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You should accentuate each window frame since they are not uniform. Try putting inner-mounted roman blind shades in all the windows and the door in the same fun pattern, graphic or color fabric. That way, they will move with the door, but still look great on the windows and give you a privacy option without being too bulky.

I'd go for long curtains for both door and window. In my flat I have a half lenght window running almost the whole length of the wall (about 4 feet of wall on each side) and I plan to put up curtains from floor to ceiling the whole length of the wall. During the day the curtains will be tucked to one side of the room, leaving the window completely uncovered but during the night the whole wall will be covered in some lovely patterned fabric. Now I just need to find the fabric...

Why are you opposed to full-length curtains? I don't see an issue with them in your situation.

On the other hand, fiberglass mesh roller blinds would be a good option, giving you privacy as well as sun control and maintaining your view even when they're down.

forgot to say you should use ceiling mounted curtain tracks to keep the curtains far enough away from the window so they don't collide with your deep window cill.

I agree that having short window treatments next to a longer one will probably look goofy. I also agree with the previous commenter, you should do a full length curtain for the width of all the windows... you have the curtain box for it. You can then have your windows fully exposed or fully covered and it will be a consistent look. My two cents anyway.

Good luck.
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I like the full-length all-the-way solution myself, but I noticed that you mention the depth of the window sill making that something other than a viable option. How did you determine that? And if it does stick out too far, could you shorten the sill?

Wow, thanks everyone for their quick replies. This is great! The reason I am opposed to long curtains for both door and window is the deep window sill will be in the way (it extends about 1.5 ft from window) and the fact that the radiator is situated directly under the window sill (so a long curtain would mean the heat escaping from the room). I will definitely take a look into the various blind options though.

we have a similar situation in our apartment (radiators directly in front of windows) and used the panel sheers from ikea that you can hang from the ceiling and also slide out of the way if you want.

O.K. that certainly is a deep sill. How about a window treatment for the windows, but use a folding screen for the door?

You can treat the windows seperately if you'd like, and in my opinion, they should be.

You can do a sheer roman for the window and the door at their respective lengths. There are invisible tapes that we use with our sheer romans, so you could ask about that if you decide to have them made.

I also liked the post about a full sheer that is attached to the ceiling (ripplefold or pinch pleated- whatever your style is).

Pardon me.. I didn't see you're latest post about the full lengh..

Good luck!

What if you covered up the bottom portion of the door in a color to match the wall - with either a bottom mounting roller shade or even a nicely painted piece of luan (could glue some edging to it to make it look like any other molding nearby.) Then all three windows would appear to be the same size and could receive the identical three treatments of your choice - like narrow roman shades or such.