Any modern equivalent of net and curtains?

tallac

I have a ground floor office room. During the day I want to be able to see out but I don't want people to be able to see in. When it gets dark and the room lights come on, I don't want people to see inside (and I accept I won't be able to look out either).

The old school method would be fabric net and curtains but this look doesn't match the rest of the modern look of the office. I really like the look of vertical blinds but is there anything that will give me the similar functionality of net and curtains but in vertical blinds? I was thinking there might be something that has two sets of vertical blinds on separate tracks. Can't seem to find anything online but I'm sure I can't be the first to want something like this?

koalakoala

How about day and night blinds? I love them

Ectophile

If you put mirrored privacy film on the glass, then during the day, anyone outside would see only a mirror.  For you, it would look like tinted glass.

But after dark, the effect would reverse.  You would see a mirror, but everyone outside could see in.  It that point, you'd close the blinds.

twopenny

Vertical blinds come in a huge arrar of thickness.
I have some fine white ones in the bathroom which have drawn compliments. 
Also medium cream which allow enough daylight to easiy to work behind.
I've found that by angling them one way or another I get a view without people being able to see me.
When closed and the light on it can't see through - even though in day they let daylight in.
The track fits inside the window so if you wanted a roman blind or curtains as well you could.
I purchased from a local store that let me take some sample books home so I could match colour and understand the amount of light each let through.
The variety of colours, thickness and patterns is mind boggling.
There's also the flat blinds that are you can see out but others can't see in but once an internal light like a computer screen is on you can be seen. They fell out of favour fast which would tell you something.

ChilliBob

Window film. Comes in a range of designs and opacities. We had it in our old house to solve similar. 

YBR

vertical blind with a roller blind?
If there's enough depth to mount both

another_casualty

How many windows have are you talking about ? 

If there is more than one , maybe have thick , slatted Venetian blinds with curtains going across ? You would need pelmets above windows for curtains . 

This idea sprung to mind as when I moved into my flat, the chap who installed the blinds in the flat removed the pelmets from where the previous owner had them in the front room.

It was more of a large curtain rail really .

Fwiw, I have a home office and a similar issue to you in terms of privacy . One day a couple of years ago I was in the kitchen cooking and noticed the druggy tenant from upstairs looking into my window while he was having a smoke outside the building .
I had the blinds turned the wrong way so to speak .
I don't have the light on in the room when using it . The lights in the hallway seem to work well in keeping the flat bright enough without the need to turn on lights in other rooms except bathroom and kitchen .

I too looked at the various window stickers . There are some really nice ones that are used in pub windows . Trouble with those is although they prevent people gawking in, they prevent you from seeing out . 

The ones that are often on the back of vans do work. They are unfortunately a manky brown/ orangey colour and looking out is not as clear . 

Hope this helps ..

FaceHead

I thought cafe shutters were the modern, more asthetic, and more expensive alternative to net curtains?

robatwork

Reflective window film - game changer. Takes a bit of care to install but means you don't need to make your house look like a "romany" granny.

Something like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GC9APVC

theonlywayisup

robatwork said:

Reflective window film - game changer. Takes a bit of care to install but means you don't need to make your house look like a "romany" granny.

Something like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GC9APVC

Something like that is excellent.  THAT company is NOT and I appreciate you don't know that in posting.

The Window Film Company is someone I would definitely recommend and Active (as in the link) are one I specifically go out of my way not to.  I don't do this ever, but I make a great point of saying stay clear of Active.  

ashe

Plantation shutters look a lot better than privacy film added to the windows, albeit that they cost a fair bit more. We paid about £300 per window from DIY shutters. can open them completely and let all light in, open the slats so light comes in, or slant them so that people cant see in but you can see out