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I would recommend hanging curtains from ceiling to floor on the sliding doors and the window.

Normally I’d hang below the transom to get more light in, but those windows are HUGE. I'd hang from the ceiling to floor on both to bring some symmetry to the windows.

I'd probably do a sheer or semi-sheer. That would be alot of space for a pattern.

i'd do ceiling to floor white curtains. do the transoms open in or out? i imagine they open OUT, but i have not a clue.

The curtains should be mounted ont he bottom of the (what looks like) concrete beam that runs above the windows. I would probably treat the curtains mor elike a decorative element and install two roller shade (solar veil, castec roll ease or the like) that would drop over the entire transom, widnow, doors.

Agree with all above, curtains from ceiling to floor, semi-sheer white ones.

I have similar windows and had customized semi-sheer roller shades made to cover the entire length and width of each bank of windows. I used a hammer drill and lead anchors and/or tapcons to ceiling mount the shades. It's hard to tell if you have enough space above the window to wall-mount the shades.

I got mine through the Shade Store in NY. They will advise you on which way to mount the shades if you do go that route. They will ship them to you ready to mount.

Here's a couple of (poorly exposed) photos of my shades:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/art_chel/623232861/in/set-72157600128826994/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/art_chel/624109142/in/set-72157600128826994/

You have 2 options for draperies. Definitely attach track to the ceiling.

1. Treat as one entity, with the draperies stacking to the right (but, when open you'll be covering a good portion of your window.

2. Have two different tracks attached at the ceiling. They will butt up against one another, but will look like one. Having the panels from the sliding door stack right, and from the window stack left (for maximum window exposure when open).

Definately Floor-to-Ceiling drapery panels for both windows.

However, I might suggest some color - Perhaps lined blue silk panels? (to contrast w/ all that camel leather)

Treat the transom separately on the doors. I'd do solar shades on both. But on the window, don't split the window treatment based on the center mullion.

I normally like drapery panels, too, but don't think the space or configuration lends themselves to them here, since you don't have any place to "stack" the opened drapes without obscuring your view, unless they all stacked in the space between window and door.

Good point on the panels patrick(too).

That was my dilemma as well.

Another option would be to do bottom up/top down shades. (and curtain also, if that's the look you're going for.) We have huge windows, but privacy issues, and its nice to be able to pull the blinds down and have the foot or so of light come in the top while have the privacy below. You could leave the transom uncovered except when you needed the shade.