Frosted bathroom window

[flowergirl45]

Greetings. Has anyone applied a vinyl cling or some type of contact paper to a clear window, to achieve a frosted effect? I am considering doing and wonder about available products and ease of use. Not to mention the quality of the end result. Thanks!

 

[kaytieeldr]

Amazon, window film. Make sure whatever you buy is removable, not permanent.

 

[mrsheppo]

I have a transom window in my living room. It has the window film on it from the previous owner and it is so pretty. The one I have looks like stained glass. You can also get the window film at Home Depot. This is the one I have:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Artscape-24-in-x-36-in-Magnolia-Decorative-Window-Film-01-0113/100014505

 

[hsmamato2]

I bought a glass frosting spray paint at home depot for my front door.... it is permanent, but looks great.... cost less than $10-(I want it to be permanent lol)

 

[jenf22]

We bought some frosted window film for our bathroom window a couple of years ago. We didn't do a perfect job applying it, but you can't tell because we leave the blinds down and have them twisted open all the time (it's only non-perfect in the corners). It's great because it's a pretty good size window above the soaking tub and it provides enough light in the summer that we don't need to turn on the main bathroom light. And since that window faces the neighbor's house now they can't see in!

 

[mrsstats]

We installed it using something bought at Home Depot. It came out great. Just follow the instructions.

 

[flowergirl45]

Kaytieeldr, good suggestion. Appreciate it!

Mrsheppo, that is beautiful! I didn't know stained glass clings were available. Thank you.

Hsmamato2, that sounds like a great option as well! Many thanks.

Jenf22, the situation you describe is similar to ours (window over tub and neighbors). I like the solution you describe. Thanks.

We are building a new home and to upgrade the master bath window from clear to frosted is $475. I thought that was a little (or a LOT) pricey, so I am exploring other possibilities. Thanks to all for ideas!

 

[flowergirl45]

Mrsstats, thank you!

 

[wendow]

I did the frosting spray in our kid's bath. The window is in the shower/tub area though so it got a lot of moisture. The frosting spray did not hold up well in that wet of an environment. I do not think a cling would either really. The shower spray actually hits the window. So, we replaced the window with a frosted one. It is a 24x24 window so not huge, and we did the install ourselves. Only cost about $150.

Our master bath has a huge window above the tub, and while there isn't a neighbor's window real close, I'd like to feel like I can open the blinds more. I am going to try the window film from Amazon. I've been eyeing those for awhile. I am just having trouble deciding on a pattern. There are so many nice choices!

 

[dalmatian7]

The only window in our bathroom is in the tub/shower. Crazy but this is actually the second house I have lived in like this. The stuff I have used is like contact paper only frosted. It gets soaked every time someone showers. I replace it every few years, and only because I don't do the best job putting it in and it gets yucky around the edges.

 

[morgan98]

I just moved into a new home and we have a huge window over a garden tub. Unfortunately, directly opposite it is our huge walk-in shower. I know we could have used a plantation shutter (probably faux wood) but I was not thrilled with the fact that I would basically need to keep it in a closed position, blocking out natural light.

We ordered this production from blinds.com.

http://www.blinds.com/control/product/productID,8799


Worth every penny. Looks great from inside or out. We actually saw similar products in model homes when we were looking at homes.

 

[tvguy]

We installed it using something bought at Home Depot. It came out great. Just follow the instructions.

My wife's best friend had me install it on her kitchen window* with kit from Home Depot. It was easy to put on, and it's still on there years later.

*She lives in an apartment and was tired of people being able to look in the kitchen window, but wanted to let the light in.

 

[Bree]

I got one of those kits at Lowe's because our shower has a window and right outside it is our trampoline. I must not have done it right because it was peeling off at the edges so....I used my glue gun and now it's all better

I have seen so many windows in showers since I have moved to FL. A few of my neighbors have bathrooms at the front of the house with HUGE windows. One is frosted, but if it is dark out you can see their silhouette. The other one has nothing done to it and you can see their head and shoulders very clearly no matter the time of day.

 

[flowergirl45]

Thanks to everyone for some awesome ideas! I love the blinds.com product. I wish we could install a 'real' frosted window, but we just aren't that handy lol. Now the glue gun option sounds like I could handle that! The people who don't mind others seeing their heads and shoulders in the shower are braver than me. Or perhaps just younger haha.

 

[PatMcDuck]

I used a film, pattern was called rice paper. It was self stick, which is easier than the ones that you have to use with windex. In my case it was used on the small windows next to my front door. (A new dog in the family barks like an idiot when people walk buy or across the street neighbors come and go. This has helped a bit)

 

[clh2]

We just moved into an existing home, and put up the privacy window clings on one bathroom windo, and 3 garage Windows. We got them through Amazon.

It was easy to do, looks great, and I feel better knowing the neighbors cannot see in.

Easy to install, and easy to remove when I am ready for change.

i did end up with some bubbles, but nothing that overly concerns me.

 

[wendow]

The only window in our bathroom is in the tub/shower. Crazy but this is actually the second house I have lived in like this. The stuff I have used is like contact paper only frosted. It gets soaked every time someone showers. I replace it every few years, and only because I don't do the best job putting it in and it gets yucky around the edges.

I grew up in houses with windows in the bath/tub but they were high on the wall. Ours was low. It originally was 24x36 and the window sill sat at about chest level on my dd who is about 5 feet tall. And it wasn't frosted!! Water just pooled all on the sill. When we tore the window out, there was water damage to the wall behind. My dh repaired all that, framed some in and just installed a smaller, and higher window. It's so much better now.

 

[mjkacmom]

When we had our bathroom remodeled, we decided to buy a frosted window, since it was a full sized window in the shower (small bathroom, 100 year old house). We thought the expense was worth it, not to have to have a curtain or blind. A week or so after completion, I came home one night to look up and see my naked husband's silhouette in the window - not frosted enough! Bought vinyl plantation shutters the next day.

 

[flowergirl45]

Patmcduck, thanks, and I am glad your new dog is barking less.

Clh2, easy to install and easy to remove sounds like a win-win. Our window will be quite large, and I am concerned that I won't be able to install without air bubbles. On the other hand, the clings aren't that expensive, so if I don't like the way the end result works, it's not that big a deal.

Mjkacmom, your post made me laugh out loud! What a welcome home surprise!

 

[smokeyblue]

I have windows/glass/doors "frosted" all the time at work. I work with local sign companies. I would call around and see what they have to offer as far as materials and installation. They may have a film that will work well in a bathroom environment and they install this stuff all the time and will do a professional job.