I do, one on either side of the front door. Mine is totally plain and boring though...nothing special. Are you looking at a new door or window treatment options?

I have plantation shutters on mine.

Not the best picture, I tried to take new ones but too much sun coming in through the lace. This old one shows the ruffled bottom a little. What I did was use lace panels that were too long by weaving the lower rod through the lace itself forming a ruffle poof allowing the longer panels to work for our full glass door and sidelites. I've since changed lamps and other decor on the chest.

I had sidelight panels until one day my son decided to try out his new pair of scissors on them.

I now have them frosted. I bought this film at Lowes and cut it to the size of the windows. Then you wet it and stick it on. I know there's a name for it but my mind is a blank right now (bad cold going on). I'm sorry I don't have a photo - my camera is dead. The film is nice b/c it lets all the light in and from the outside you can only see shadows.

I did the same as chocolatebunny, and got window film to cover all our entryway glass. Our front door has (had), a clear glass oval on 2/3rds of the door, with divided side lights on each side. It was great 20 years ago when our neighborhood had so few residents, but not so great now that there is more activity on the street. In the early days I could run into the kitchen from the bedroom wing half dressed, and there was no one around to ever notice.

Then a few years ago I got stuck in the kitchen in just my underwear when some out of town relatives decided to just drop in unannounced to see us. All our cars were in the driveway, so they knew we were home. While the two adults stood by the clear glass of the front door, one of my cousins came around the side of the house peeking in all the windows! I had to call out to DH to bring me a robe before I could even get back to the bedroom to dress. That was enough......I went out and bought the window film the very next day!

We still get all the great light coming through, but now all you can see from the outside looking in are wavy, undefinable images......

I like the old standby, tightly shirred sheer fabric on two rods. The fuller it is the less see through.

{{!gwi}}

I have the same as palimpsest.

I thought about film, but was concerned about the level of privacy it'd provide. I want as much light as possible, with as much privacy as possible.

LOL Nanny2a. I'm too paranoid so that would never happen to me. I even hate to run across the hall from our upstairs bedroom door to the laundry room when I'm the only one home.

I guess I forgot when we first moved in I used frosted contact paper on the sidelites. It has a bit of a pattern to it. If you don't like the pattern you can use clear contact paper since it appears frosted when put on glass. We live in the country so rarely does anyone come to our door, but the mail man or other delivery men, but privacy is still important.

pal's pic is almost identical to my parents. My mom wanted to let more of that southern light in, so I found some nice swing arm rods at Linens n Things. (Since they are defunct, BBB probably has them, too.) A rod on top & bottom so the entire fabric panel swings open. When shut you can't even tell it's not a stationary rod. We had trouble finding those size panels in stores, Country Curtains has a nice selection.

Thanks guys!

Nanny-
That is hilarious! I would die! What a funny story.

I was asking for my friend as she has a door with two huge window panels on either side of her door and her main floor is wide open.

Pal and Just.... thanks for the photos! Both of your entryways are lovely.

Amy

Here is an old photo of my living room that best shows the gathered door and sidelight curtains. They are the striped voile from Country Curtains. They could be longer but for the old fashioned mail slot. The cover is off because that is Coopers spot- he rests his nose in the slot to smell the outside world!