Anyone has any thoughts to help Ellie?

Finally decided I need curtains on living room nook window to give room a warmer/cozier feel. Living room has high ceiling which extends beyond upstairs balcony. House is open plan so living room also opens into kitchen which has a large slider door to outside patio. I also need this door covered/curtained. The large patio door is visible from the living room and the living room windows are visible from large patio door in kitchen. Have fabulous views from windows so don't want curtains to take from that. Need advice on color, fabric, length etc. Any suggestions appreciated.

Hi . Can someone suggest ideas for a north /north west facing garden . Would granite or any other grey /pale grey/light colored Indian sandstone be suitable stone in our case ?

We are getting a patio done this spring and I would really like to tile it. We live in the Mid-West of Ireland (plenty of rain) and I have a north facing garden so the patio space will only get sunlight in the afternoon/evening. I would like to tile this outdoor space but a lot of people said it'll be slippy, they'll wear badly and they're just not suitable for an Irish climate. I'm looking at porcelain tiles (frost resistant) that are r11 so suitable (on paper) for outdoors, but would love some advise from anyone that has outdoor tiles and if it's worth it! Thank you