Rather than looking at our living rooms which may be quite different from yours, why not post pictures of your room and we can help guide you.

And include paint samples, design seeds, inspiration photos?

Ok thanks for the input so far here are a couple photos. I want to use the Woodlawn Blue it's a soft grey/blue color, my Dh wants the darker one Blue Arrow. Blinds will be replaced with curtains. I'm thinking sheers with blues and beiges?

We love our navy and white crewel drapes. Our paint is soft white, but the drapes would look good with certain shades of blue or gray paint. This is an early picture of our living room in progress. I have ordered a new chandelier, and other finished details are not in this picture.

Is the furniture and carpet shown in your picture staying?

Errant_gw Yes the carpet and furniture are staying. The previous owner put in all new flooring so Dh will not let me replace for a couple years (or until the dogs ruin the carpet...lol) All the colors are to beige this is why I'm painting the room. I'm going for a beachy blue/grey and beige theme in the house.

With the neutral color furniture and carpeting, you have your choice of any color, and a shade of blue for the walls is perfect. Imo, window treatments with a pattern, possibly a geometric print, will add some pizzazz to the space. Be patient in finding the *right* fabric. Don't settle for just anything to get something up.

There are now so many pretty embroidered and patterned sheers, I'm sure you could find something that works. However, I feel they would look too "lightweight" with your heavy furniture. Since you've got a blank canvas, look for something with a design or pattern. Will you just use them as side panels or will they need to open & close?

http://warehousefabricsinc.com/WHYTUE.html

http://www.fabricguru.com/p-fabric-by-the-yard/printed-cotton-decorator-nordic-ice

http://www.fabricguru.com/p-paisley-drapery-prints/latika-printed-linen-fabric-seafoam-1

http://www.fabricguru.com/p-fabric-by-the-yard/trellis-printed-cotton-drapery-mineral

http://www.fabricguru.com/p-richloom/printed-cotton-decorator-fabric-tourmaline-28

Diymom, I like the blue that you chose. I think the dark one would be too much.

pink, your drapes are beautiful!

Thanks. I got them at www.halfpricedrapes.com

diymom79, you might find drapes that interest you on the site where I found mine.

Is it my machine? The pic posted looks like the sofas are mauve and the walls are an olive-y gold and the carpet looks taupe...very frustrating for me as you know how I love picking colors!

Also, it looks like the sofas are right up against the sills. Will you be able to edge them both forward several inches for drapes to hang behind them? If not, as it looks like a tight fit in there, you might want to think about roman shades instead.

I'm on my best monitor this AM, Annie, and am seeing the colors that you are.

diy, do you have lamps and other accessories that you'll be using that should be taken into consideration? Is privacy a concern, and will you be drawing the drapes closed at night?

I think the room needs some pattern in whatever drapes you choose, and that sheers may be too light weight for the heaviness of the furniture.

Thanks for all your help. Since I cropped the photo it's making the room look smaller than it really is. The furniture is actually off the wall. Dh picked it out he had to have reclining furniture. I will be adding a table between the couches with a lamp, but I wanted to start with paint and curtains. We have a LR and FR in this house so I don't have any current furnishings for this room. We have moved so often I have never been able to decorate Our home before, so I'm new to this.

Thanks torreykm for the prints I love the Whitney fabric. I wish I could sew. I guess I was thinking wrong I thought sheers would be better with the furniture but all your replies say no. Thanks so much I will look for a drape. They will stay open our dogs need to see out..lol

Hang your rods wider than the window so when the drapery panels hang, they just skim the inside edge of the window frame, leaving the glass exposed.

Thanks for the tip Annie, I will do that. What do you think about these two for inspiration? I'm doing to get paint samples today. I think once the room is painted I will take the sample with me when I look for drapes.

This is my kitchen which is the adjacent room. Should I get bronze curtain rods or satin nickel? This pic makes the room look bright but actually the cabinets are a darker warmer walnut not oak looking. Also what would you put on this kitchen window? Gosh so many decisions.

Those panels are nice. I would start with the drapes first...then select the paint color. Far easier to match paint to fabric than the other way around. Once you select the the drapes, then you can decide on the rods. If the fabric is more browns then go with the bronze or antique brass hardware. If the fabric is more gray, then go with the satin nickel.

From your pics, it looks like the rooms are separate enough that they can be different, but it's nice when the rooms relate in some way. I'd suggest keeping window treatments in mind for both rooms when selecting the drapes. Often you can find coordinating valances if you buy from the same place.

For the kitchen area window, think about what you need...light control? privacy? temperature control? That will help you decide what function you want the treatment to perform. Then you can decide if that's best done with drapes, just a valance, roman shades, etc.

Found these at JC Penney's (link below) and believe they would look great with your paint selection and your furniture. Not too masculine and not too feminine and not too pale.

http://www.jcpenney.com/richloom-ayer-2-pack-rod-pocket-curtain-panels/prod.jump?ppId=pp5005420446&catId=cat100260226&deptId=dept20022800026&&dyncharset=UTF-8&colorizedImg=DP0417201517021297M.TIF&urlState=/window/shop-categories/curtains-drapes/multi/panels//N-1noxaaZ147Z1z141im/cat.jump?marketingSlot=true

Think they would look very well with your kitchen, too.

Is that a carpeted kitchen? What a strange choice, is there any chance of removing that part of the carpet at least and putting some vinyl, ceramic or laminate - it's going to be a nightmare to keep clean!

I think those drapes are cute but more teal than the paint you have selected. You will need to get fabric swatches and take to the paint store to make sure you get a good co-ordinating color, I think. Your preferred wall color is more of a sky blue - which I really like.

Tmnca no it's not carpet it is tile. See pic below. Don't mind the dirt, we are still moving boxes no time to vacuum or mop. The wall color failed it turned out more sky than I wanted I want a grey undertone.