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My first attempt at this has ended with new knowledge about how homes built in the late 1990s were constructed.  There is a 10" space above the window that I figured had 2x4s every 16" or so that would come down and rest on a plate.  My plan was to screw 1x3s to the outside of this and a 1x4 which ran down to the first deck on that.  1x2s would stiffen the 1x4 on the facing side of the layout and provide an attachment point for the first deck backdrop.  The second deck would be supported by 12x14 pressed shelf brackets capped with 1x4s cut to the width of the 2nd deck. The first one at the edge of the window went in okay.  I measured 16" off and made a couple exploratory drills..no wood.  Continued about 5" either direction, nothing.  I then cut a chunk out and found that there is a vertical beam 1.5" behind the drywall, with air space behind.  The drywall appears to be attached at the top and bottom of the beam to a piece of wood that is either the cap on an engineered beam (the center portion is solid wood, not any type of particle board or plywood) or a piece of wood attached to the edge of the beam that runs the full length. I've also been instructed that I cant block the windows permanently (permanent magnets will be used to hold the backdrop in place during normal operations). It seems my options are attach something to the inside of the window frame (not thrilled about that) or cut sections out of the drywall and install a piece of lumber to allow me to go forward with the orignial design.
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