Translucent Blinds

kah22

I think I've got the term right

There is a cheeky little girl who stands and peers and waves through the window of a friends new flat, we've tried chasing her on a number of occasions but it makes the intrusion worse and  the mother is no help. We want to stop this intrusion!

I've heard of translucent blinds, blinds that will let daylight in but keep prying eyes out.  Have I got that right or are there other options?

When I visited my local store they tried to sell me a complete blind but as she has just moved in permanent blinds are not on the top of the list.  Anyone know of an online retailer who will cut  to order. 

As always thanks for any advice and please feel free to add suggestions

Kevin

greensalad

Day and Night blinds (like Zebra blinds) should work. You can switch them to blackout at night, but in the day you can do privacy with light: https://www.blinds-2go.co.uk/day-and-night-blinds

housebuyer143

kah22 said:

I think I've got the term right

There is a cheeky little girl who stands and peers and waves through the window of a friends new flat, we've tried chasing her on a number of occasions but it makes the intrusion worse and  the mother is no help. We want to stop this intrusion!

I've heard of translucent blinds, blinds that will let daylight in but keep prying eyes out.  Have I got that right or are there other options?

When I visited my local store they tried to sell me a complete blind but as she has just moved in permanent blinds are not on the top of the list.  Anyone know of an online retailer who will cut  to order. 

As always thanks for any advice and please feel free to add suggestions

Kevin

I got sheer roller blinds from Dunelm for a very cheap price and they are exactly what you are after. Stop people looking in, but doesn't block out the light. 

https://www.dunelm.com/product/white-sheer-roller-blind-1000051289

DullGreyGuy

If they want them blocking the view all the time the other option is to use film on the window which equally blocks the view but allows most the light in. If it is just the little girl then it may be possible to just do half the window. 

The one thing to check with blinds is how well they work at night if you dont have the curtains closed or other window covering. Many things like this work on the basis its brighter outside than inside so the light reflecting off the blind/nets blind the outside viewer but at night with lights on in the room the opposite is true and so they dont always obscure the view (but you cannot see out them at night)

CliveOfIndia

DullGreyGuy said:

The one thing to check with blinds is how well they work at night if you dont have the curtains closed or other window covering. Many things like this work on the basis its brighter outside than inside so the light reflecting off the blind/nets blind the outside viewer but at night with lights on in the room the opposite is true and so they dont always obscure the view (but you cannot see out them at night)

Exactly the same as the net curtains I remember so fondly from my childhood

OP, how about some voile curtains, which are basically the modern-day trendy version of net curtains?  Not too expensive and does the same job - although with the same caveat as noted by DullGreyGuy.

Jasonsmith13

Blinds in a box from amazon are good cheap and trim yourself