Thanks for the tips. I just emailed Spectrolab and will report back with my findings. It looks like the application will consist of a laminated sheet of glass with a high-opacity plastic film between the two sheets. Throwing light between the shower occupant and the glass is definitely better than behind the occupant because this will cast a shadow and increase the chance of a defined silhouette visible from outside. I do plan on putting two recessed 6" can lights inside the shower. In addition, I will have one low-power dimmable LED up-light on the roof eave (exterior) directly behind the glass. This will create a unique lighting effect for the frosted glass shower wall when the shower isn't in use (imagine a glowing wall from inside the bathroom). Basically, I can have a cool exterior lighting effect combined with an even cooler interior lighting effect with this setup. I hope it all works out. Oruboris - Why would the window frame be spoiled by the water? From the interior, the tile will be laid up to and on top of the glass. From the exterior, this would be a traditional glass in standard aluminum window frame set up. Maybe I'm missing something?

Thanks for all your suggestions! I tried pushing the bugs out with a long skinny dowel but couldn't get them out intact, and I ended up with scattered bug parts along the vanes. I suspect a pipe cleaner would do the same. I'm going to try using some sticky tape on the end of the dowel next - hopefully that will do the trick!

I have plantation shutters across the back of my house- kitchen/breakfast room, dining room and living room- with no fabric window treatments. PS's don't need anything else. However, I also have a Silhouette on a large window in the front of my house with a cornice valance. The cornice fabric matches the sofa in that room. It is perfect with just that, but the sheer Silhouette does need some kind of additional window treatment.

Per usual, we are getting down to a semantic type disagreement, not a material one. IF a plant comes from the garden with controlled release fertilizer (looks like dry frog eggs) which many do, then it will last much longer in the garden center environment because it IS BEING FERTILIZED ON A CONTINUAL BASIS;, for awhile. But often in transportation and planting these little fertilizer beads sitting on top of the soil are lost, so then the plant is going to need some additional nutrition as soon as the supply of it contained within the soil is leached out, which is not long. Also, since the fertilizer beads can themselves exist, even thought fertilizer they originally contained has been depleted, their existence is no guaranty that the plants will continue to get sufficient nutrition. At any rate, a manufacturer recommended dose of fertilizer is no way at the plant's maximum threshold of tolerance. It is substantially below it. So there's no danger of causing a fertilizer OD if one follows the mfg. recommendations. An actual harmful fertilizer OD is a rare thing that would almost assuredly come from some complete accident. It's not going to happen by someone giving the first dose of fertilizer to a plant that has been basically starved for awhile because they fear fertilizing it. A tree that is happy for decades, surely has a substantial root run into the native soil and is adequately tapping into whatever nutrition the soil offers. But a newly planted plant might take 2 or 3 years to get to the point where it can sup on existing reserves. It's fairly common that new trees just sit there for a year, sometimes two, without performing much. And then they "take off." A little fertilizer can shorten this down time. As a general rule, liquid fertilizers are very short lived in the soil, which is why their directions require their reapplication at fairly frequent intervals -- a couple of weeks or so. If the OP is in great distress about whether to fertilize, or not, they can apply the liquid version. If they deem it was an error, no worries. It will be depleted in no time, especially if there's some rain. If by chance it creates it spurs a spurt of growth, one could be reassured that their plant is viable and enjoyed the meal.