Privacy Doesn’t Have to Come at a Premium with Window Treatments

Privacy is important and window treatments can help you achieve that goal. Whether you want to keep the nosy neighbor next door from peering into your living room or you just want to feel comfortable in your bathroom and bedroom, window coverings can help you achieve the perfect privacy control in your home. In this article, we’ll take a look at the best window treatments for privacy in your home. 

Privacy Considerations

There are a few things to consider when selecting a window treatment for privacy. So let’s talk about some things you should think about, plus one window treatment you should not select if privacy is what you want.

Finding a Balance

Privacy is great but often it can feel like privacy is all or nothing with certain window treatments. For some, they are only open and not private, or closed and private but with no view or sunlight. So if you want privacy while still getting some light in your room, look for window coverings that allow you to have the best of both worlds. This can mean independent control of top and bottom slats, or a top-down/bottom-up mechanism. This means privacy doesn’t have to come at the expense of enjoying sunlight in your home. 

Budget

Speaking of expense, you also don’t have to spend an arm and a leg to get a window treatment that offers you privacy. There are many different options available for a variety of price points and budgets. But we will say, you do get what you pay for! It can be tempting to spend less up front, but cheaper window coverings come at a cost. Cheap materials can break and that leads to replacing your window treatment faster than you would have had you gone with a higher quality window covering to start with. So pay a little more up front and you’ll be spending less over the long term. That’s why we recommend opting for custom window coverings! They are made from high quality materials that stand up to use and time, plus they are made to perfectly fit your window, minimizing damage that happens when a treatment is ill fitting. 

What Not to Choose

Finally, let’s talk about the one window treatment you shouldn’t get if privacy is what you are looking for. That window covering is solar shades. Because of the way they are made, they are designed to block intense sunlight. So while people can’t see into your home when they are drawn during the day, they can see through them at night when your lights are on. So if you don’t want to give the neighbors a show of you making a mess in your kitchen when trying a new recipe in the evenings or letting them watch your HBO for free at night, then skip the solar shades. 

Window Coverings with the Best Privacy

Now let’s talk about our recommendations for the best window treatments for privacy in your home. 

For Maximum Privacy

If you love the look of a soft window treatment or you want maximum privacy, you can add a little more privacy to any shade with a lining. If you want complete and total light blockage and visual privacy, blackout linings are the way to go!

For Flexible Privacy

Louvered treatments like blinds and dual (zebra) shades give you great control over your privacy and light filtering by tilting the louvers or slats of fabric. 

Top-down/bottom-up cellular shades and blinds give you the option to have privacy while letting a little light in at the top of your window when you want it. 

Interior shutters with independent control of the top half and bottom half of louvers are like top-down/bottom-up treatments; you can keep the bottom half closed while letting light in through the top. 

Enhance Your Privacy and View!

Elevated Views is a locally, family-owned custom window covering company in the Pikes Peak Region. We understand the importance of privacy and balancing it with light filtering and enjoying your beautiful views of the Rocky Mountains! Our design experts can help you select the perfect window treatment for your privacy needs. We don’t use high-pressure sales tactics and we make sure that what you select stays within your set budget, making privacy affordable for everyone. 

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