WWYD -- glass door facing street

[Anonymous]

We have an (almost) all-glass single door facing a somewhat busy street; we're redoing our landscaping to let in more light but it does mean we're losing some privacy. Currently we have a natural woven shade on (comparable to this: http://www.smithandnoble.com/pip/natural-woven-tailored-shades/shades/natural-woven-shades), but with the days getting short and the new layout, we might as well plop our family room on the street as almost everything is visible through it if the inside is illuminated after dark. That aside, I like the look.

Most of our windows have plantation shutters, as my husband grew up in a house be-swagged and be-decked within an inch of its life and is now allergic to any serious window fabric. (This include romans. Dude hates romans.) If you saw his childhood home, you'd be sympathetic too.

Suggestions?? I honestly don't know what to do to give us some good privacy after dark and yet (1) blend with the house and (2) make DH happy too.

[Anonymous]

New door?

[Anonymous]

Yeah, time for a new door.

[Anonymous]

I just used this type of window film on my glass French doors and it worked great and looks good.

http://www.decorativefilm.com/elegant-textured

[Anonymous]

Window film.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Window film.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have an (almost) all-glass single door facing a somewhat busy street; we're redoing our landscaping to let in more light but it does mean we're losing some privacy. Currently we have a natural woven shade on (comparable to this: http://www.smithandnoble.com/pip/natural-woven-tailored-shades/shades/natural-woven-shades), but with the days getting short and the new layout, we might as well plop our family room on the street as almost everything is visible through it if the inside is illuminated after dark. That aside, I like the look.

Most of our windows have plantation shutters, as my husband grew up in a house be-swagged and be-decked within an inch of its life and is now allergic to any serious window fabric. (This include romans. Dude hates romans.) If you saw his childhood home, you'd be sympathetic too.

Suggestions?? I honestly don't know what to do to give us some good privacy after dark and yet (1) blend with the house and (2) make DH happy too.

I had this issue with a rental. You can buy "frost" at Home Depot (it's a roll of plastic sheet) and I am not kidding you, it looks like the window is frosted when you put it on.
Ah…google "peel and stick window film"

You can also have professionals put it on and they have all sorts of styles. Here in CA I've got one to look at, then you can find comparable in your area
metwest.com

[Anonymous]

I was going to suggest window film as well:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/lovely-decorative-window-film-115781

[Anonymous]

window tinting film will work during the day, but at night when your interior lights are on, you will be able to see in.
I'd recommend cellular shades with the top-down bottom up feature. This will allow you to lower the top a bit and let light in, or push all the way up, and have it fully engaged at night. it is fabric, like an accordian type of setup. Works well in this situation. You can also get wood blinds mounted up top of the door.
Or you can get a new door, some doors have blinds or shades in between 2 panels of glass so no dusting or anything is ever needed.