Hello there everyone. How do I make it less bright?

Brenda Lahey
by Brenda Lahey
I have beautiful white curtains in the living room but it is oh so bright when the sun is shining in. Can I make the room darker without adding another set of curtains and or blinds.

  7 answers
  • Georgette Jensen Georgette Jensen on Apr 19, 2018

    What color is your room, u might want to darken the walls

  • Fiddledd224 Fiddledd224 on Apr 19, 2018

    Why not put a layer of plastic film on the glass in a frosted finish?

    • Brenda Lahey Brenda Lahey on Apr 19, 2018

      OMGoodness! I just replied to another member with the exact same thought. Did not see your suggestion until now. Thanks. I was thinking about doing half the window so I can still see out.

  • Jcraw Jcraw on Apr 19, 2018

    We‘d love to see a photo. The answer partly depends on your windows and how the curtains are arranged, as in tiebacks or whatever.

    • Brenda Lahey Brenda Lahey on Apr 19, 2018

      Thank you very much. My walls are already pretty dark as blue. Time to really change the colour as way too much blue. LOL. Maybe I shall put some window film on half the window so I can still see out. Do you think that could work?

  • Laura Cooper Laura Cooper on Apr 19, 2018

    Apply Low-E coating to the windows. You'll save on heat and cooling, too!

  • Fiddledd224 Fiddledd224 on Apr 19, 2018

    Great minds think alike LOL! Half the window sounds perfect!!!!


    Donna

  • Jcraw Jcraw on Apr 29, 2018

    Or curtains from the half window down (to the floor.). Pure white, sheerer than what you’ve got. I’m not a window film fan myself.

  • Chloe Crabtree Chloe Crabtree on Nov 24, 2021

    You can add shades of some kind behind your curtains.