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Name: tess    City: Beaverton

Question: We are remodeling a 1940's home in Portland, OR. For free, our window contractor upgraded our basic vinyl windows to ones with a Craftsman-type style design embedded between the window glass. The windows are indeed breathtaking, and we are blessed with a lot of window space. Now, my quandry: as I look through magazines for examples of appropriate window dressings, it seems these types of windows never are photographed with any--just naked window and wall accenting the interior! We live facing a street and need something for evening privacy. What would be suitable without taking away from the beauty of these windows? The largest ones are in our front room (a series of 4 windows, each 30"x66", installed side-by-side) and our family room (1 window, 112"x40"). The interiors of these rooms include mixes of contemporary and mission-style furnishings.