People Looking In Lounge

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Public pavement runs past house lounge. No blinds or nets. People look in when they walk past. Would you put a sign up in the window saying 'please don't look in'?

Shutters, or a sheer roller blind.

Or decide it doesn't matter if people have a quick peek as they go past (what are you doing in there anyway ?)

Human nature! Get a blind up!

If I am not wearing my glasses I'd have to stop to read the sign.

My walk to and from work would be pretty dull if I just stared at the pavement. I do glance into people's houses just to break the monotony- there's a house near us that has recently had their living room knocked through into a kitchen diner. It's what we're thinking of doing and I'm tempted to knock and ask them about it because it looks great.

My reasoning is that people who don't have nets or blinds must be ok with people looking in or they'd put something up.

We are not even on the road, we have a front garden, then a stepped path up to the pavement, and people still stare in while their dogs are peeing up against my gatepost, the dirty fuckers.

YABVU. if you don't take sensible steps to protect your own privacy you can't really complain that people look in as they pass by.

We once lived in a house right on a street and I caught a woman trying to peer through the window through the net curtains. I hammered on the window and probably frightened her witless.

We have this, with the added bonus of me working at our local school, so common to get kids waving (or other things). But I hate nets, shutters cut out too much light and blinds? No ta.

Reflective film on the inside of the window is fun stuff. People can't see in but find it hard to resist checking themselves out as they walk past [

Front gardens help a.s they naturally distract the eye.

Otherwise blinds or nets.

I'd walk round naked. No-one would want to risk a second glance at my blubbery bod.

As a PP said, reflective film is best. People will check their reflection but they can't see in.

OP go and have a look in Dunelm, they have some lovely voiles in there, at reasonable prices. They still let plenty of light in.
It is human nature to glance in a well lit room on a gloomy/dark day, or if you're on the top deck of a bus !
Go and get some, stop the gawpers !

I keep my blinds down, same situation but you get stuff thrown at the windows or kids banging on if the blind is open

Ha. I used to live in a fairly famous building, in a tourist trap. Nothing like looking up from your museli to find a group of tourists aiming cameras through your window.

Blinds/half-shutters were our friends.

My nan's house was like this - early 20th C terrace. When my mum and her brothers were growing up there with N and G in the 40s and 50s, every day life took place in the back room, away from the glare of passers by. The front room aka parlour was for special occasions, e.g. having guests round. It had the best furniture in, you'd get your naice teaset out and make sure you'd be smartly dressed. So you wouldn't mind people looking in and thinking, "Goodness me, don't Mrs Liz70'sNan and her friends look posh having tea together there."

Seems odd to think of it now.

You chose a house with pavement in your door step so you have to accept that people will look in. It is human nature and with pp if you have no blinds you are inviting people to look in. Venetian blinds are your friend.

Surely you can't see much when you look in though the daytime? When I'm walking the dog in the evening there are a fair few houses all lit up with no blinds or curtains drawn and the impulse to look is irresistible .

A sign is a ridiculous idea though.

I can't believe all the starers on here! It's so rude and plain bad manners. Of course your eye is drawn to light and movement but as adults you can then chose to look away.
You wouldn't stare at a person even if their looks were unusual. It's not ok to look into people windows.

Mind, they still had nets up everywhere, back and front of house!

I had this issue. We put up blinds, slightly turned in so we still get some light. However it's a big living room with little windows, so we aren't getting much natural light anymore. Glad I saw this thread, as I think i will be getting the reflective glass film, which I didn't know existed, so we can have our natural light back!

I have a house like this with the added advantage of being on a double-decker bus route. Vertical blinds downstairs and nets upstairs mean I can do as I like when the lights are off - I've checked from the bus and the pavement and I can see them much better than they can see me.

I do warn visitors not to make a midnight streak to the bathroom without ensuring the bedroom/landing doors are shut!

Ah I didn't notice that the pavement runs right past the window. There are front gardens where I am so my rubbernecking is a bit more discreet .

Sign is still ridiculous. You need blinds or voiles.

What does everyone else on the street have? I bet nobody else has a sign saying "do not look" 😂