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We have similar floors (oak parquet on concrete) and our contractor told us we'd need to lay down plywood first, and then affix the new wood floors to the plywood. This gets you the added hassle of putting down two floors, but maybe out of the hassle of getting the glue up? Good luck!

We do need some covering as there's a building across the street with windows facing ours. Some of our view is open, but not all. I don't think we need full black out coverage.

Thanks for the advice about making our own shades, and the DIY inspiration.

What do you guys think about doing sheer drapes (maybe a linen with a privacy liner) and connecting the two windows with one long, curved bar -- we could put one panel on the left, one on the right and one in the middle, between the two windows. It could soften them a bit?

And, Sara, I'm intrigued... Shade Store said no way to my size windows -- are yours about as wide as mine, too (64")? and you haven't had any trouble?

Again, thanks everyone for the thoughtful, and very helpful advice!

Thank you all for your help! As suggested above, Smith Noble won't do any window treatments this size (so robyn, I have no choice but to heed your warning!), and the Shade Store, while maxing out at 108" for shades, said they'd check with their production people on what could be done in a longer length. She thought they could maybe do the solar shade. I too love the idea of a roman shade, if I can get them, but maybe they'll roll up to an 8" ball?! And, I was toying with the idea of an off white/linen color, but Maxwell says white, so white it is.

Thanks for the Hunter Douglas tips, I think they're beautiful on the site, and it's good to know, icenet333, that you like yours. Just because I know my mother will ask, do they get very dirty?

Alexa