We are in the final stages of remodeling. We are keeping the beauty of no window treatments on the back but need to put some on the front and the bedrooms. The front of the house has the utility room, kitchen, dining, and formal. All can be seen from standing in our family room. At night we would like privacy and during the day have the shades open or some sheers. What are your suggestions?
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- “Definitely solar shades.”
- “If you want to have a period look, cloth vertical blinds might be the way to go for the larger windows.”
- “We have a similar style set of full height windows on our mid century and had automatic roller shades installed. They pretty much disappear during the day while open and provide a lot of privacy at night. They open / close on a schedule or by remote control (or Alexa ) Provides the best of both worlds – privacy and no messy blinds/ curtains.”
- “We have automatic rollers on the outside of our huge west facing windows – love that they disappear and don’t interfere with the architecture.”
- “You might consider cellular shades in a top down/bottom up configuration. They are clean, energy efficient, almost disappear when up and if you want privacy with a view of the sky you just keep them at 2/3 up from the bottom of the window.”
- “I would do roller shades but not the solar shades that other have mentioned. Solar shades do not offer privacy at night. There’s many other options though like light filtering, which is more tightly weaved than a solar shade so it provides more night time privacy, or black out shades, or even a natural fiber like bamboo or grass cloth.”
- “Maybe custom wooden or metal slats, maybe glass wall, it could go up as a divider so people don’t fall.”
- “We have Silhouette Shades from Hunter Douglas. They are very versatile; raised completely they disappear, lowered they can filter light but still see through or can be closed for total privacy. They are fabric so have a softer look than shades, almost like Roman Shades. Can be motorized.”
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