Table of contents
- privacy films
- shutters
- blinds
- rolls
- pleats
- panel curtains
- bistro curtains
- Intelligent window glass
- Structure privacy glass
- Window effect spray
- Plants as a privacy screen
- room divider
- frequently asked Questions
A window in the bathroom is desirable. However, it becomes problematic if neighbors, pedestrians or drivers can take a look into the bathroom. To prevent this, you should not miss the following ideas for a privacy screen for your bathroom window.
privacy films
privacy films are available in a wide variety of designs and versions, which set no limits to individual requirements and needs.
- Attachment: stick on
- Advantages: depending on the design, statically self-adhesive without adhesive residue; available with sun and heat repellent function, to be cut individually
- Disadvantages: precise procedure, otherwise unsightly formation of bubbles; depending on the quality corners loosen quickly
- Cost: from 7 euros
Tip:
There are also window films that allow you to look out, but no one can see into the bathroom from outside. Mirror foils, for example, are particularly suitable for this, but they are usually intended for external attachment.
shutters
Very stylish and versatile are shutters, which can be used for inside and outside as well as for floor-to-ceiling and small windows are available and for a natural, slightly playful ambience care for.
- Attachment: to be drilled into the wall/façade with hinges
- Advantages: various materials such as aluminum, wood, plastic; folding or sliding shutters; additional burglary protection
- Disadvantages: higher maintenance effort, especially with wood shutters; Darkening of bathrooms without moving slats
- Precise procedure, movable slats not a 100 percent privacy screen
- Cost: depending on the size, quality and material between 80 and 700 euros
blinds
Anyone who has not installed any external blinds can easily catch up with slat blinds that can be retrofitted, regardless of whether they are installed inside or outside.
- Attachment: more complex with drilling and screwing as well as power installation
- Advantages: electrically controllable; Smart home models available; no complete darkening of the bathroom when closing; individually adaptable to different incidences of light and window sizes
- Disadvantages: additional costs due to energy consumption; manual models with little comfort and quickly fouling rope systems; time-consuming cleaning of the slats; Boreholes are often difficult to implement in rented apartments
- Cost: manual versions from 50 euros; electric models from 200 euros
rolls
There is an extensive range of blinds available from fold, roman, spring, double to side pull models, ranging from top to bottom can be moved below and in this way with appropriate light-blocking material an ideal privacy screen for bathroom windows represent.
- Attachment: by drilling on the wall, ceiling or in the window reveal or by means of a drill-free clamping system for the inner window frame
- Advantages: look very homely, mostly not UV-resistant
- Disadvantages: Dirt from the open roll, textile models cannot be washed, dust accumulates more quickly
- Cost: depending on the window size and material from about 10 euros
Tip:
When it comes to privacy protection on the bathroom window, always pay attention to materials that do not absorb/absorb moisture or at least can be treated with an impregnation spray against moisture. Otherwise mold stains and mold will quickly develop.
pleats
Pleated blinds are real window miracles and above all ideal for unusual window dimensions because they all shapes from oblique to (semi) round to triangular or trapezoidal designs are available.
- Attachment: direct inside the window frame by drilling or adhesive plates; also suitable for rail or tensioning system (freely hanging)
- Advantages: can be opened/closed from below and above; with isolating properties as well as wireless electric version with remote control available; countless colors
- Disadvantages: not machine washable, sensitive to stains
- Cost: around 45 euros
panel curtains
Sliding curtains are currently in vogue and allow privacy where and when you want it.
- Attachment: via curtain rails with drilling or damp-proof adhesive on the wall
- Advantages: flexible use; allow numerous possible combinations, translucent or darkening; Many machine washable fabrics available
- Disadvantages: translucent models allow views through in the dark; blackout models require lighting during the day, cannot be precisely fitted to the side of the wall; multiple panels required
- Cost: from about 20 euros per panel
bistro curtains
Bistro curtains cover half or two-thirds of the bathroom window and run from one side of the window to the other.
- Attachment: with window curtain rod to be glued for window frames
- Advantages: permanent privacy protection; washable like normal non-transparent curtains; looks very unobtrusive, but decorative
- Disadvantages: no complete visual protection from bathroom window
- Cost: from about 5 euros
Intelligent window glass
More and more house builders are choosing intelligent window glass for their bathroom windows, which can be switched from a transparent window at the push of a button window pane become a milky-white, opaque glass by means of embedded liquid crystals and the influence of electricity leaves.
- Attachment: through new window installation or window glass replacement by a specialist
- Advantages: transparent or opaque, easily changeable
- Disadvantages: additional energy consumption; no self-installation possible; Power installation required
- Cost: between 1000 and 2000 euros per square meter
Structure privacy glass
A solution for a bathroom window privacy screen offers a similar special glass, which is called structural or Ornamental glass can be selected and allows daylight to pass through, while maximum shadows can be seen inside from the outside are.
- Attachment: Disc replacement by a specialist
- Advantages: available in numerous designs; reliable, permanent privacy protection
- Disadvantages: Textured glass is uneven and is harder to clean than smooth glass; no more view possible
- Cost: around 100 euros and upwards
Tip:
Instead of replacing the clear pane of a bathroom window with a structured or ornamental glass, which is expensive, a cheaper structured one can also be used Simply place the plexiglass pane on the clear pane or the window frame or, depending on the size and weight, press it on with adhesive pads become.
Window effect spray
If you don't want to drill or glue, let alone have the bathroom window replaced at great expense, you can also create the privacy screen with window effect spray.
- Attachment: just spray on
- Advantages: no drilling, gluing or clamping
- Disadvantages: depending on durability and quality, abrasion when cleaning windows is possible; uneven spraying leaves blotchy results
- Cost: Spray can from about 10 euros
Plants as a privacy screen
Tall, densely growing plants are a great idea to limit the view from outside through the bathroom window, but only moisture-loving plants such as bow hemp(Sansevieria trifasciata), sword fern(Nephrolepis exaltata), house ivy (Hedera helix 'Chicago'), A leaf(Spathiphyllum), tree friend(philodendron), bamboo(Bambusoideae) suit.
- Attachment: set up in a flower pot or in flower box on the windowsill; Traffic lights with adhesive hooks or bolts
- Advantages: promote wellness oasis flair in the bathroom; draw moisture from the air; some plants also purify the air, thanks to hanging baskets with tendrils and potted plants, windows can be almost completely "closed"
- Disadvantages: regular care essential; sufficiently dense growth takes a lot of time
- Cost: depending on the plant and the number of plants from about 40 euros plus pots/hanging baskets/boxes
room divider
The room divider, also known as a paravent, is a mobile privacy screen that is there in the bathroom can be used wherever it is needed, whether in front of the bathroom window, the toilet or the shower/bathtub.
- Attachment: easy installation without assembly
- Advantages: flexibly set up anywhere and easily moveable; chic designs and noble materials for a feel-good atmosphere
- Disadvantages: takes up a certain amount of floor space, which is why it cannot be used in small bathrooms; standing in front of the bathroom window, takes away daylight
- Cost: depending on the size from 20 euros
frequently asked Questions
Clearly the window film. If it is fitted precisely and is of high quality, it will last for a very long time visually hardly differs from a bathroom window with significantly more expensive ornament or frosted glass.
Macrame decorations hanging next to plants are especially often hung in the bathroom window. As part of DIY, you can make wide variations and thus cover the window and limit the views from the outside. For bathroom windows that are located directly on a sidewalk, window decoration is less suitable as a privacy screen because there are too many "holes" to look inside when you stand in front of them. See the article above for more suitable alternatives.
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