Window treatments to allow light & privacy
9 years ago
This is a 1928 elegant bungalow. The only windows in the Living room open into the room & over a 12" deep ledge. The windows are 95" high & 118" wide. The ceilings are 10'. The windows overlook the porch & street & are the only windows/natural light in the room. I would like to have something that would allow me to use the windows, let in light, but provide some level of privacy. I'm thinking of drapes that can hang on the sides & additional panels to be pulled back almost in a Priscilla style..... Any suggestions?
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Comments (10)Since you have blinds for complete privacy & dark when needed, I would suggest sheers. They diffuse enough to give you a fair bit of privacy, as long as you aren't hoping the same is true when the world is dark & you have your lights on. Unless traffic is right at your window, this should work. The only caveat i will add is - buy good quality sheers. There's a world of difference between the $6 per/panel Walmart ones, and the ones you'll find in the $30 - $60 price range. Mine came from Penney's outlet, they're super soft and slinky - not at all like your typical scratchy economy sheer (but I paid about the same price for them). Older pic, but you'll get the idea: And on the depression, ditto what others have said - if you have SAD. Get those neurotransmitters going, and help ward off malillumination. You might want to consider changing your interior bulbs to full spectrum (6500K) bulbs, too....See MorePrivacy of Window Treatments or not?
Comments (19)I agree. You can always add them later if it bothers you. We're like Les. We live in the city with neighbours and have no window coverings in our main rooms. Just the bedrooms. (And not even the master right now, because we just repainted and I can't find curtains I like :-)). We do have some privacy from trees and angles, but people can certainly look in if they want to bad enough. I don't worry about the neighbours across the street because they NEVER open their drapes. It's so strange. We live on a dead end street with a small ravine on one side, so they have quite a nice view. I swear the lady who lives there only sees daylight about twice a week. I love waking up to a house full of light, instead of having to run around and open all the curtains to let the day in....See MoreWhat window treatment ? Need privacy yet openness - help!
Comments (3)What's outside that window? 2nd floor? High? I have no covering on an upstairs bath....that is easy 3 to 400 feet from the neighbor's....if you are closer....the angle is such that you can't see in. The only person that could see anything would be a roofer or gutter cleaner....and then I don't use that bath until they have left. I am wondering if anyone can actually see in. Have someone go into that bath, light the lights and you go outside and see what you can see. If that test fails, my best suggestion is a pull down shade under a wood or fabric valance. Or cover the window with shutters outside the box...on the room side so when they are closed you never know the box is there. Leave them open but for when you need them closed. Linda C...See MoreWindow seat treatment needed for privacy
Comments (20)Patricia the reason we live where we live IS for privacy. No neighbors within sight on 40 acres of property. We own on both sides of the road. I don’t want ANYONE seeing into my home that I didn’t invite. If you can’t appreciate a client’s desire for whatever privacy they are comfortable with then you are in the wrong profession. Every person has their own ‘what makes them happy’ and you as a designer should be open to their wants and desires while helping them attain harmony among design elements. Due to the position of the house and the long straight stretch of road in front it passers-by traveling even at 60 mph would have well over 15 seconds. Stop and stare at something right now for 15 seconds. Now do that everyday you pass a house at the same time on your way home from work at night in the winter. No window covering leaving a beacon of light pouring from a dark house. Soon you would know a lot about someone. If you look down on or YOU don’t want to help DIYers that don’t WANT to hire OR can’t afford to hire high end designers, then just don’t comment at all. Now I, too, am going against that adage of “if you can’t say something nice then say nothing at all.’ I’m just fed up not only for me but for all the others who have been ripped up on posts by you and others like you. It’s flip comments like yours and Sophie Wheeler’s that make me and others cringe to post anything!!!!!!! Those types of people seem to thrive on ripping people up and hurting their feelings. It’s hard enough for a lot of us to ask for help and then to get a kick in the teeth when we do screw up our courage and put ourselves out there hurts. No more bullying! It may make you feel all puffed up and full of yourself but that’s not how I view you. It makes me want to shy away from designers in general. You give them all a bad name. You make them all look like a bunch of egotistical elitists. Thank goodness I don’t believe all of them to be obnoxious. I have dealt with a couple very nice ones personally and Flo Mangan is a perfect example of the kind of advice and the tone in which it is delivered one should expect to receive on this forum. Not everyone was born with a vault of money or a silver spoon in their mouth. That doesn’t mean they don’t want their home to look as beautiful as they can afford....See MoreRelated Professionals
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9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoI would hide as little of these beautiful windows as I could and still get as much privacy at night as required and roman blinds should work in both regards. Will you be keeping the ledge..if not, there are some great radiator covers and you could really bump up the window area.
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PRO9 years agoWe think sheer shades would be perfect. The sheer overlay will let in all that natural light, but you can tilt the internal slats when you need privacy. And because of how they're constructed, they won't block the natural beauty of those windows.
http://www.selectblinds.com/sheershades/lightfiltering-sheer-shades.html
http://www.selectblinds.com/sheershades/2-inch-linen-light-filtering-sheer-shades.html
Good luck!frola123 thanked Selectblinds- 9 years agolast modified: 9 years ago
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