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Help with large arched window in main bath

last year

Would love some ideas for this large arched window. I have included two pics for reference. One is before remodel, second is during remod and after blind was removed. Privacy is not a major issue, as our house sits high and neighbors can’t “see in.” We love the natural light it provides.

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btydrvn

last year

One option for times when needed …is a blind that pulls up from bottom…if a little privacy feels more comfortable when you are standing/ walking around

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jck910
last year
window film and no curtain
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
Is heat ans UV an issue? If so do solar shades if not nothing
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Jilly
last year
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Lovely window.

What is your decor style? I know I’d want some type of curtain there for softness, prettiness, and to not have a stark black hole at night. It could be sheer to let light in. Lots of possibilities.

What will be under the window? How will the shower be built? Can you show a pic from further back?
Karenseb
last year
I can see your neighbors, so they must be able to see you.

I like the window open too. How about a long planter under the window with mother-in-law tongues or some other plant that blocks the lower 18 inches of the window.
jackowskib
last year
Based on what I can see of the neighbors, I would want something pretty there to block out at night.
jewelisfabulous
last year
Ditto the window film suggestion. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Window+film&crid=2VBQJWVQ0KPXC&sprefix=window+film%2Caps%2C115&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Cindy Weaver
Original Author
last year
Thanks for the ideas; I’m definitely thinking I want something that let’s a lot of light in. Here are a couple more pictures for perspective with shower. Still very much in the middle of the work right now. The tub will be under the window, wood floating shelves on the wall adjacent to window.
Jilly
last year
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I‘ll bet you’re excited! It’s looking nice.

Bare:

Woven shade:

Sheer relaxed Roman shade:

Cafe curtain:

I’m not a fan of unadorned windows at night, especially amid the hard and cold surfaces in a bathroom.
Kendrah
last year
Are you sure your neighbors cannot see in? If they can't, then I would just go ahead and leave it open as is with nothing on it. It is an interesting window as is. When films and blinds go on it starts to look more like a McMansion special.
Cindy Weaver
Original Author
last year
Here’s one more picture for perspective of what you can see standing outside my bathroom window.
btydrvn
last year
If you feel like splurging .. glass frosted with a pattern adds a “special” look to a window that large…..sheers come in beautiful patterns as well… rather than a solid shade…depending on your final decor choices…a hanging plant …or three ….would probably thrive there
btydrvn
last year
I agree…anything you do …should leave lots of clear space…interspersed in a pattern…they do make a “frost” spray in a can…but it does not hold well when cleaned or scrubbed
eld6161
last year
Plantation shutters?

I have them without the stick.
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Indigo and Luxe
last year
You'll probably want something that follows the arch:

Arched Window Treatment Ideas
AJCN
last year
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Your bathroom layout looks to be the same as mine. We have an arched window over the tub and we put a plantation shutter. I leave it opened a little bit to let in natural light, but not enough for the neighbors to see in. That being said I like the picture of the relaxed roman shade that someone posted above. Looks like the top part is stationary and the bottom part can be moved up and down.

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