I have 2 rambunctious cats and 7 year cheap aluminum blinds in my house. I've lived here 5 years and have always wanted to change them, but kept saying some day. Now that my cats have broken a second set and I have a pillow case over that section of window, some day has come now. I'm not good at making up my mind and this is a long term decision. Wondering if anybody has experience with this. I'm fairly confident I'm going with faux wood. I'm curious though about something. I'm wondering what it would be like to do vertical blinds on my side kitchen window. I need regular horizontal though still on the front two windows - kitchen and cat's room. Would vertical on the side window be bad with horizontal on the others? What about vertical on the MBR (back of house)? I'm attempting to attach photos. Should've found a way to label them. The smallest window which has the whole in them is the side kitchen. MBR photo has long pink curtain. Front Kitchen has café curtain. Cat's room has green and brown curtain. When looking at photos, yes my house is a mess. Also, one other thing. I have French doors that I'll be doing new blinds on as well.