are white marble effect. The patio doors and windows are floor to ceiling, and they're really wide so will let lots of light in. But... I don't know what to use for the windows!

Because it's such a feature window, my initial thought was curtains, but is that really daft in a kitchen setting? If I went for blinds - what should I go for? Roller blinds?? Would they be individual blinds for each 'panel' so to speak?

I'm so clueless when it comes to this sort of thing, and I've never been 'allowed' to have my own opinion when furnishing a house so now I'm going into my own house, the opportunity to do what I want is great - but equally overwhelming as I can't trust my own opinion anymore.

(I've mentioned the colours of the kitchen as the next decision will be what colour to go for... any suggestions welcomed!)

There are no rules! I've seen plenty of full length curtains in kitchens (and they help with warmth in winter, which blinds don't).
Also starting with grey and white means you can choose any colour you like!

And it sounds like you need to do exactly what you like this time round, so what is it? Mustard and green velvet? Purple and pink chintz? Black and white cotton?
It's all yours, @Justasmalltowngirllivinginalonelyworld - it's ALL YOURS!

How do they open? if Bifold i'm thinking you need something that can be pushed totally to aside (ie curtains) but if some are static you may have a bit more choice.

Curtains are probably the most practical for the space.

Included is a pic of JLos house for sale. In her dining room she has full length sliding doors but you can see at the side there’s curtains.

whatever colour you decide to paint the wall, I would match with the curtains so they blend into the background.

If you want to buy it, its only $68 million

I have similar windows and doors in a totally open plan kitchen /diner /living room and we have curtains (made to measure, really expensive ) but they are needed to keep the heat in (i live somewhere really cold in winter)

I have curtains over my kitchen French doors and window. I like curtains in a kitchen, I think they make it feel warm and cosy, I wouldn’t go for grey curtains necessarily, though as I think grey everywhere will date so I would probably go to Ikea (they do nice big, long, reasonably priced curtains) and look for something neutral either plain or patterned.

Photo would make it easier to visualise, or even a diagram that shows where the windows are in relation to the working part of the kitchen? I’ve had curtains on patio windows in a kitchen, and had the same fabric made into a blind for the ordinary window above the sink.

damn, if only I hadn't put down my deposit, I could have snapped up JLo's!

Ok, so it seems curtains isn't a no-go then..! Interesting :)

They're not bifold. Windows either side of a pair of French doors so only the centre 'pieces' will open. The size is 381cm width x 222 height, so not really a standard size which means it'll be a made-to-measure route.

There's no other window in the kitchen, but there is a door and small window in the utility which I hadn't thought of until now - it would be good to get blinds in there in the same fabric

@heldinadream It's all yours, - it's ALL YOURS!

Thank you - I'm still getting my head around this! In my 'old' life I remember buying some coasters once without showing them to him first... it was a BIG problem. Now I finally have the freedom to buy any damn coasters I want... but knowing what I want is harder than I thought.

Would probably go for perfect fit blinds

www.blinds-2go.co.uk/perfect-fit?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAC9DimYiC7-6EcpsCzG2pPbeixpcy&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvI2o9ZrAiAMVyolQBh0Zjze7EAAYASAAEgJAlfD_BwE

Do you really need anything at the window? I’d try living there first. I have nothing up in my kitchen

I have floor to ceiling windows across the back of the kitchen and have electric roller blinds in a solar reflective material/ also helps with heat retention in winter. I got mine from Windowtreat which is in Basingstoke but they work nationally I think.

Curtains will be so cosy! That's what I'm planning for a similar set-up. Not only do they help with cosiness in winter, they can be used for shade in summer.

However my main motive is to absorb sound. I hate clattery echoing kitchens, and a wall of curtains does help.