Hi Ruth- I would go with 2. It's seems uncommon to want 4 different levels of blinds in a room. Likely all up or all down. Keep it simple!

Thank you Tetrachrome Designs, so treat this as 2 windows, and not 4?

Hmm I guess I have no taste I would do 4.

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I would definitely go for 4 if they could be mounted inside (but I've been told that's not a good idea).

Even if you would do an inside mount, I would still recommend doing one shade over the two windows. You will get a cleaner look because you won't have a gap between the two shades.

The only time we would do two individual shades would be if you planned on raising the shade on the left and keeping the shade on the right down or vice versa.

It's also more cost effective to do one wide shade than two individual because you only have one operating system.

Thanks for your input! Would it make sense to mount the shade above the modeling, and putting up a valance to hide it?

4 inside mounts would look much better, and let the beautiful trim work show through

don't do an outside mount. If you want to hang some drapes, do it like they've done here (putting the rod well over the trim. in your case, it would hit just below the ceiling)

Beth H, I appreciate your input. Not sure if I can do inside mounts because of the vinyl casing?

can you show a close up? I have vinyl and did it w/mine.

I'm confused as to what those are. why is casing on the inside? can those be removed and a thinner, flat piece put in it's place?

should look like these on the inside

They are old double hung windows - maybe installed incorrectly?

see if you can pull out that molding piece. the grooved one. I've never seen one like that on the inner portion. if they are old, double hung, there will be a rope pulley behind it. you can do a thinner, flat piece instead of what's there now.

I have the similar double hung windows. You cannot have an inside mount because those windows are meant to pivot into the room for cleaning. Meaning you clean the inside AND the outside of the window from inside the room. The only place you can put a window treatment is in the very shallow depth of the frame. Or outside mount.

so you're stuck w/these? call and take w/one of the reps over at blinds.com. give them your measurements and see if they can come up w/something. They have some of the best customer service over there and a lot of diff products.

Hey There: I have to tune in on this topic one more time. Bottom up top down pleated blinds can install in any depth of at least 1/2 inch - and they do not interfere with the cleaning option of the windows - at least our blinds don't do that.

We installed hundreds of blinds in 1920th houses in California with the traditional double hung windows - not a problem at all and very clean look.