Given all the excellent collective knowledge on this forum, I thought I'd poll this group about innovations in window coverings that I may not know of - I have venetian blinds that are very old, tired and heavy and they are in 3 bedrooms, in larger windows. I am just in the browsing stage on replacement ideas, but I need the same particular functionality of the venetians: variable light deflection, air flow, and full privacy at times. I do like shutters but in the corner windows, I guess they could open and be stacked in the corner as well as on each end, but I'm unsure of how that would look. Silhouettes wouldn't work due to the lack of airflow, and we live in the high desert, so it's dusty and I imagine they'd be hard to clean. Sliding panels are neat - but again - airflow. What I do not like about the venetians is the barred view. These larger blinds are a hassle to pull up, but they are years out of date. I'm guessing that blinds are the one design that has all the functions, but in case there's something new on the horizon, do let me know. Thanks.