Privacy solution for existing window

glasgowdan

Plants at the garden border where the neighbour's line of sight falls? Taller fence, trellis, totem pole?

moneyistooshorttomention

Thanks all.

Think I'm going to have to go for some posh/modern looking wooden venetian blinds. Have been googling and there are some firms that make made-to-measure ones. Would be interested to hear (either way) if someone has used any of those firms - ie as to what they think of them.

So - one of them left permanently pulled halfway down should about do the trick - but still leave kitchen windowcill free for putting washing-up liquid, etc, on.

PasturesNew

Venetian blinds, tilted at the correct angle, will enable you to see the robins, but nobody can see you.

As you're standing at the window looking out, if you tilt them so the blades are pointing down/outwards, you'll be able to look out/down. If you're outside the blades are pointing upwards, thus seeing the ceiling.

Also investigate "perfect fit" blinds, which clip into the window frame if you've got uPVC. The blinds only cover the actual glass part. Pricier, but frees up all the windowsill etc.

C.C.L.

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Thanks all.

Think I'm going to have to go for some posh/modern looking wooden venetian blinds. Have been googling and there are some firms that make made-to-measure ones. Would be interested to hear (either way) if someone has used any of those firms - ie as to what they think of them.

So - one of them left permanently pulled halfway down should about do the trick - but still leave kitchen windowcill free for putting washing-up liquid, etc, on.

I had wooden blinds in my kitchen, and they were terrible to clean. The steam seemed to make dust/grease stick to them and they weren't as easy to wipe down as the metal ones I have now. Also splashes from the sink made spots on them that changed the colour of the wood over time.
I found myself cleaning them every week and hated them in the end.

glasgowdan

If going for blinds, look at gloss Sunwood blinds. No cleaning hassle or discolouration issues.

bluesnake

the film does not have to be mirrored. It could be the same as used on car windows, which some just have a tint.

Personally for me I would use the tint/mirror. People soon get used to it and it looks fine.

The tint tend to peel of over age, but they are relatively cheap. blinds always obstruct the view

[Deleted User]

Hi,

the fact that your neighbours can see through your kitchen window from some distance away means that you can also see them from some distance away.

So, have you noticed yourself paying any particular attention to them if you happen to spot them from a distance?

No?

I would think they are the same, as said previously, they probably waved to be friendly, just a 'Hi'.

Ignore it, be yourself, maybe they're walking about half naked.

getmore4less

not just mirror/tint, you can also get film with images.
(lower light levels though)

You could have a picture of a kitchen.

moneyistooshorttomention

glasgowdan wrote: »

If going for blinds, look at gloss Sunwood blinds. No cleaning hassle or discolouration issues.

I've checked them out online and they look a possibility. Should fit in looks-wise with my very minimalist/Scandinavian/obviously reasonable quality style that I'm getting the house together like.

Not been able to figure out who the best supplier for them would be or how to get a paper brochure or samples yet - am still googling re that.

bouicca21

The mirror effect doesn't look odd at all. Obnoxious neighbour has Venetian style blinds. Presumably he hasn't got the angle right because anyone can see in, straight through the gaps.

I've lived with Venetian blinds before. They were a nightmare to clean in a living room; the thought of cleaning greasy ones in a kitchen is unbearable - but then I probably hate all forms of housework more than most.