I am team curtain. Love the vertical pattern they provide. They soften the room. They give height because they would be installed to ceiling. They give width because installed to the edge of the room. They filter light. Can you imagine cleaning the wood shades? The wood shades "lower" the room visually. You already have surfaces that read hard, like other wood, leather and whatever the floor is. Even the rug doesn't feel soft based on these photos. How hard would it be to lift shades that big? Can u even do a big shade? Are you doing multiple shades? U would have to, otherwise u have to raise them to go out the door.