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To wonder why you’d put a curtain outside your front door?! [pic]

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Salamander44 · 09/09/2022 21:18

I walked past this front door the other day - are outdoor curtains now a thing? Why would someone have one? I’m oddly intrigued by it!

To wonder why you’d put a curtain outside your front door?! [pic]
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notprincehamlet · 09/09/2022 21:26

Maybe Mr Benn lives there?

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Salamander44 · 09/09/2022 21:25

Very common in hot countries. It was probably a temporary measure for the heatwave, and will come down in colder weather.

Ah, that makes sense - I’ve lived in the UK all my life so have never seen this before!

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TheSpottedZebra · 09/09/2022 21:25

Salamander44 · 09/09/2022 21:24

It looked like fabric rather than a shower curtain - it had sort of chintzy gold bits in! It only appeared recently so definitely not a lockdown thing

Then it was a screen for the heat. Door open but curtain closed so they got air but not the light and heat.

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Salamander44 · 09/09/2022 21:24

It looked like fabric rather than a shower curtain - it had sort of chintzy gold bits in! It only appeared recently so definitely not a lockdown thing

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MarshaMelrose · 09/09/2022 21:23

It doesn't look like it's been through a British winter yet! I wonder if it will still be hanging when they've had to peel it off the front door a few times.

Alphabet1spaghetti2 · 09/09/2022 21:23

If it’s a shower curtain - maybe they are using to protect washing drying on an airer?

user1583920194858592910103848559201 · 09/09/2022 21:23

Shower curtain to stop the rain making the steps slippy/flooding at front door.

Aubriella · 09/09/2022 21:22

Very common in hot countries. It was probably a temporary measure for the heatwave, and will come down in colder weather.

5zeds · 09/09/2022 21:22

So they can open the door to air the house without you seeing inside?

TheSpottedZebra · 09/09/2022 21:22

Its a shower curtain isn't t it? They're screening off their porch area and trying to keep it cool and dry I guess.

Slushycuppa · 09/09/2022 21:21

Privacy? Although I don't think there are any windows on the door are there?

We have one INSIDE to stop draughts.

I'm also intrigued. Was is fabric or shower curtain?

Nitw1t · 09/09/2022 21:21

I reckon someone did it in lockdown so they could change out of their work clothes before they went in the house.

Iseeall · 09/09/2022 21:21

I always thought it was to stop your paintwork fading.

megosaurusrex · 09/09/2022 21:21

That is bizarre... is it some kind of waterproof curtain? Like some sort of weird makeshift porch?

flowerstar19 · 09/09/2022 21:21

Fascinating!

JenniferBarkley · 09/09/2022 21:21

There's a house near us with this setup! I've never understood it.

moredogsthansense · 09/09/2022 21:21

To stop the paint being damaged by sunlight/allow the door to be open for a breeze to blow through while keeping the sun out.

TokidokiBarbie · 09/09/2022 21:20

It's like an indoor curtain but outside.

Loginmystery · 09/09/2022 21:20

All I can think is it would give some privacy if the door was to be left open. Heatwave situation for example. But maybe I'm wrong.

CrispsnDips · 09/09/2022 21:19

Are they losing the plot? LOL