This past weekend I solved my privacy problem - and my plants-not-getting-enough-sunlight-because-I-keep-forgetting-to-open-the-blinds problem. I realized that roughly 95% of my awkward neighbor sightings were coming from the bottom halves of my living room windows, and that if I ever wanted to look outside, it was usually through the top halves. So, frosting the bottom panes was the perfect solution. Since I'm renting, I researched temporary options (read: no contact paper) that had some sort of self-adhesion. I bought some window film from Lowe's not too long ago for a different project (I didn't have enough leftover for this one) and I wasn't too thrilled to realize it wasn't adhesive - I had to create a solution and spray it on, then smooth out the film... it was a bit of a pain, and since this new project had a larger surface area, I knew I wanted to try something different.
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| My photo (for texture comparison) |
Introducing... window film for the win!
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| Stock Photo |
I found this
peel and stick film from Wal-Mart (I shipped it site-to-store) that is adhesive, removable, and highly-rated. It also wasn't too bad price-wise, at $11 a roll. The texture was a little different than the picture appears - it's almost like circular thumbprints with ridges. But, it works like a charm. I've had it up for a few days, and I love it - it's thick, solidly attached, and lets in light during the day. One major problem I had was that I'd always close my blinds at night and since I get up SO EARLY that the stars are still out, I kept forgetting to open them in the morning. My poor plants were starting to droop. By keeping my blinds pulled up partway all the time, light can always come in.
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| My windows before (people walk right up the sidewalk to enter neighboring apartments). |
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| In progress... SO MUCH BETTER. |
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Done! I leave the blinds halfway to guarantee light for my plants,
since I can't for the life of me remember to open my blinds every morning. |
I know, I still need curtains of some sort - it's a work in progress! Stay tuned! :)
