bkw, you have a beautiful home. Why do you want romans, panels and sheers? I would think the panels and those verticals that have the sheers attached would be prettier. Well that's if they still make them. Or why not sheers on a traverse rod that opened to one side with the panels on a separate decorative rod?

Have you looked at The Alustra Luminette collection from Hunter Douglas? It seems it would offer the best of both worlds. I had the Silhouette's in a former home and loved them. I left them down most of the time, but with the blinds tilted open. Loved that I could see out and still have the privacy "veil" of the sheer fabric! A word of caution about a horizontal shade on a patio door: Very heavy to lift since it covers a large expanse.

Here is a link that might be useful: HD Alustra shades

I was getting tired last night and forgot to mention that the woven roman shade will most likely never be put down, it is more for "show". I will put the one down in the family room window, and I wanted a unified look. When I take it out of the box, if there is too much shade to comfortably store at the top of the doorway, I will custom order this shade. It is from JCPenney and the same one is available custom--so I can get it made shorter.

I'm starting to wonder if the sheers I want to pull closed every now and then should be mounted behind the woven shade/header. I'm trying to imagine what it will look like. I think the sheers in front of the woven shade would look stupid, but if I have it under the woven part, maybe ok.

I think this might be one of those things that I just have to play with. Start with the elements I know I want, and then build on it.

I do like the idea of running the sheers on a traverse rod, that way they would stack on the side with more room and the fixed panel. I guess I could run that rod under the woven shade?

In case you care, here are photos of the curtains and roman shade: These are catalogue pictures, the shade is the full width of the window.

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kmcg--woo, I love those Hunter Douglas sheers! Do you know if you can get them so they stack back on both sides like curtains?

I bet they might break the bank though. As I said in a note to my dh as I shared them--they are REAL window treatments are probably a bit expensive. I will have to check them out. (And they have them in silver!!)

Just use a double decorative traverse rod, pinch pleated shears, and whatever top panels you want.

I love the panels you've chosen! Why can't you just hang the panels on a decorative rod and pull them across the sliders for privacy at night? You'd just have to make sure to extend them far enough out from the wall to clear the shades. Here is a pic (minus the bamboo shade) of panels on a slider hung at the ceiling like you describe. At night, the owner just closes the panels over everything for privacy.

Gtracie's idea of a decorative double traverse rod is probably what you need.

Here is a link that might be useful: Double decorative traverse rod

blondepegasus, I think I might be able to do that. I was going to try to use the panels as is, meaning they are rod pockets right now, and I know that they might be hard to slide closed. I have thought about putting rings on them, or even grommets. I will need to test out the "slide-ability" of the panels as they are now. (Are rod pockets out dated?)

I guess I think if there was a layer of sheers that could close under the bamboo shade, the shade would still be seen, and I do like that.

In your opinion, do you think I am correct in wanting to go with a dark pole since it will be in front of the dark shade? I had bought some nickel poles for both the slider and the nearby window, but once I realized that the pole would be going in front of the dark shade, it might look like a silver line rather than blending in. Any thoughts?

Thanks for the picture above.

I hope rod pockets aren't outdated cause I just put some up in my living room over the weekend...LOL..Rod pocket draperies can be used with clips. I personally don't like clips or grommets, but that's just me. I think the rod pocket provides a cleaner, more contemporary look.

Personally, I would hang the drapery panels only, without the bamboo shades, like in the picture. Just because you have them at the other windows in the room doesn't mean you have to have them at the sliders too. I think it's generally understood that sliders require a different treatment than other windows within the room. Someone else cautioned you to think about horizontal shades because they are heavy to raise. I think even if they're meant to be "dummy" shades, the thought will be there of "Why are there shades up at that door?"

Let me ask you this...are the blinds at the rest of the windows in the room also mounted all the way up to the ceiling, or is that being done so people can go thru the doors without the blinds being in the way? Generally, blinds are fitted to the window itself, then the drapes are mounted high at the ceiling. Consider that you always want to mount all the window coverings within one room/area at the same height. To have some fitted and that one all the way at the ceiling will look funny.

Here is a before and after pic of my new drapes. I removed a valance and shades and opted only for the panels, so no privacy. It would be hard to get to the panels to close them regularly because the sofa is in the way. However, I have a private back yard and we don't use this room regularly for tv viewing or anything (do that in the family room). I do have lightweight panels up in my master bedroom and close them every night for privacy. It's a matter of how heavy your drapes are and the size of rod you use as to how easy it is to open and close rod pocket panels regularly.

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