When we bought FlyWright, she came with the exterior sunscreens for the windshield and side windows and an additional solid canvas for the windshield. You can see from the picture below that the windshield cover wraps around the side to also cover the forward side window on each side. We added interior blinds and shades after a couple of years of ownership.
We use the side sunscreens almost full time during the summer months. They provide cabin cooling and daytime privacy. Folks who have anchored near us are often surprised that the screens are opaque when they come aboard since they can't see through them during the day. We find they also provide good sun protection to the varnished teak window frames. We leave the side screens up unless we're traveling though areas with a lot of wind spray, such as San Pablo Bay in northern CA. When the screens get wet, the visibility through them is terrible. We never drive from either helm with either windshield cover in place. We have found that always having the option to drive from the lower helm without removing covers outweighs the small innconvenience of removing/reattaching them before flybridge steering.
At anchor during the day, we attach the windshield sunscreen to keep the cabin cooler. If we need more sun protection or night privacy, we can install the windshield canvas and close the blinds and shades inside the cabin.
(bad picture taken after blind installation and before cabin cleanup.)
We used 2 inch faux wood blinds with drawstrings on the windows and matching no-string pull-down fabric shades on the doors. The reasons for this was the shorter 'stack' of the fabric shade when stowed above the doors and the ease of operation of the shades when entering or exiting the salon. Plus, the Admiral didn't want fabric shades or curtains in the galley where cooking or dishwashing splashes would be more difficult to clean.
Since our interior fabrics were tan and beige (by the male PO), we decided to add burgundy color tapes to the blinds to bring the exterior color into the interior.
The top photo also shows our breeze booster installed over the fwd hatch which substantially improves airflow through the cabin. When paired with the onboard 12V fans and our low humidity, the cabin stays comfortable without air conditioning, even on our hottest summer days.