We have five sliders and five french doors (Pella)...and a lot of window washing! The french doors are all single doors and twp of the sliders are doubles (i.e., four panes of glass each). We live in the Sacramento area and enjoy bringing the outdoors in. The screen doors on the sliders are spring-loaded so they close behind you automatically, a very handy feature. Space wasn't a concern for us and we easily could have accommodated french doors throughout but for us the focus wasn't on the doors but rather on the view and the sliders are very unobtrusive in that respect. And although our home is an old-world Tuscan design, the sliders work just fine aesthetically. On the subject of window washing, we discovered the Mr. Clean AutoDry Car Washing system makes washing all those windows a breeze. It's a device that attaches to the hose and dispenses either soap or clear water. But it also dispenses de-ionized water for use in the final rinse so that windows can self-dry without spotting...a big time saver. No squeegeeing, no wiping and the windows are spotless! We wash the windows with a sponge mop, rinse with water and DI water and we're done. If you have divided light windows, it wouldn't be of much help but for large panes of glass, it's invaluable. Bob

We have french doors in the kitchen and have the hideous vertical blinds for lack of anything else. We like to close them at night for privacy and during the day while we're at work for security. DH hates curtains, and the cats tug on them from when I had my old house. I really like those Hunter Douglas panels! We will need to replace the french doors mabye next summer since they are starting to have some issues due to age. I think those with the blinds in them is probably the way to go. Now to convince DH.

I had luminettes in my prior home. They were okay but one of them came unattached from the top thing and it was a pain to reattach. Like verticals, they are made of plastic so someone (2 DS's probably or dog) must have pulled them at one time or another. I know have sliding panels, unsure of maker but not JCP's. They are in the basement and have a bamboo look to them which we love. They are easy as they open like curtains and so you open in the morning and then close at night for privacy. Oh, and yes, they are going to be pricier than verticals. We have a 3 panel slider so this worked great for us because the door that opened was the center one. Good luck!

I think the luminettes may be a good solution. Why don't you look at them. There are usually window people around who will work with you in a "free shop at home" environment so you can try them in your room during the day and see if they work for you. In my experience, seeing into a room from outside during the day is difficult as that's the way the light is going and often there are reflections from the glass. So you might want to look in from outside at different times of day to see how much exposure you have. Another alternative, which you mentioned, is a window film. They have films that have gradations of privacy so you can determine at which height the window is obscured so you can get privacy lower down and light and view up above. You could try something similar by using sheers on the bottom half of the window and exposure up above. But these looks tend to be less contemporary. You'd have to be creative about how to mount it to the window so it didn't interfere with the functioning of the doors. [Traditional Bathroom[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-bathroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_712~s_2107) by Beverly General Contractors The Remodeling Company