I'm having a terrible time deciding whether to do blinds or curtains on my windows. We have a gorgeous view of the mountains behind our home, which is one of the reasons we chose the floor plan we did (lots of windows!). But in the winder we get terrible winds. I do mean terrible. So I'd like to have something that contributes to prevention of heat in winter.

How does one decide which is better suited, drapes or blinds? Is it a simple matter of taste or is it a matter of decor (or maybe that's the same thing as taste)? Help me decide how to make this decision! (LOL).

This is more of a decorating question, but if I choose to go with blinds, would this work. . . To the right is a hearth hearth room that has smaller windows and is separated by two half walls from what I will call the doggy's room. I use more green and no blue in the hearth room, and would like to use more blue and very little green in the doggy's room. My solution to brining these two rooms together was to use Roman blinds with a sage and gold stripe for the hearth room, and same roman blind in the doggy's room but with the blue and gold.

Doggy's room: This photo was more my attempt to get our puppy than the view, but it might help a bit.