Awkward Bath window
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Home Improvement stores sell privacy film rthat you can cut to the size of the window and it comes in an assortment of patterns.
I work and play with stained glass panel.. I made tfour forthe windows in our basement... they aow plenty o flight and color into the rooms especiallin the earlyAM!!!! jsut hunt around for a panel the approximate size fothe window use cup hooks to hang! PURDY!
Yes to the privacy film. It is easy to put on. You spray the window with water with a little dish soap in it. Lay the film on and squeegee the air bubbles out. It now comes in all sorts of patterns and designs. It is even available online at Amazon. Our Home Depot seems to have a better selection than Lowes. The pictures are of my bathroom (stained glass look from Home Depot) and the side window to my front door (Amazon)
Sue Kingston
The picture above also shows how you can add molding and frame it out.
How about adding a narrow shelf ( to mimic a window sill) and sit some small items on it to enhance your bath decor? You can select small lightweight items like baskets as necessary for safety. Best wishes!
For this slider window in my kitchen, I used a lace valance (from a thrift store, yay) and a curtain rod. Hardest part was attaching the rod to the underside of the cabinets.
Privacy film and a little shelf may do the job. Just to dress it up. I'm going to be daring and tackle trying to strip and paint the ugly cabinets too. You all may see pics of those! Lol.
Thank you for the ideas!
A tension rod inside the framework with a lacy curtain would be cool. Two tension rods, one at the top and one at the bottom would keep the curtain from blowing into the room when the window is open.
This is a good idea and also easy.
ill keep you posted. We need to stucco the outside wall still so when that is all done and the inside is painted I'll share photos.
Is your husband (or you) able to make a (fake) frame? What we did with a similar situation was my husband made a second frame that we mounted below the real window. It was basically 3 pieces of wood; one on each side coming down vertically then the bottom piece runs across vertically. Esentially, a rectangle with one side missing. We mounted that on the wall right BELOW the real window. We then bought shutters to fit our new pretend "lower window, and simply kept the shutters closed. Behind the "window" is naturally, the wall. It's hard to describe when typing but you then have a large window that has the "top" (letting in the light) and the bottom is a cafe or shuttered lower half. If you can't find a shutter to fit the width of your faux window, simply mount a rod below your window then hang a cafe curtain (that you keep closed to hide the bare wall). It really mimics the look of a real normal-sized window. Everyone raved about our clever idea! We then did the same thing in our basement - fooling the eye into thinking we had regular windows. I have since moved or I'd take a photo to send you. Maybe I can do a sketch.
Hi again - I just noticed you don't have a frame on your existing window so if I were you, I'd stick with the cafe curtain idea. I did a VERY loose and quick sketch for you and took a photo. (Forgive the artwork!). I hope this gives you the idea what I am trying to describe.