Cafe Curtain Call

When we moved into our new apartment I originally had envisioned long VELVET drapes in a deep jewel tone for the three windows in the living room. 

Inspiration: 

Ina Garten's Manhattan apartment. Silk, velvet, orange a-mazingness. 

Link: hookedonhouses.net

Pottery Barn eggplants. 

Pottery Barn

However, because we have 3 windows in a row, it would have called for a lot of curtain and would block all the gorgeous sunshine that floods the room during the day. 

So this was my next inspiration:

Cafe Curtains.

Provides Privacy but also lets the light shine in! More Parisian chic than Country though.

Last night I just decided to experiment and yank my current curtains down to half-way.

I like the concept...

I just need to replace these with shorter, white, breezy curtains and it will look 19304039494 times better.

The view is pretty good too, I pretty much wanted to live in Manhattan for the cityscape, why cover it up ?

Thoughts? Are cafe curtains cheesy? Are my windows too ugly? 

Its Cute, no? xx