Any ideas for a window treatment that I haven't already thought of and already rejected

because of the height off the ground and size, we would need to put the film on the upper panes, not the lower, so it would look a bit odd.

The oculus blind we have ordered will be pulled down half way - and if it does what it says online will mean we still get the full view of the parish church and graveyard opposite us.

I know you said you don’t like privacy film, OP, but I love ours. We put it up because the dog would bark at any passerby she saw. I find it relaxing because my view is now just the trees outside. I think only putting it half way up makes it less like an office. It was very cheap from that famous online site so you could try it and if you hated it , it is not much lost

I have ordered an oculus blind that the insider can look through but is opaque to anyone outside. I await its arrival.

If it lives up to it's promise I will order one for the other front window.

The real problem is the sheer size of ou windows 5ft x 4 ft (1.5m x 1.2m). I have been walking round town looking at other houses with windows directly on the road and have seen none anywhere as big as ours. Whoever installed them back in 1750 was obviously proud of how well off he was and wanted everyone to see just how well his house was furnished, or I suppose they could have functioned as shop windows.

You can buy stick on “stained glass” - easily cut to size and easy to remove.

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That is very thoughtful.

It is beautiful, my DM is coming to live with us and as we are further away from the beach than she is so this is the nearest we can get!

PamelaJI how beautiful.

One more idea,
Glass, my sister made the fused glass, my husband made the frame to fit on top of the glass.
Gives my mum privacy in the bathroom. There is some patterned glass behind the beach scene.

Thank you for all your suggestions. I am now reconsidering several I rejected and following up links.

It will be awhile before we get anything done, in the meantime I will live with the filthy, soon to be cleaned, venetian blinds the last owner left us.

My DH is a bit ‘challenged’ when it comes to diy and I’m not great up ladders, so it was the best option for us!

Oh I'm relieved to hear that the company will also fit the film. My arthritic fingers ignore instructions from my brain, so it wouldn't be a good idea for me to try.

Aldom, We cheated and the company fitted the film! I think people do fit it themselves - it probably depends on how patient you are! I imagine that it’s quite fiddly to do it accurately.

Squiffy I'm moving house soon. My house to be has similar windows to yours. Although I'm not overlooked, I am now considering having the film fitted to the front windows. Maybe in my bedroom windows too as they are at the front.
Is the film easy to fit please?

Dizzyribs

Thin harem screens that fit inside the shutters.

Beautiful!

NotSpaghetti, I think the first page had the company details, but here it is again:

www.Smashgard.co.uk

This photo is inside looking out.

It does look very good.
Thank you.
Maybe you might like to share the make as lots of people could be interested in it?

We were thrilled with it, Aldom. We had nets before the film and the difference is incredible. It’s opened up the room, almost like removing a wall!

Your window film is amazing Squiffy.

NotSpaghetti, this is from the outside looking in. There’s no shiny ‘mirror’ appearance, as with most privacy films. I was close up when I took the photo, you’d never realise that the film was there from further away.

I’ll take another photo and post it, NotSpaghetti.

What's it like from the outside looking in Squiffy - I put some on the windows of a refuge once.
Is it sort of metallic looking like some Melinex?

A window box on the outside if the window is straight on to the street could be a hazard to pedestrians and wheelchair users.

Thin harem screens that fit inside the shutters.

Looking out