Mother had criss cross sheers at the windows with a pull down shade when I had a chenille bedspread. Could you have your lace or sheer curtains with a room darkening shade to pull down?

I'd get something that compliments the color or pattern of the chenille bedspread. I don't think you are limited to sheers or lace just because you have a certain type of spread on the bed.

If you have one of the simpler chenille spreads, then a patterned panel curtain might work well. If you have a spread with a more elaborate pattern, a solid color that goes with the spread would be nice.

I think many people feel that chenille spreads give a room an "old-timey" feel, and they choose window treatments that enhance that--hence the lace. But if you don't want to go that route, that's fine. You can pick a more modern window treatment, as long as it goes with what's going on in the rest of the room.

It's not just the bedspread that needs to be considered, but also the furniture, carpeting/area rug--everything that gives the room its style.

Thanks for the responses.

grandmaof3, I did think of using a natural woven shade with a blackout lining and keeping the lace curtains.
But it will take 7-8 weeks for the custom blind sizes that I need and will be pretty costly. (I would need three.).
May end up doing that anyway.

camlan, the room is a mixture of antiques and new stuff.
Hardwood floors, white trim.
A few rugs under furniture, all neutral, brownish tones.
I thought it might be less costly to put new (ready-made) curtains instead of custom blinds.
So I've looked at cotton, velvet, jacquard, linen, silk, etc.
Still not sure what would look "right" (to me) with chenille.

So I'm undecided but maybe leaning toward custom blinds.
Thanks again. :)

I have a cream chenille bedspread and cream jacquard cotton tab top curtains on bronze metal rods with leaf finials, cafe au lait walls, rusty oriental rug, maple furniture from the 1930s. Works for me, old-fashioned but with simple clean lines, warm and tranquil.

Curtains were from BB&B, rods might even have been from Walmart - bronze spray paint upscaled them nicely. Pulldown blackout shades behind the curtains - that way we can have a darkened room, filtered light, or a view.

Rods hung well above the windows and wider than them - visually enlarges the windows, generous, airy effect - you don't get the bunching that you do if rod is only as wide as the window.