"My husband and I just upgraded our apartment here in Germany to one with much more space. The downsides of this is we have hard marble floors and a tall-ceilinged living room (oh woe is us!). It's very echo-y and looks directly into our neighbors across the street. The windows have external shutters, so light-blocking isn't needed, but we'd love to get"
"some sort of curtain deal going here. We don't want anything too dark (it gets dark enough here in the winter, that photo was taken at 4:30 pm), but it would be good to have something to absorb some of the echo. We are pretty sure we can find something in a color and fabric we agree on, but we keep debating the length. Floor length to add more fabric and more sound damping? Just to the windowsill so that the radiators under the window"
"The location of your heaters makes this a bit complicated, because if you were to get curtains, they would need to be long, in my opinion. Short curtains would look weird, especially on all three windows in this big room. I think you should explore roller shades or roman shades and mount them above the windows so that you can still open them. Both of these would give you some privacy from your neighbors across the way without sacrificing light."
The living room has hard marble floors and tall ceilings that create echo and expose the windows to neighbors across the street. External shutters make blackout unnecessary, so privacy solutions that preserve daylight are preferred. The presence of radiators under the windows makes short curtains impractical and visually awkward across three large windows. Roller shades or roman shades mounted above the windows provide privacy without blocking light and allow the windows to open. Installing those in white or off-white keeps the look neutral. Layering long curtains over the shades adds sound absorption and visual warmth while keeping the radiators functional. Additional rugs and wall art can further reduce echo.
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