Window dressing for huge window right up against wall
Hello everyone, I'm really hoping you could help. So I love floor length curtains and was so sure I wanted these in our living room that is until I saw the window was right up against the wall. Now I don't know how this would work as my original plan was to tie back the curtains but of course there isn't the wall space for this. I also don't know how curtain poles would work. The window is 4 metres for reference.
I have attached some photos, please excuse everything in them. We are having major renovations so everything is a mess/changing. I have taken a photo close up so you can see how close it is to the wall and the other shows the original curtains which were there when we purchased the house. Ideally I don't want blinds as have my heart set on curtains but if curtains will look silly i will change. Thank you in advance x 
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