ahhh help!!! need Bow Window treatment ideas so my neighbors don't see me in my pjs anymore!!

i can't take this anymore! i live in a high ranch and have a big bow window that opens up my living/dining room/bedroom hallway to the world. my neighbors across the street can see right into my house. i'm so tired of having to worry about what i'm wearing at night and in the morning i feel like i always need to buy new pjs since if they're really looking they'll see i wear the same ones all the time

i'm trying to figure out what kind of treatments you do for a bow window. i googled it but am so confused. it has a dark wood stain around it and 5 window panes.

any ideas? any pics? any recs for someone to install it in SW nassau? any help you can give would be fabulous!

Re: ahhh help!!! need Bow Window treatment ideas so my neighbors don't see me in my pjs anymore!!

I have vertical blinds, which I hate! So when you find a good idea please let me know!

Re: ahhh help!!! need Bow Window treatment ideas so my neighbors don't see me in my pjs anymore!!

I have a bow window with four windows. You can just do one custom size window treatment, but it will cost ya. Or you can do 4 or 5 separate blinds. I have the celluar blinds on my windows and panels on each side of the whole window opening.

Here are pics.


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I bought them at JCPenny. They might still be having a sale on Window Treatments. Why don't you take a look. You can also go to JCPenny and they will help you. I'm not sure if they install or not. You can ask. GL!

ETA: I have a wide line Hi-Ranch, so I know what you mean about seeing right in. Our LR/DR/Kitchen are all open to this big window.

Message edited 3/1/2010 9:40:59 PM.

Re: ahhh help!!! need Bow Window treatment ideas so my neighbors don't see me in my pjs anymore!!

I just did individual blinds on each window, with a sheer retractible curtain over the entire window. I dont know if I have a pic.

Re: ahhh help!!! need Bow Window treatment ideas so my neighbors don't see me in my pjs anymore!!

I have vertical blinds right now and hate it, it closes up the room so i recommend doing something for each window pane. I love the simple old fasion horizontal blinds.

Re: ahhh help!!! need Bow Window treatment ideas so my neighbors don't see me in my pjs anymore!!

i dont have a picture right now but i have a high ranch with a large window in the living room as well.

we put a double rod up with white sheers all the way across and a brown panel on both ends. i love it.
ill try to post a pic soon.

Re: ahhh help!!! need Bow Window treatment ideas so my neighbors don't see me in my pjs anymore!!

we have a double rod - one rod is all sheers and the other rod is black out chocolate brown drapes. You can not see in during the day with the sheers and at night we close chocolate drapes this way no one can see in since we live on a busy street.

I will have better pics soon but this is what i had on hand:

Message edited 3/2/2010 12:24:13 PM.

Re: ahhh help!!! need Bow Window treatment ideas so my neighbors don't see me in my pjs anymore!!

thank you to those who responded---could you please post a pic of your window?