How on earth do I dress this window?

[Loueytb3]

It's got windows of different heights and French doors that open onto the garden. The pic is a bit dark but opposite is a house which looks directly onto the garden. We are planning on planting some trees to block their view but that's going to take some time - likely a few years for them to grow to the right heights. It will be the breakfast area of the kitchen so there will be lots of people in pjs in there. Otherwise I would leave it without any curtains. Suggestions?

[eloisesparkle]

Pull up blinds. Luxaflex do them.
You can pull them up from the windowsill as far as you like.
It always amazes me that they are not more popular.
Privacy and light.

[viques]

I wouldn't want to grow anything that would block MY view of that lovely expanse of wall because I would be itching to grow things up it!

I think I would go for some sort of curtain because that is a huge amount of glass and unless it is very high tech you will be losing heat by the bucket load during the winter, and that area of the room will be cold and uninviting. as a pp said, go to the end of the garden and see how much you can see in. It would be more with lights on in the winter, but in spring and summer I think it would be negligible. I might go for curtains in winter months only, a faff but those windows are lovely and let in so much light.

[EnriqueTheRingBearingLizard]

I’ve got massive pots on our patio and grow bamboo successfully as a semi screen. Then in the house, I’d leave the windows, at least for now.

How about buying a screen?
www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/house-garden/furniture/best-room-dividers-folding-screens-studio-apartment-bedroom-ideas-a7678021.html
I like the metal one from Amazon, that still lets light through and the fabric one with bird pattern is pretty too.

[Awrite]

I'd leave it. People generally don't stand at their upstairs windows staring in to other people's kitchens.

It's lovely as is and adding curtains or blinds would detract from it somehow.

Go for trees.

[MessySurfaces]

I wouldn't do anything either! Unless it's freezing in winter?
Re trees- bamboo and eucalyptus can both be right nuisances, so do choose your verity with care or you will accidentally start a forest.

[Bluesheep8]

I agree with a pp, I bet the other house is actually a lot further away than you think so I would be tempted not to have anything at all tbh

[FizzingWhizzbee]

Just a thought but - can you see into their windows when you are in your breakfast room? If not, they probably can't see into your house either. I wouldn't bother with anything at the windows while the trees are growing, but then I generally don't do anything interesting enough for anyone to want to watch

[PrimalLass]

Eucalyptus grows v fast and looks nice. It is v handy for greenery at Christmas too.

[PrimalLass]

And yes spend it on the trees

[PrimalLass]

I would just do muslin curtains too.

[Loueytb3]

We went back there again today. I am beginning to think we would be better off spending the money we would have spent on curtains/shutters/blinds (which is likely to be £hundreds) on trees for the garden instead.

museumum - that's a really good idea. We had bamboo in our last garden and it did grow really fast and is not so thick to block out the whole view.

[MotheringShites]

I’d leave it and buy lovely pyjamas. I honestly can’t see how anything would work.

[museumum]

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[museumum]

Bamboo in planters along the edge of the patio is not expensive and grows super fast. It’ll make such a difference.

[Joinourclub]

The house looks far enough away not to bother me. Go and stand at the end of your garden and look in the house, how much do you really see?

[CountFosco]

I wouldn't worry about the neighbours. I also wouldn't have curtains, it's a big bay and will need big curtains to cover it which means when they are open a lot of the window will be covered. I'd go with blinds for each window.

[LivingInTheSeventies]

I’d get white plantation shutters. I love ours, you can angle them to let the right light/breeze in. They also look clean and neat.

[CoperCabana]

I would leave it without coverings but if you are adamant, have you looked at Perfect Fit blinds that clip into the window frame?

[dudsville]

I'd leave it. It's a beautiful room and window dressing will spoil it. Being seen in pj's is no bad thing.

[shazkiwi]

A blind like this might do the trick. Its top & bottom opening & thermal as well
www.blinds-2go.co.uk/top-down-bottom-up-duo/20566/duolight-cotton.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-ZK8usKX2gIV7JztCh3WPgBnEAYYBiABEgIedvD_BwE

[Lou222]

Scratch that, just looked at the photo again, Roman blinds won't work over the French doors.

[Lou222]

I would have roman blinds in lovely fabric to dress the window. You can have a double, a triple and one for the door. But I would leave them up most of the time.

The house looks a good distance away and
It's their upstairs windows so are they really going to stare in all the time??
Plus your in your pj's not naked.

A park looks over my kitchen, diner and lounge and we are always in our pj's.
I would rather be able to clearly see out and let as much light in as possible than worry about people glancing in.

[DarkBlueEyes]

I would do full length curtains on hold backs or tie backs, and pull them right back when they aren't in use. When they are pulled it'll make the area really cosy. When they are back, they will frame that lovely space.

[LittleWingSoul]

But if you are planning on having it ad a breakfast area closing curtains on the whole room would make it dark, which would be a shame. Muslins let in light whilst being inexpensive... I personally prefer muslin to voile as it hasn't got a sheen to it.

Otherwise I think blinds would look really smart but you are back to the same issue of blocking out the light when you'd probably prefer to bask in it if you are having breakfast there!

[JoJoSM2]

I'd probably go with curtains as I don't think having blinds of different lengths (over windows and doors) will look very pretty.