Drapes with Grommets give a nice, casual look. You could liven things up by picking a bright color. You might check JCPenney.com for them.

How about a floor to ceiling grommet top curtain panels? You can get them with a backing for light control and they are so easy to simply manually slide open/close. Here is a sample with a brown top to coordinate with your brown leather. But, Penney's has a big selection of grommet tops. What are your accent colors? The floral of your wicker chair?
http://www.jcpenney.com/dotcom/for-the-home/departments/window-treatments/in-home-services/custom-decorating-/resource-center/eclipse-emelina-grommet-top-thermalayer-drapery-panel/prod.jump?ppId=1ab6737&catId=cat100260226&N=1502&Nao=72&pN=4&topDim=Top+Construction&topDimvalue=grommet&dimCombo=Top+Construction%7C&dimComboVal=grommet%7C&currentDim=Top+Construction&currentDimVal=grommet

Hey Carolina...I agree! BTW..I checked out your photography on etsy. Very nice. The one Houzzer Design Dilemma who said she didn't want photography because it wasn't "artsy" enough hasn't seen your work!

I really like the large sliding panels that are out now, a new spin on the narrow verticals. You can also use the Vertiglide by Hunter Douglas if the vertical are completely out for you. They "stack" up against one side and take up a minimal amount of room. Then of course there osmthe grommet panels that add a softer touch to the space. Good Luck!

Thanks for your suggestions! I've decided to get the panel curtains with grommets -- the blackout kind to reduce light. Celery green is the accent color but I think I want cream colored curtains to blend with the wall color. JCP has a good selection.

The black out kind will block almost all light. Those are usually for bedrooms. Wouldn't you just like to filter your light?

Another option is to go online and look at window films. We had some put on our windows to reduce the heat. Ours is in a bronze color, sort of like your window is wearing sunglasses! You don't really notice it, but light is cut down, heat cut down and colors of the outdoors look richer.

Back to drapes: The great thing about purchasing from a store like Penney's is the ability to return. If I were you I would purchase a few at the same time (some nonblack out also) to try out.

Country Curtains is a great source for insulated light-blocking drapes for sliders. Installed them at our cabin to keep the furniture from sun fading and to warm things up in winter.

the shade store may have some ideas for you.....