What window treatment for close neighbors????
Hello, I'm hoping someone can shed some light on (through) my kitchen window. It is the only window, except the door, and it's over the sink.
We didn't expect to have "deco doors" on the ends of the cabinets, however, the cabinet company messed up and this is how they would "fix" the matter (or having me sand and paint). Now the window molding is off and looks odd. Another problem is that my neighbors are very close. I need light but privacy too! I don't want to have this shade down all the time. This is a new kitchen and we had a soffit before. I had made a valance and cafe curtains for that. I don't know if I should do the same.
The walls are a puddy color and the floor (we left) is a dark tile. Our counter comes in this week and is a white (with black) quartz. I was thinking a black color with some kind of white geo print? Any ideas? Advise? Thanks!!!
Susan
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samodeo1 thanked leeleesamodeo1
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoThank you. I was thinking of that but the window is ugly and I can see the neighbors house... The only thing I hate about the house!
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Comments (4)Use the top down shades, for sure. that will give privacy from someone on the ground. If you can see into your house from both the bottom floor and the upper floor of the neighbors house that is hard to block without fully covering the window. If you use a sheer shade it will not be very good when the room is lit up. These shades are avaiable in so many different flavors now. This is happening so much because these builders are getting zone variances to put the houses closer and closer together and there is no consideration to how they juxtapose next to one another. They are simply placed however they can fit the most number of houses on that acerage. I see these houses with big windows that face the neighbors big windows. There is no consideration given to this at all. Some of the new houses are so close together that the sun does not shine in through the canyon between them and you wil have to yield if you and your neighbor decide to mow the grass at the same time. That is, if you can even get grass to grow between that narrow passage. And, some of these house are pretty big, too. Big houses and plenty of big wonderful looking windows until you actually look at what is outside of those windows. Your neighbor can be simply standing outside of their own house and it appears they look like they are trying to peer into your house. If your window is opened, you could even have a conversation with them! I have top down bottom up shades on one big window on the front of my house and I really love them. Mine are on an upstairs window and it prevents viewing from the ground while allowing all the daylight to come in from the top. I have had them there for probably since the early 90s and they are have lasted very well. They are just a neutral shade of white. I think they may be HunterD. I used to sell these things at that time. I have one problem area with windows and privacy, but my house is older and we are not packed in so tighly as some of the new developements are. Still, for whatever reason, my neighbors driveway cuts at an angle across the view of my front, and only, kitchen window and when they park the car, they are almost directly right in front of my large double kitchen window. This neighbor is a hateful and nasty, disagreeable and sometimes hostile and threatening person who seems to think that, somehow, I managed to make this occur. I had nothing to do with how the builder set theses houses down. I agree that I dont want to see them come and go as much as they dont want me seeing them come and go. And, since it is the biggest and only window on the front of the house and it is next to the sink and the stove that is where I am much of the time. I keep my windows opened and the shades opened most of the time. I see the entire cul de sac and everybody that comes and goes. I did not make it so, but I am not going to close off my only window in the kitchen because of it. In the winter I will stand over the heating vent in front of the window while waiting for the coffee and let the warm air flow around my Pjs . Sure I must look a bit scary at times standing there in the glow of the small night lights in the kitchen looking out the window as I am always up before the sun rises. It is my darned window and I dont care who does not like it. I do it because it suits me, not them. I am not trying to see all of them. I am just using my window in my house. I close it when I want privacy. I am in the process of getting TDBU shades for those double windows....See Moresamodeo1
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8 years agoA treatment that allows filtered light and adds a decorative element would work great. Here are two photos showing a before & after example of a laser cut fabric used for the same purpose as you are hoping for. These are from my colleague, Its Oksana, who is based in Chicago. You could use the laser cut fabric for a roman shade, which gives you more options for raising and lowering for viewing and for cleaning.
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8 years agoIf you are unhappy with the way the window looks I was wondering if you could put a thin piece of window timber along the top of the window frame (to bring it to the same height as the bottom of the moulding on the cupboards then repeat the cupboard moulding above it.
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