I would try putting a curtain to match whatever room this in on the inside of the door. I have seen children art work placed on the glass inside. Also they can be painted to match wall.
There are so many ways. You can buy frost spray paint...it will make it look blury. You can paint cool desighs like beautiful flowers. You can black them out with chalk paint and write o. The windows. Or you can find a busy stencil and use it to do most of the coverage. JoAnn has faux stain glass art for small window panes.
That’s what I was going to recommend. It is so pretty. Wallpaper or paint a pretty color on the inside with labeled bins holding food. You might be surprised at how pretty that might be looking at it through the paned glass.
Use color tissue paper and mod podge to creat a cool look. In example find a coordinating color use a paint brush to spread mod podge over glass carefully place the paper over the glue after it gets a little tacky then paint over the back with more of the glue. This is also easy to remove if you ever change your mind. I would also invest in color coded containers to store foods including bins which would make looking into the pantry cultivating rather than clutter.
It took a little time but I masked off all the wood (or covered it in plastic drop cloth) then painted it with frosted glass Krylon spray paint. It turned our awesome. It might have taken me an hour to tape it off and some quick light coats of the Krylon and I was done. The pic is a walk in pantry. As you can see with the light on in the pantry you still can't see what's behind the door.
What size is the door? Is it the same size as any other door ( perhaps a closet?) in the house?
Generally these types of doors with the glass in are more expensive than solid doors. It seems rather a waste to cover the glass up when it could be used to better advantage somewhere else where it would be OK to have the light and the view to shine through.
My suggestion is to switch it out with a solid door.
I was surprised when two of my new cabinets arrived with glass fronts I had not requested. I also didn't want the contents showing through so easily.
I found some frosted glass looking contact paper with a design on it which I used that on the glass. Now you really can't tell what's inside. It looks great and breaks up that long wall of cabinet doors.
Put two command hooks each at top and bottom of door then using curtain wires or rods thread a piece of fabric which is hemmed top and bottom and hang inside. This looks pretty when gathered up and is not permanent so can easily be removed or changed
I found a very nice roll of wrapping paper and cut it to fit the backside and used glue dots to keep it in place. It looks so nice when the light goes through it, but that’s because it’s my bedroom door not a closet door.
I think the glass etch would be the best way. You can make it as light or as dark as you want..However it will be permanent. The frosted paint can be easily be removed.
Frost spray paint. I have french doors leading into my sitting room, but felt I needed more privacy since our sitting room has a large window on one wall. I didn’t even tape anything. I just sprayed light coats.
There is wonderful film out there now. Uses water to attach, so no commitment. Some have designs, some are complete privacy.. It's wonderful! I live in a city where neighbors are close, I use on those Windows.
I highly suggest "Artscape" film. It comes in a roll and you just cut it to the size you need. You spray water on the glass, place the film on the glass and use a small squeegee (which is included with the product), and you are done. It is extremely easy to do, comes in many styles (stained glass, frosted, textured glass, etc.), adheres without any type of glue and can be removed easily without leaving a residue. It is also very affordable. I purchased a 24" x 36" roll at a big box store to put on replacement windows in a bathroom for about $15. They have a website if you want to check it out: www.artscape-inc.com
You could add a curtain (sheer, lace, or something you like in a pattern or color) on small rods at the top and the bottom to shirr it a bit and keep it from flying around when you open the door.
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Pretty Curtain on top and bottom wire. Stained /glass Cling on each window. Contact for Glass. etc.
You can etch or frost your glass panes.
You could add a curtain (sheer, lace, or something you like in a pattern or color) on small rods at the top and the bottom to shirr it a bit and keep it from flying around when you open the door.
We love the privacy film on our bathroom windows