I'm not a pro, but my first thought would be to treat the windows the same as the doors. Hang the window treatments the same height as the doors, so that it looks like you have transoms above the windows.

What do you want the window treatments to do? Do you need privacy? Light control? Or are you doing it just for looks?

With that incredible view (r u in ME?), I would, yes, use cordless white cellular blinds and nothing on the doors.

Are these windows and doors at the front of the house, or the back? Would you be using the doors much during the Winter? Roman shades make for the best R value I think. What I'm wondering is, would it work for you to mount roman shades at the top of the transoms (or even up against the ceiling) on both the doors and windows? When the weather is nice, or you want to look out, you could raise the shades. If weather is bad, you could lower them on both the windows and the doors, to help contain the heat.

I would simply put some curtain panels on either side of each window. Open when you want the view and privacy is not an issue and close them when you need privacy. Maybe leave the doors bare?

Your view is stunning!!!! Wow!

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Beautiful view!

I think you have a number of options.

One would be to mount a rod across the top near the ceiling and then get drapes with grommets to slide on the rod, reason being that they will stack back very tightly. When you don't want them, they will hang nicely along the wall space. When you do want them, you can pull them across the whole wall for a dramatic look.

You could look at inside mounts for the windows and leave the doors bare. Something like the duette shades will provide some insulation while essentially disappearing when you want the windows open.

While you'd want the treatments to coordinate, don't feel as if they have to match. Note here they inside mounted a roman to the window and then mounted another to the door itself.

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Or here they did panels on the door and roman on the window

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In this example, they ignored the height difference and treated the doors and windows just the same.

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And here, they combined wood blinds, roman blinds and side panels...

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So you really have a lot of flexibility to do what suits your needs best.

in a previous family room, I also had a door of a different ht and it was annoying! I would put the bamboo shades(if that's what you want) on the windows and door and leave the transom open... I had a transom in my most recent kitchen that I put clear window film on... I wanted some r value, but didn't want to cover it... couldn't even notice it unless you really looked.

in the bedroom, I would try to hang panels to cover everything at night... I would want the room to stay as dark as possible in the morning until I got up! of course, I would want to be able to open them all the way to let in as much light as possible during the day!

Thank you all for your opinions!

@ Kayz5, These windows are facing the street/front but the main entrance to the house is in the back. A driveway takes you to the "back" where there is a main entrance door. The doors on the front of the house would not be used so much in winter. I will have to think about your suggestion of mounting close to the ceiling. That could work except that I had hoped to leave the trim unobstructed.

@tibbrix, yes we are in Maine and that is a view of Frenchman's Bay. I am leaning towards the white minimalist cellular shades (which actually are rated for the highest R value). I plan to investigate those comfort tracks, but don't know if I'm going to like the looks of the tracks.

I don't have the wall space on either side of the curtains---the few inches of wall between the window trim and the door trim has light switches on them.

Annie sure did supply an array of possibilities! I have searched HOUZZ umpteen times looking for "window shade" ideas and none of these examples showed up! There are some similar to my set up. Thanks, Annie.

I wish a knew a good decorator in the area....

I just received a quote today on Hunter Douglas blinds for just these windows I've shown here and the price was $6500.00! That seems really high to me.....am I out of touch? Is Hunter Douglas much more than other brands?

I think Annie gave you all the ideas any decorator would. Personally, I'd hang shades in the windows and on the doors (not sliders), ignore the transoms and if you have room hang drapery panels on each side of the windows. I love a layered look. If you don't want them to match as long as the shades relate to each other they will look fine.