Shutters, blinds or curtains? (See pic)

[Ambermolly]

Sorry for the slightly mundane post but need some opinions.

Slightly awkward shaped window / wall. Would you put curtains, blinds or shutters??

Curtains would have to sit inside the recess, therefore blocking out some of the window at the sides during the day even when pulled back.

Blinds seem logical and affordable but light always creeps round the edges regarding sleep.

Love the idea of shutters but need justification for spending the money... not sure if they're practical as I'm not sure they'll open back properly because of the shape of the recess, and they're expensive. Although I like the adjustability/ partially open for privacy or fully open or fully closed, and they look nice...

It's a childs bedroom and east facing so gets lots of early morning sun.

This is very similar to a window in my child’s bedroom. We have blinds. It’s part of a loft conversion so didn’t want shutters as need to be able to get maximum ventilation. Light does creep in so if that’s a no no then maybe avoid a blind. When we moved in the old window had curtains and a blind, I prefer now just having the blind as it’s simpler. Although I’m not really a curtain fan and have shutters or blinds in most rooms.

I would just have a simple white blackout blind. Shutters will dominate that window, make the room darker and block out what looks like a lovely view. Plus you will save ££££.

I'd go black out blind that will fit in the window plus best for blocking out early morning sun for kids.

Wooden blinds? Cheaper than shutters and they block out a lot of light .

You could get something similar to a Bloc blind which has side tracks that the blind sits in so it completely blocks out all of the light.

The slope of the top bit may be an issue with fitting the blind directly to that but the solution would be to use a narrow wooden batten cut on an angle that would level the top bit out to flat.

Had shutters in a east facing room and got rid of them because they both let light in in the morning and blocked too much out for the rest of the day making the room gloomy and dark.

You could get a blind that fixes to the side of the recess which would solve light creeping issue. I'd be inclined towards curtains though - for a child I think they're easiest and soften the room up.

For a child’s room I’d have a blackout blind, with curtains to soften the look.

The bloc blinds option are also known as cassette blinds. If you go for curtains the most light blocking option would be pencil pleat hanging from track fitted to the ceiling of the window recess. And as lightweight as possible for a blackout to minimise bulk.

From my experience shutters do not shut out light! They have them in all the bedrooms at my in laws and when we stay I'm always woken by the light. I'd go for Roman blinds in a blackout fabric as they'll also look nice and 'dress' the window better. You'll not get completely blackout unless you put a gro blind up I wouldn't think.

Might curtains hung from a pair of dormer/portier rods work?

How about louvred shutters?