Opinions Please!

When we finally got our Christmas stuff put away, we did a deep clean of the living room.  Right now we're avoiding it like the plague for fear of messing it up.

Our living room has big, beautiful windows that heat the house on sunny days.

But other than that, the room is pretty plain.

Yes, we love us some Gaga, PJ and Paula.

We bought the paint for this room, we just haven't gotten around to actually painting it yet.  The color is a creamy off white, like when you are mixing up buttercream and you have the perfect amount of yummy vanilla in it.  If it was shiny and on a car, it would be that pepper white color you see on Mini Coopers.

Of course ours will be matte and on our walls, which adds some warmth, but no oomph, if you know what I mean.

I'm thinking curtains, but I'm not sure what kind.  I don't want to cover up the light coming in through the windows.  I'm also thinking something fun and vibrant.  Maybe introduce a whole new color to wake up the space.

All I know is I want something high and wide, that will just brush the floor like a ballroom dress.  That won't cover up the trim around the windows.  And I'm thinking maybe...  orange?  Or coral?

I'm thinking about hanging them like this:



This can be found here on Cococozy.  Of course this is a lot nicer and more formal than our living room.  This is beautiful, but not very practical for us and the four little monkeys.  But I like how the curtain rods continue from one window to the next visually uniting them.

I'm thinking maybe something this color below?  Or something similar?  Not sure if I want something solid or a pattern.  I'm also loving the trim on the walls.  Then when it's all done, we'll think about art on the walls. Please weigh in!  Comment below.  How would you wake up our living room?