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Obviously, this is the same room when it is dark outside. I think the best way to get a view of the room is to take a picture. I can see that I need to change the shade on the lamp on the left. Maybe change the shade on the center lamp to something a little lighter, say with some copper showing through the distress. The furniture faces a television.

This view is the south west corner, looking through the french doors. Even with all the wood, the room feels so cold.

Nice problem to have! I'm adding a link to an online country/primitive decorating store. Scroll down to the tieback panels. I wonder if a pair would work on each double window, or if that would be too much material? I'm a big fan of checks and they really brighten up a space.

The lampshade in the corner would be nice in a check. The shade definitely needs to be lighter but I wouldn't go with white. It needs to stand out.

You can use roman shades or roller blinds at night for privacy, or to pull certain one's down while watching tv in the daytime.

Here is a link that might be useful: Panels & accessories

From a decorating point of view, I agree that sometimes there can be too many windows. You could do a mini blind that is up during the day and only used when needed.
I was going to say panels, but I don't know how you would install them with all those windows.
I would find a different paint for the walls but my jumping off point would be a rectangle rug with more color.
Then you can add a throw and pillows with those colors.
This is a great room. It's interesting that when you added it on, you did not think about how it was going to be decorated This often happens. Many new construction homes have amazing windows which turn into a nightmare when time to decorate them.

How are you with house plants? They would probably do very well with all that light. Something easy like pothos ivy, and/or philodendrons would be lovley. If you have pets, be careful, though. They are poisonous to them. There are other non-toxic choices as well. These two are just exceptionally easy and would add some nice color and outdoorsy-ness to the space.

I'm a fan of brown, wear it a lot BUT to me that is just too much brown. Pick a cheerful accent color and add it in rug, throw pillows and accents.

I think the southwest sun would fry plants. JMHO.
I would be inclined to paint the walls.
I rented and lived in a house for 1-1/2 years while awaiting our house with similar situation, which was an east-facing room, so I can hardly believe how sunny a west-facing room would be.
I found a blinds/shutter person who matched the 2-inch wooden slat blinds to the wood encasement. It was not a cheap fix, but it was cheaper than wooden shutters, though not by much, and probably as cheap as traverse rods for that size room with draped or gathered fabric. He even cut and made them for the mini sidelight windows at the door.

Here are some photographs of rooms with a lot of windows to give you examples of window treatment options.

Panels with a cornice or valence.

Inside mount shades
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Panels placed only where needed

Love that room with the blue and green furniture cushions. Wow!

I think sun lovers and easy care plants would do well in that room. We had a sunny, enclosed porch in another house at one time and we live in hot, dry, west TX. The plants loved it there. Of course, they needed water and misting. It's just a thought.

I think the wooden blinds will be a good solution or you could have valences made in a nice print to add texture and hide regular shades underneath. Put some accents of blue in the room like a large pottery bowl on the coffee table and a pottery lamp in blue (lighter rather than dark blue) and a third lamp on the other end table. For me, I'd go with the blinds. I have a sunporch and used duette blinds which I love but they don't block as much sun. Check out home depot for the fabric blinds that do block out the sun. Fabric would add a lot of warmth to the room.

You don't need any more wood. Use fabric inside-mount Roman shades, which can add pattern, softness and color while avoiding the AC unit.

You say the room feels cold. I don't think you were talking about temperature, so you need more fabric.

You can go with roman shades or blinds, but do you really want to be pulling those strings up and down daily? I got sick of it and I only had 5 sets between my living room and kitchen. They are also kind of expensive; more so if you have to go to a custom size.

The easiest to open and close, and cheapest, option is going to be store-bought panels on rings or grommets. I have some ideas to minimize the "drapery" look which you don't like..

First, use grommet top drapes since when open, they stack back to practically nothing. I tried some out recently and was very surprised. Since you don't like the drapery look, use 84" length - don't go with 95" hung at the ceiling like all the blogs recommend.

I would hang them by running one rod (or several rods joined together) across each wall, and join them in the corner if possible. I would then put two panels on each window - OR, if the windows are narrow enough, I would cut the panels in half and hem so it's half a panel per window, adding up to only one panel between each window. That would further cut down on the "drapery" look; although again, I think this isn't really necessary if you go with grommet tops since they stack back so well.

I've looked over your pictures again but can't see the AC unit marcolo mentioned. If it's in or under a window, I would just hem that set of drapes to clear it.

Here is a link that might be useful: Target grommet panels, $35/pair, 84

You have a great room! The windows are lovely, but I do understand how the room could feel cold with all of the wood and the smooth leather.

I agree with marcolo, not sure about adding more wood with wooden blinds - and with all the leather furniture, it's hard go more "sun-roomy". For what it is worth here is what I would do if this was my room -

I would be tempted to use bamboo shades on the actual windows (probably one shade per 2 windows) I'd also add panels hung right below the ceiling and placed at intervals that make some sort of sense (maybe in the corners and in the center of each wall but hang them on one continuous rod that ran the length of the whole wall) that would lend a lot of softness and the panels would not be operational. I know you are not a fan of curtains, but in my opinion it would make a dramatic difference so I cannot help to mention it. :)

Paint the walls a creamy white.

Introduce a lighter, brighter and bigger rug with good texture to warm up the leather.

Add larger and more textural pillows (I love the large stone white Mongolian lamb pillows from West Elm, I have them on my leather couch and chair and they make a huge difference balancing the smoothness of the leather)

Add some bigger, and chunkier lamps that will nicely light the room without having to use the overhead lights. The lamps seem too small in scale next to the couches.

I love the table and chairs in the corner, what a great spot for coffee, a game or a puzzle. I would probably pull the table and chairs out a bit, they seem pretty tight in that corner. I'd also add a throw pillow on 1 or 2 of the chairs, and maybe a nice throw over the back of another one.

I would also swap out another chair for the glider, one with cleaner lines that is upholstered to balance the weight of the other pieces.

I would also add a big live tree - they always bring so much height and texture, and would be nice and weighty with your furniture.

This post was edited by laurainlincoln on Wed, Mar 20, 13 at 12:27

You have a beautiful room....agree with painting the walls and getting a more colorful rug. Table pulled out farther, pillows to give your room color...something to match the new rug maybe. Have you thought of just plain white roller shades.....they could be inside mount and easy to pull up and down, when and where needed. Probably the cheapest and you could just buy them gradually...one wall at a time. Another suggestion would be vertical blinds....but I know lots of people do not like them. I feel they have their place and I have had them in my family room for years and like the look.

Thanks for all the feedback and ideas. I took the photos with my phone, so the pics leave a lot to be desited. The table typically sits out father, but I had just polished the floors. It pulled out now. I added a plant to the table, and moved a big one out from the corner. I totally agree about a different rug and lamps. The furniture mover (coffee table) appears a little small in the pic, but it does work. I'll probably live with the room for the summer, since the trees will cut down on the brightness, and shop for window treatment next fall. Thanks for posting photos geokid, I like the panels. Fabic will be my shopping goal.