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Window films with STYLE!

15 years ago

These just showed up in my in box...and I really want the "fishy" one for our basement (daylight) 3/4 bath.Price-y...but SO COOL!

Here is a link that might be useful: Emma Jeff's PVC free cling stuff for windows.

Comments (17)

  • 15 years ago

    meh...
    while they serve a very good purpose, I don't think "with STYLE!" fits.
    And, like you say, the product is ridiculously expensive!

  • 15 years ago

    Ah well. If we all liked the same things it would be a very dull world.

  • 15 years ago

    While I'm not crazy about the fish, I do like the style of the circle print.

  • 15 years ago

    I like the circle prints as well.I'm seriously considering those for our master. The fish would be for our "fun" bath...

  • 15 years ago

    I dont understand what these are for. ... to be used in lieu of window treatments blinds , shutters ? I dont think this stuff would add anything. It would be cheaper and look better to etch the glass with etching cream.

  • 15 years ago

    These are definitely some of the nicer window film designs I've seen. Great vintagey looks.

    I would like to use window film on our front door to get rid of a curtain. They do have practical use, especially for people who don't like or who can't use traditional window treatments.

  • 15 years ago

    I think it's very interesting. I have a friend from Iceland at another site, she and her DH built a fabulous home and recently did window film at her entry and and in a bathroom. She said it;s a common treatment there, and unlike here, people don't feel the need to drape all windows or use things that block out light. When there is a need for privacy, film will be used on part of the window and the rest left open, even on large windows, not just small double hungs as in the link. Seems they embrace all the natural light they can get.

  • 15 years ago

    I purchased mine on Ebay and they do NOT look cheap nor were they as pricey as those. I have French doors leading to my screened in porch and I wanted some privacy so I got frosted ones that look wonderful. It replicates the old bubble glass from days of yore and more people think they are so they're very convincing and now I can sit on my couch without the feeling of someone peeking in.

  • 15 years ago

    Well I like them, mjsee : ) We also used window film on pocket full-lite doors for privacy while maintaining light transfer so as to avoid a dark hallway. Back in 2006, we paid a fair amount for ours, which looks like water ripples (which unfortunately cascade *only* vertically without seams -- wish I'd known that beforehand!) I can't remember the name, but they didn't have designs quite as cool as these. I think I'd still stick with the water look for our purpose, but some of these I really like and would use without hesitation if the space were right. THanks for sharing them.

  • 15 years ago

    I like the Moroccan tile one! I think of window films as kind of a necessary evil. Are they the epitome of fine home design? No, but they serve a purpose when options are limited. I have plain "etched glass" film on the sidelights next to my front door because I didn't like the look of curtains there -- too fussy for me. I don't looove them, but they do what I need them to do!

  • 15 years ago

    It might be less expensive to etch the glass with etching cream--but then one is stuck with however one etched one's glass. Forever and ever, amen. If one is happy with the etchedness, yay. If not--well, double paned argon gas glass replacements are NOT inexpensive.

    Additionally, I know I've held off etching the glass on our basement bath because, while I might want etched glass, the next owner may not. I thought these would be good for areas where one wanted to obscure a view (like a bathroom) but didn't want a window treatment. (Like a bathroom.) I also think they would be great for renters. Hard to believe, but not everyone owns their own home/condo apartment.

  • 15 years ago

    neat - thanks!

  • 15 years ago

    Nice designs!
    Diane

  • 15 years ago

    I like them too! (And don't quite understand the need for the "meh" response - I mean, if you don't like them, no need to rain on the OP's parade!) I think they're cool and they do serve a purpose. We use window film on our bathroom window (over the tub) where no other covering would be appropriate in that kind of wet, humid environment. I love the vintage-y designs too, but the price would hold me back for sure.

  • 15 years ago

    If you're interested in just basic frosted glass film, you can get those at Lowe's or HD. These are really nice.
    I imagine they can be cut?

  • 15 years ago

    Well I like them, and I'm either going to buy some dark window film or the black-out shades for the bedroom.

    Want to know what's on the west window to block out sun, even though we have a nice, large awning up? Foil. Yep, foil! lol. No one can see the window from the road and I am so sick of it being daylight from 5:30 am to 9:30 pm!

    I love to go to bed around 8 and watch shows I've recorded and read a book. Can't do it when the sun is blaring through! It just doesn't feel right. (Summer Solstice, less than 2 weeks!)

    Wish I had a place to put the white etching though. That is beautiful!

  • 15 years ago

    oakleyok--I think black-out shades would work well for you. If you've got the funds...someone does nice ones that are top down or bottom up...you could still let a wee bit of the daylight in from the top so you don't have to turn on room lamps...

    I hear you about the foil. I had a friend who had heavy duty black plastic contractor's bags taped over her windows while her husband was "trying to decide" about the best window coverings for their home. For TWO YEARS. He went out of town and she and I made a Slowes run and put up honeycomb blackout shades. (Can't remember the brand.) We told him it was a shade intervention when he got home and that I would be happy to buy them from them when they finally chose their "official" window coverings.

    10 years later they are still up. ;^)