I'm a Realtor, have been going into other people's houses for many years, & one thing that *always* makes a house happy, that makes them smile, that makes them like the house, is light.

Transom windows are wonderful, so put blinds across the "lower" windows (which will add uniformity to the window with the flanking windows).

I wish more houses had those double windows over the kitchen sink.

It makes the kitchen so welcoming & cheery.

If you can bear it, leave them "undressed"; it's a minimalist world out there today, & clean glass gives you more connection to the outdoors (please disregard this if your kitchen window overlooks a used car lot or the neighbor's junk area).

The white faux wood blinds are classic, & you're right;

they'll give you more flexibility for decorating & changing things up.

Have fun!

If you can't leave them bare, I would do the white wood or faux wood blinds. They're clean and classic, and would be pretty in your space.

I think that would look great. If there is any way to hang it on the triple window, I'd try to do one blind there, so you don't run into the problem of them looking uneven, or unmatched, or any gaps in between. It seems like it would be a cleaner look. Not sure if it would take a piece of trim across the middle window to give you a place to anchor below the transom, or if it's even possible.

Your home looks very pretty!

I would find out how much of the window a wood faux blind stack would cover when the blind is up. If you are not intending to pull them up, they may be ok. I went with cellular because they block the light better and have a smaller stack. They are also good insulators. Another possibility is a good roller shade...

I totally ditto everything that Annie D. said! Your windows are beautiful, and your house looks fairly dark n the pics. Wood/faux woods blinds will cover the windows and darken the rooms. Use shades that can be up during the day and pulled down at night.

Wood costs more, but is so light weight by comparison. The faux are heavy to stack . I like blinds , but never will go faux again.

I like blinds vs. shades because I can control the light vs. the all or nothing of shades.

I would look at top down bottom up cellular shades in a light filtering fabric. The fabric is really pretty, and you can expose the top when you want, so you can have privacy and view at the same time. If you put them all the way up, they take up very little room.

Do you need blackout, or just privacy?

I'm for bare/undressed unless you need something for privacy. Then I'd choose either a cellular blind for insulation and light penetration or panels that will open and leave your beautiful windows naked and free.

Home Depot and Lowes both have some pretty decent, reasonably priced faux wood blinds that they can cut to size.. I was recently in a home that had the more expensive custom blinds.. From far away, I thought we had the same, couldn't tell the difference till I got up close and really examined them. The only difference was the material they were made from. Knowing the expense behind her blinds, made me love our blinds even more. I had my DH install them on all our windows and love how they filter the light.. They also work well for blocking the sun which helps with utility costs.

I have to add too that I know it's the trend now, but being in a house at night with naked windows gives me the ibby jibbies. Regardless of how private you think it is, there's always a chance it's not.. My daughter and her DH had big panoramic naked windows facing the rear of their house which was wooded. They felt the woods provided privacy until they left one evening to run errands and came home while two guys were in their house robbing them.. The police said they had literally watched them leave through those uncovered windows.. Who knows how long they had been watching before they broke in? Days? Weeks?. Luckily the men ran as my DD & SIL were entering the house, but it's really upsetting to know they could have been hurt or killed.

Just wanted to say that I got a chuckle over your "ibby jibbies"

Must be a regional thing, cuz we have always said "heeby geebies"

lol

I leave all my windows on the back of the house uncovered too. I'm another one who loves as much sunlight as possible. At night I suppose some random weirdos could be sitting in the woods watching me - but there is nothing from stopping random weirdos from sitting in the front of the house watching people come/go either, you know? If someone really wants to case your house to break in, I think they'll pretty easily figure out your movement patterns and when you aren't home. I am fortunate to live in a very low crime area and have a lot of privacy in my backyard too though.

I live like patriceny... no window coverings and I'll trade that freedom for the minute chance that some weirdo is going to sneak through the woods and watch me. I don't, however, sit around naked, nor do anything really that anyone could see that would be a huge violation if they did. My upstairs bedroom has no coverings, but no one can see in and I dress in my bathroom/dressing room/closet which does have shutters on the windows that I can close when I shower/dress.