Am I reading your post right when I think you are saying that you want natural light but some privacy in the bathroom and design in the kitchen?

What I'd do is frost the bathroom window and have no window treatment, and in the kitchen, I'd put pretty lace curtains up on an inside mount that are no longer than the bottom of the window.

Or, frost the bathroom window AND put matching lace curtains on that window as well. And they'd compliment that gorgeous chandelier too! Like these.

Yes, you're reading right.

Frosting window panes is a method I am unfamiliar with but recently saw on Houzz. I wonder if once you put them on, you can remove them or are they forever on. They'd need to be opaque; just the bottom half.

Thanks for the suggestion of the lace. I've seen it put inside glass window cabinets in arts and craft homes.

My kitchen space is transitional. I'm wondering if introducing natural grass treatments might coordinate with the wood floor. Maybe bamboo. But they'd have to be centered over the windows on the upper trim. Just not sure any treatment that doesn't fit inside the window is acceptable nowadays.

Please keep making suggestions. This is difficult for me.

Or plain film/frosting:

I do agree that mounting inside the window is desirable.

This is a favorite Houzz kitchen and love the window. Perhaps a Roman Shade in the kitchen and same fabric grommet half curtain in the bath?

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[Transitional Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/transitional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2112) by Toronto Interior Designers & Decorators Cheryl Scrymgeour Designs

If you go with frosting the window, do just the bottom half, unless it is absolutely necessary to do the top. I have one bathroom with the window frosted both top and bottom, and I hate it. If I want to look out the window in that area, I have to open the window to look out. Also, found out a week after we moved into this house, that the frosting isnt all that great for privacy, I stood outside the house and could see my husband in the bathroom. Next day, I put blinds on the window. Mine is factory frost, and I dont think there is any way to remove it, or it would be long gone.

I've got the privacy film from Gila up on one of my porch windows and it works great. Can't see a thing, but it also doesn't darken the porch. It's very opaque. that might be the way to go, and if you some day decide you don't like it, you can just peel it off. Very easy to put on.

What do you think of fabric curtains? Recently a colorist who visited said open windows are where it's at. I'm a tad more private although I don't cover my windows, just layer them to allow sunlight.

Here's a modern Jim Thompson toile window treatment in yellow/gold that would go well with the Cornforth White (grey white) room paint and introduce warmth. This fabric is discontinued.

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Here is Jim Thompson's Gables print in cotton:
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Farrow and Ball Cornforth White:

Unlike the colorist, I think window fabric treatments are fine as lone as they are not dated and are fresh (not saggy, on appropriate rods etc). With imagination, I could see the bath window with the same fabric on the lower half, with tabs or ribbons trisecting the curtain on a nice large rod. Just drop the above down, add length and mount it half way. For the kitchen, do it as a valance or roman shade.

This post was edited by SparklingWater on Fri, Jun 13, 14 at 19:06

I have a window in my master bath (40Wx84L) that needs privacy but is too shallow for an inside mount. There's also a large window above the tub. I plan to do top down shades mounted on the wall right above the molding, and cover the molding on each side. I do think it would look strange to only partially cover the molding. My seamstress is making them out of fabric to coordinate with our bedroom.

Front window, partially-the only pic I have on my iPad.

The POs put frosting on the lower windows in the kitchen. I really didn't like it at first but the kitchen uppers are frosted as well. Anyway, fast forward two years and I still have it up. I think I prefer the look of no window treatments. It allows light into the room but it's not direct streaming light from the lower windows. I think it'd be great in the bath and somehow I like it in my own kitchen. I've thought about adding some kind of natural fiber blinds in the kitchen instead but I need privacy on the lower half of the window rather than the upper. If I had a retro kitchen I'd do cafe curtains.

Anyway, probably not too much help but I've liked the frosting more than I thought I would.

Thank you all for your suggestions.

Tibbex and browneyes, I can definitely see the value of lower window frosting. It certainly frees up any need for window curtains or shades, while providing needed privacy. I'm going to look at these non-adhesive DIY sites I found on Houzz:

http://www.artscape-inc.com/products/
http://gilafilms.com/en/Default.aspx
www.solyxfilms.com

jackson2348, what a pretty kitchen! I love the cabinets and floor together. Your kitchen window is very similar but longer than what I'm dealing with. Top down treatments are a good solution for a bath, and one I had not thought about. Is there one less cord than the up/down mechanism? I'm thinking about what you said about mounting above the trim: you're doing the full width of the window trim then? If you can remember to post a photo when your seamstress is done and they are up, I'd appreciate it.

Thank you all.

We just hung this picture behind the spiral stairs. It's a good example of how I'm bringing in warm colors with the light gray wall paint, countertops and white cabinets.

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This is what I plan to replace the table/chairs with. I notice the window treatment is covering the trim. Reminds me of a Smith & Noble product.

This post was edited by SparklingWater on Sat, Jun 14, 14 at 14:39

In my old house, I shirred lace top and bottom and mounted it directly onto the window frame in my bathroom....the part that slides up and down. This way I was able to have privacy, still open the window for ventilation and enjoy the daylight and view above. Sorry, I don't have any pics of it...got the idea from a showhouse I went to and found it very practical.

Lace is very pretty by nature and I have it lace in my bed room. For the kitchen and bath, I want warm colors to soften the gray/white in the room. I may have to wait until I plan the banquette seat colors. I could go neutral with the windows as in the banquette photo or reverse it and go neutral on the banquette seating. Trying to make some decisions to move along.

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