Window Treatments for Sliding Glass Doors

Yeah, I hear on those vertical blinds but.............

I've had vertical blinds & horizontal blinds in different houses.

I like the look of horizontal blinds better (2" wood) but they're kinda a pain to raise & lower when using the door. Any kind of horizontal closure is going to have the same issue (ie roller shades)

Roller shades are cool but they're either up, down or full blockage of part of the door.....you cannot get partial coverage of the entire door like you can with horizontals

The verticals you just brush aside & scoot through.

SO it depends on the frequency of usage & what's more important to you.........visual appeal? ease of use?

There are some decent looking heavy duty verticals that even satisfied my wife

cheers Bob

we have large doors that we didn't want to obstruct the view on.

First of all, no matter what you choose, the wind's going to blow it around, so you have to consider four things:

- Wind damage - possible with vertical blinds, especially the "soft" ones

- Noise (vertical blinds, especially wooden ones, which will make a lot of clatter)

- Ease of access to outside - roller blinds would be ridiculous in this regard.

- Interference with nearby objects when blown by wind - drapes might end up on your head if you're sitting on that couch, which looks to be close to the door. Drapes can be weighted at the bottom, but I'm not sure how much, before they become too heavy for the pulley contraption to function smoothly.

And, that curved door - I've never seen vertical blinds for a situation like that, although that does not mean it doesn't exist. If it can't be done, then that eliminates one type of treatment, which you say you don't like anyway.

I'd begin by taking a look at two web sites for ideas:

I'll suggest window film.

My wife used a frosted film on the door leading to the patio from the master bed room. It still allows plenty of light in and prevents seeing into the bed room from the patio.

"Decorative, Privacy and Stained Glass Window Film Adhesive free, removable static cling Wallpaper for Windows brand decorative glass films are conveniently sized to fit most windows, glass doors and glass shower enclosures. Whether you choose from the

And a link.

-- Oren

"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly."

Is the wall curved? Or is that camera distortion?

The neatest look might be custom made, clutch driven roller shades in the one way mesh. Daylight hours you see out, no one sees in. At night no one sees either way. Mount them above the opening so they fully retract when not in use. Put a top treatment over them for a finished look. Slightly less cost would be the same shade with a more traditional fabric.

Pleated shades or draperies would also work. You may have a stackback problem depending on the door glide.

Colbyt

We have sheers on decorative rods in our place. They block harsh light and offer some privacy. We also have roller shades combined with the sheers in our t.v. room to get rid of glare on the television when it's needed.

-Felder

Thanks all. Should have mentioned the picture was cropped from an 360 degree image.

So, one of the doors IS curved, or NOT?

The doors are NOT curved. It just looks that way from the image I cropped it from. Sorry I wasn't clear. I confuse myself sometimes.