Bay window treatment? Photo included.

[PinkCloudDweller]

Hi, I'd like to get rid of my curtains as I think my bay window looks better without. What treatment would you use instead? The lounge is south-facing, so I need something to tame the fierceness of the sun. I also want to block slightly the view from the street. The effect I have in my mind is something similar to frosted glass (something very unobtrusive) but obviously not that. I don't want to go for shutters either. Any suggestions?

You don't want to add something that looks like frosting to the glass?

You can get patterned window film that does that?

You can get cafe shutters that goes up half the window, maybe that's an alternative to full shutters?

Or cafe rods with light voiles on it?

Like this

Cafe curtains

Frosted window film

UV film or blackout fabric for the cafe curtains?

Sorry I can't link as on my phone, but I'm considering 'magic screen blinds' for my bay window.

It's a large bay window that I have and currently have white wooden Venetian blinds on them. They take forever to clean though and I hate them.

Sorry nothing useful to add but I love your front room

I have dark wood venetian blinds on my bay, five separate blinds, great for when the sun is moving round, you can open individual blinds so you aren't blinded by the sun. Our living room would be uncomfortable especially in the Summer if I couldn't shut the light out.

Would be a shame to cover up your lovely stained glass.

I have the same issue and keep thinking I've overlooked an obvious solution. I don't want film on the windows as I like the view but want to screen out the sun as it sets in the evening as it makes the room uncomfortable. My kids sit in the dark, curtains closed to watch tv!
I looked at individual blinds for each window column but it was v expensive.

I paid about £25 for each blind, from Ebay, 3 of the cords broke, I think, due to my son violently opening and closing them, they seem fine now after I got them fixed and he now doesn't do it!

Thanks for your replies! I think cafe curtains might work, although I was looking for something sleeker. I'm not familiar with magic screen blinds, I'm off to google it!

I've just Googled magic screen blinds and it's just the kind of thing I wanted!! Very plain and unobtrusive, perfect! It does sound like a rather expensive option though. Has anybody got them at home?

Dunellm do a much cheaper version that has good reviews, what do you think? www.dunelm.com/product/sheer-roller-blind-1000051289

Beautiful bay! i wouldn't want to hide it or block the light either. Sheer blinds from you link look great, might be too little though to tame the light. If you like them you might like Day&Night blinds: they are sheer but with one pull on the cord they change into blackouts, just in case you need them to ☺; might be worth it to google them.

This is how it works:

The Dunelm ( a quarter of the price of the Magic) and Day and Night look great.

Will you keep the pelmet up.
Also will you be hanging the blinds from under the stain glass windows.

Actually, I've changed my mind on this. Roller blinds wouldn't look right because the roller bit would stand proud of the window frames- the bit of wood separating the top and bottom panels is too shallow. Hm. What a shame.

I think the only option is to use very thin rods and cafe curtains, realistically. A shame, as I think sheer blinds would be perfect.

Would 'Perfect Fit' blinds be an option? I only found out about them yesterday when searching for the magic screen blinds.
Thanks for the Dunelm link!