Hi, I am building a new house, there will be large sliding doors the full length of the living area cos the view is great. Unfortunately there’s also a road in front of the house! I can mitigate this a bit by having a raised earth mound with grasses on top, also the glass will be tinted (subtlely) but this won’t be much help in the evening when the lights are on inside. I was wondering about strip lighting the edge of the deck or outside walls to counter (or replace) the inside lighting. I don’t want to burn up too much energy though and we are near a dark sky preserve. what about something hanging from the eaves that’s spot-lit?? Any ideas please! - it’s a simple design with a mono pitch roof lower side to the front. Thanks in anticipation BBL

We’ve just moved into a new built. Is relatively private, but I’d like to add curtains to the kitchen/living area. It’s got sliding doors on two sides. The splash back in the kitchen is gecko green (which we rather like. Final comment, the garden is yet to be established, but it will be lushly and green. Any suggestions for curtains?

Wow - what a view! Yes definitely take the curtains to the ceiling it will add grandeur and frame the view even more beautifully. You can get a custom bent track made that will take the curtains around the corner so the window is not obscured when the curtain are open. Contact your local interior designer - they'll know what to do

You can certainly have different curtains in each room. That way each room will have it's own personality, but the important thing is that they relate to each other in some way. It's good to keep the weight or type of fabric used consistent (maybe they're all linen - but in plain, stripe & pattern). Think - "variation on a theme"